James Atkinson wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
> I bought a used Civic EX 88K miles. Runs good. After first oil change it
> takes twice as long as before to crank the engine in order to run. Did I do
> anything wrong?
>
> thank for any ideas.
> James.

Since it is a '98 it possibly has the original battery still. It could
be that the link to the oil change is just a coincidence, and that your
battery has reached end of life. On my '94 Civic the first sign of the
battery going bad is that I have to crank longer to start the car
(although it seems to crank about as fast as always).