new owner but old owner wants a slap

seanp1981 · Post by **seanp1981** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 3:48 pm

hi guys need to vent off some steam as what i thought was a well looked after lude was just put together just to stay on the road gggrrrr previous owner had only put one eibach spring on the front and left the other 3 hence slight wondering to the left as i initally thought track rod end or fook tyre , rocker gasket leaking like a mother as its also into spark well no.2 on the plus side evidence of a cam belt change ( he said it was done at 70k ) as the aux belts look new ish as no cracks in them and a few bolts look newer than others will see when i change rocker gasket , now i know im new to hondas after driving nissans for 5 years but surly someone that was once a member on here should know how to look after a car also the oil is black as black can be so also need to service soon whats the best oil ppl us for a h22a5 /// rant over .............................................still love the car lol

Post by **Vtecmec** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 3:56 pm

I use Shell Helix 10/40, which is also what my local dealership uses. Less than £20 for 5l too.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:25 pm

wheres the pics

seanp1981 · Post by **seanp1981** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:49 pm

how do i post pics??

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:01 pm

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/new-mem ... -t716.html

here you go

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:34 pm

sounds a bit interesting/pants? The one odd spring particularly, if that wasn't advised and assuming they knew...

Any good 10w-40 semi synthetic will do nicely in that engine.

mills · Post by **mills** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:45 pm

It wasn't this 1 by any chance

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/post230678.html#p230678

crigal.bb6 · Post by **crigal.bb6** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:14 am

I have used mobile1 0w40 fully syn before and castrol 10w40 part syn which was ok but I would recommend shell 5w40 fully synthetic oil. £30 from euro car parts and is great quality oil in my opinion. If its good enough for ferrari then im sure its god enough for our engines.

Oh and hello.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:25 am

Shell helix oils are indeed excellent.

CARRisma · Post by **CARRisma** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:54 pm

Ever since 2001, I've stuck with fully synthetic Mobil 1 oils: 0w40 (New Life), 15w50, 10w60 (Extended Life) and Mobil Super 3000 X1 5W-40. However, during my last oil change last month, I've now switched to Shell Helix Ultra 5w40. Much cheaper from Euro Car Parts. And as @crigal.bb6 has said - If it's good enough for Ferrari, I'm sure it's good enough for our 2.2 litre 4 cylinder engines.