Civic Type-R Owners Club & Forum

At this time of year, it’s beneficial to use an oil that has good cold start flow properties as it will get to the parts of the engine that need it far more quickly when you turn the key.

The "w" number which means winter is the key here and the lower it is the better cold start performance the oil will have.

A 15w or 20w rated oil will struggle to get around the engine in very cold temps and we would strongly recommend using a 10w, 5w or 0w for better cold start performance.

It is a fact that around 90% of all engine wear occurs on cold start because the oil is at its thickest. The colder it gets the thicker the oil becomes and this affects the rate of flow which affects the rate of wear.

These numbers help to explain the oils thickness and therefore cold flow performance at various temperatures.

Grade.................At 0C.................At 10C..............At 100C

0W/20.............328.6cSt...............180.8cSt............9cSt

5W/40.............811.4cSt...............421.4cSt............14cSt

10W/50............1039cSt...............538.9cSt............18cSt

15W/50.............1376cSt..............674.7cSt............18cSt

20W/50.............2305cSt...............1015cSt............18cSt

Centistokes (cst) is the measure of a fluid's resistance to flow (viscosity). It is calculated in terms of the time required for a standard quantity of fluid at a certain temperature to flow through a standard orifice. The higher the value, the thicker the oil.

Winters in this country fortunately are not too cold but, compare the thickness of the oil at 0degC and 100degC and you will see the big difference.

Just something to consider on the frosty mornings.

The Opieoils Team.

Nice short term "sticky" me thinks. :thumbup:

I hope it's going to warm up soon, so definately a short term sticky

good to know :thumbup:

Great,so what's recommended for a type r for winter,0w30?

matt.f wrote:Great,so what's recommended for a type r for winter,0w30?

unless you live in russia, just stick with 5w40

5-40.

The same oil you use in the summer.

m1ke wrote:5-40.

The same oil you use in the summer.

yep just expect to burn more in the summer months

It's cold up north!
Cheers

In the new shape Civics, a 0w-30 is the recommended grade for all year round use for most of them. To be honest, most Hondas aren't that fussy can can use a 0w-20 up to 10w-40 without issue.

Think I'll try 5w40 Millers fully synthetic

matt.f wrote:Think I'll try 5w40 Millers fully synthetic

It's top notch stuff.

Tis a good oil, we find it sells well

Cheers

Guy

The difference in customers probably. We couldn't sell it here, it's too dear.

Mobil 1 0-40?

That's good stuff. A mate of mine uses it in his CTR without and problem and also used it in his EP3 CTR

oilman wrote:That's good stuff. A mate of mine uses it in his CTR without and problem and also used it in his EP3 CTR

So mobil1 0-40 is not too thin for all year round no? would it stand up to track day beatings?

hi guys im after abit of advice a few months ago i bought sum oil just to top up. the place i got it from said it was right for the car but i only noticed today. it is mobil 10 40 semi syn ive pit about a pint in over a few months will this do any harm and am i best changing it cheers aron

That's fine for topping up with, half a litre out of about 5 in the engine really isn't a lot, so nothing to worry about.

whats the mobil 1 0-40w new life about ? still the same as before just a new name ?