Oil filter change only
06-21-2006, 04:29 PM
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I do mine at 5,000 as well. That is also when I rotate the tires.
J/K on the tires. I just rotate the air instead.
J/K on the tires. I just rotate the air instead.
06-21-2006, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,Jun 21 2006, 04:13 PM
Or you can be anal like me and run synthetic and change the oil and filter at 5K. Makes for a nice easy to remember interval.
and I don't go cheap, Moby 1 10w30 in it each time
06-22-2006, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by doheboy6,Jun 21 2006, 05:16 PM
You said you have driven around for about 3K miles w/the wrong filter... do you change your oil periodically at 3K miles? IMO, you should've just changed your oil and oil filter at the same time.
with regular oil you can go 5000 miles easily. with synthetic, 7500-10,000 miles is no problem.
06-22-2006, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,Jun 21 2006, 06:09 PM
You'd really better change that filter. The filtering modules that circulate through the engine are a different size than the ones in the proper PCX filter and they could have gotten caught in the small passageways of the phase modulator.
Dude, just leave the other Honda filter on there till the next oil change or change the oil and filter together. The proper PCX filter is a better grade of filter than the standard one used on Hondas (PLM IIRC) but it really won't hurt anything to be on there for a few thousand miles.
That is assuming that you just used the wrong Honda filter. If you used some other filter, what did you use?
I think you are being obsessive or someone else is being obsessive for you.
Dude, just leave the other Honda filter on there till the next oil change or change the oil and filter together. The proper PCX filter is a better grade of filter than the standard one used on Hondas (PLM IIRC) but it really won't hurt anything to be on there for a few thousand miles.
That is assuming that you just used the wrong Honda filter. If you used some other filter, what did you use?
I think you are being obsessive or someone else is being obsessive for you.
06-22-2006, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Squeezer,Jun 22 2006, 09:24 AM
its not really the filter material that is in question. the PCX oil filter's bypass valve opens at a higher oil pressure then the honda PLM filter.
06-22-2006, 01:17 PM
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Road Rage Posted: Mar 17 2004, 10:46 PM
It was figured out a while ago.
No offence.
1) A Honda 15400-PT7-005 (Fram?)
2) A Honda 15400-PCX-004 (current S2000 filter)
3) A Denso 150-1006 sold on a Honda parts site as "better than the cheap Fram filter Honda is selling".
Bypass valve tension (estimated):
1) Moderate
2) Higher
3) Moderate
Advantage: Honda S2000 filter (assuming higher tension means less bypass/higher oil pressure needed for S2000 engine - clearly not an "all-purpose" design
2) A Honda 15400-PCX-004 (current S2000 filter)
3) A Denso 150-1006 sold on a Honda parts site as "better than the cheap Fram filter Honda is selling".
Bypass valve tension (estimated):
1) Moderate
2) Higher
3) Moderate
Advantage: Honda S2000 filter (assuming higher tension means less bypass/higher oil pressure needed for S2000 engine - clearly not an "all-purpose" design
No offence.
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04-29-2021, 10:08 AM
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OK folks - a couple more questions: How critical is it to change the diff fluid as prescribed (every 2k)? And - is an aftermarket air filter OK ..e.g. Fram etc.? Any compelling reason to stick with OE? Thanks!
04-29-2021, 11:00 AM
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One more year and this thread will be old enough to drive a car.
Fram has had a lot of highly critical reviews in the auto world due to some questionable materials quality concerns. People cutting stuff open to document how its made and with what. Not encouraging.
The stock filter from Honda works exceptionally well, and isn't crazy expensive. Mine lasts several years before it requires changing, and I drive like 15k mikes a year (pre pandemic). Someone here hooked up a vac gauge used in fleet industry (that industry gets meticulous about maintenance cost vs benefit, as it can save huge money) that can show when an air filters air flow performance has begun to decline. It was crazy how long the filter took to become dirty enough to matter.
Fram has had a lot of highly critical reviews in the auto world due to some questionable materials quality concerns. People cutting stuff open to document how its made and with what. Not encouraging.
The stock filter from Honda works exceptionally well, and isn't crazy expensive. Mine lasts several years before it requires changing, and I drive like 15k mikes a year (pre pandemic). Someone here hooked up a vac gauge used in fleet industry (that industry gets meticulous about maintenance cost vs benefit, as it can save huge money) that can show when an air filters air flow performance has begun to decline. It was crazy how long the filter took to become dirty enough to matter.