Re: changing oil questions!
 

lastnn30 wrote:
> what is jackstands and how can I get them?? rent them may be??

Jackstands are sturdy devices to support the car off the floor. The idea
is you jack the car up, place the jackstand(s) and remove the jack. I'm
guessing to change the oil you'd do both left & right sides in front to
provide access (IIRC, also removing the l/front tire provided terrific
access on my '88 Integra).

Jacks, especially those supplied with new cars, are not safe enough for
you to work under the car held up only by the jack. I haven't bought
them since the 80's, but they're not very expensive. AFAIK no one rents
them. If you're going to do a lot of maintenance, I'd recommend a
hydraulic floor jack (like the ones you see in service dept's & tire
stores). They're much better than flat tire jacks and you can lift the
front with one motion instead of two. Raise the back, place 2 more jacks
and rotating your tires is a snap.

Re: changing oil questions!
 

lastnn30 wrote:
> what is jackstands and how can I get them?? rent them may be??

Jackstands are sturdy devices to support the car off the floor. The idea
is you jack the car up, place the jackstand(s) and remove the jack. I'm
guessing to change the oil you'd do both left & right sides in front to
provide access (IIRC, also removing the l/front tire provided terrific
access on my '88 Integra).

Jacks, especially those supplied with new cars, are not safe enough for
you to work under the car held up only by the jack. I haven't bought
them since the 80's, but they're not very expensive. AFAIK no one rents
them. If you're going to do a lot of maintenance, I'd recommend a
hydraulic floor jack (like the ones you see in service dept's & tire
stores). They're much better than flat tire jacks and you can lift the
front with one motion instead of two. Raise the back, place 2 more jacks
and rotating your tires is a snap.

Re: changing oil questions!
 

"lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dQvWa.22124$4UE.18868@news01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> I am going to change the oil of my civic 2001 manual, I bought 4 litter of
> "MotoMaster" Supreme 10w30 SAE. My questions, is this good oil? How much
do
> I need, 4 L is enough or I need more. I also bought a drain pan which take
> 8L, is that enough? I do not want to oil flood in the drive way :)
> Also I bought a MotoMaster filter (PH7317), is this good?
>
>
>thats cheap , i would not use it, for hondas id use moble 1 (cost alot)
, moble clean drive (what i use), or castrol GTX, or honda brand.

As for weight it should say on your oil cap, if it says 5w 30 id use that. i
have a 97 prelude VTEC and thats what it calls for...

As far as filter that filter will work but its not as good as a honda
filter, honda filters are awsome and there also cheap,,

if you want anything else go to K mart or something like that and get a fram
filter or a moble filter.

Re: changing oil questions!
 

"lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dQvWa.22124$4UE.18868@news01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> I am going to change the oil of my civic 2001 manual, I bought 4 litter of
> "MotoMaster" Supreme 10w30 SAE. My questions, is this good oil? How much
do
> I need, 4 L is enough or I need more. I also bought a drain pan which take
> 8L, is that enough? I do not want to oil flood in the drive way :)
> Also I bought a MotoMaster filter (PH7317), is this good?
>
>
>thats cheap , i would not use it, for hondas id use moble 1 (cost alot)
, moble clean drive (what i use), or castrol GTX, or honda brand.

As for weight it should say on your oil cap, if it says 5w 30 id use that. i
have a 97 prelude VTEC and thats what it calls for...

As far as filter that filter will work but its not as good as a honda
filter, honda filters are awsome and there also cheap,,

if you want anything else go to K mart or something like that and get a fram
filter or a moble filter.