Abeness wrote:
> Elle wrote:
>
>> Just a thought: Maybe the thing won't fail catastrophically any sooner
>> than
>> the OEM, but it might not regulate temperatures optimally.
>
>
> That wouldn't kill me. I suspect it's close enough.
>
>> Have another car standing by so you can run to Autozone and buy a 19 mm
>> socket (six-faced, not eight-faced, doh, pardon my earlier post-o) as
>> needed. :-)
>
>
> Oh, no need for that, there's an autoparts place (Strauss) just a few
> blocks away, and anyway I'd try to loosen the plug first--the coolant
> doesn't pour out just from cracking it loose, if I got lucky. I do
> prefer Craftsman, however, given that I've had el cheapo sockets come
> apart on me when I need 'em most...
>
> I use only 6-point sockets myself for best grippage. My combo wrenches
> are 12-point, having been purchased before I realized the value of
> 6-point. It's easier to fit 12-point combo wrenches in tight spaces,
> anyway.
>
>>> I had planned to use ordinary 10w-30 as
>>> specified by the service manual till others here suggested that the
>>> chemicals might not be right. Wonder what Honda uses... maybe ordinary
>>> 10w-30! ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Well, I have been quite happy with Pennzoil 5W-30 for my car's engine
>> oil,
>> for all its life. I mean, I notice nothing bad happening from it, at 168k
>> miles and 14 years. (5W-30 is the weight my owner's manual recommends
>> for my
>> climate.)
>
>
> Mine too; I was referring to tranny oil. All engine oils are created
> equal, if they bear that grade stamp

not true abe. sorry. massively different additive packages. different
base stocks. all the grade stamp does is spec /minima/.

> I forget the name of just now. For
> the tranny, on the other hand, there was some discussion here about more
> or less slippage adversely affecting the synchromesh gear system; hence
> my caution.
>
>> For stuff like this, I've had a lot of luck with either (1) local
>> government
>> run recycling centers; or (2) hazardous material recycling drives a
>> couple
>> times a year; and (3) places like Autozone and independent garages taking
>> the stuff off my hands.
>
>
> The local autoparts place will take motor oil; have to check on the
> other stuff. I thought I might have seen something about coolant in the
> sewer here, have to check on that too.
>
>> This is similar to the capacity of my 1.5 Liter engine. Your owner's
>> manual,
>> if you have one, has the exact specs.
>
>
> That number (1.00) is from the Helm manual.
>
>> Honda rocks.
>
>
> Yes indeed. My first one. I did enjoy the Pontiac, though, that monster
> was nearly indestructable. I'm *really* sorry that my Honda bumpers are
> just about useless and come apart at the slightest serious bump. On the
> Pontiac, other bumpers were destroyed while merely a few chunks of rust
> would fall out of mine (was rear-ended once on the highway).