Lude Generation

I keep reading various posts and threads here and it seems a lot of you like to store your car during the winter months.

May I ask why?

Also in the winter should I change to a 10w30?
instead of the 5w30 I currently have and just changed?

I drove in the deepness that was the heavy powder of the last bad winter in an old MX3, new tyres etc not a problem, slid about a bit and speed bumps in the centre of Brumland were a problem but nothing a run up could not solve. TBH I am very excited to see the winter, being a strawberry blonde I have this issue with the strong sunshine:



What should I expect from my Lude? Should I store it? Any Prep I should do if I want to take her out in the winter?

Currently she screeches whenever it rains, when its dry and sunny quiet as a mouse......

I see no issues with running them through the winter just need to give the underside a good jet wash down to remove any road salt

You wouldn't want to change to a 10w-30 vice 5w-30 in the winter, if anything it should be the other way (you would want a thinner oil when it's colder). Personally I don't use either of those viscosities, but that's another debate.

Yep, people would be taking their cars off the road during winter due to them being their pride and joy and wanting to keep them away from the nasty salt, that's all.

wurlycorner wrote:You wouldn't want to change to a 10w-30 vice 5w-30 in the winter, if anything it should be the other way (you would want a thinner oil when it's colder). Personally I don't use either of those viscosities, but that's another debate.


Yep, people would be taking their cars off the road during winter due to them being their pride and joy and wanting to keep them away from the nasty salt, that's all.

pray tell how viscose is your fluid?

The oil viscosity chart in the service manual recommends 10w40 all year round for our climate iirc.

And yeah driving older Honda's in the winter kills them by rust disease, last winter made my Accord very crusty as I don't have a hose at my house it won't be used this winter that's for sure!

jjmartin349571 wrote:The oil viscosity chart in the service manual recommends 10w40 all year round for our climate iirc.

And yeah driving older Honda's in the winter kills them by rust disease, last winter made my Accord very crusty as I don't have a hose at my house it won't be used this winter that's for sure!

really
well now this does bring one out in a rash! One will take heed of the issues surrounding this new and worrying information.
you take and precautions before hand though? I am led to believe by the many build threads that painting everything underneath is not just for jobbies and giggles but more a way of treating the metal to a joyful rust free existence? Ball ache it might be but crucial now i am starting to think, i wonder if those lovely chaps at my local car wash/paint removal place will get all rampant on it for a Twix and a packet of tomato snaps? Ooo i love tomato snaps....

I think you just need to keep the arches clear of the dirt that builds up inside them, as this traps moisture against the metal. I didn't keep mine as clean as I should have (didn't think it'd rust very quickly/at all) and I'm going to pay the price for my foolishness my car is an '86 though so not directly comparable to what will happen to your lude in all probability. I'd definitely advocate regular wheel arch cleanings in hindsight though, I wish I'd been more carefull now

jjmartin349571 wrote:I think you just need to keep the arches clear of the dirt that builds up inside them, as this traps moisture against the metal. I didn't keep mine as clean as I should have (didn't think it'd rust very quickly/at all) and I'm going to pay the price for my foolishness my car is an '86 though so not directly comparable to what will happen to your lude in all probability. I'd definitely advocate regular wheel arch cleanings in hindsight though, I wish I'd been more carefull now

Yeah cause that being your only car, oh wait, the fleet, how'd you amass such a collection of Japanese finery? Keeping them all going must be sooo time consuming, but I'm guessing worth it?

Aye 10w-40

is that all year round? How many changes?