Oil: Which Oil in your 2.2 CTDi?

Hartside · 5th October 2006, 20:22

I'll start it off by saying I use Castrol Edge 0-30W

TTDegs · 5th October 2006, 20:50

I'll let you know when I need some!

4000 miles and it hasn't needed a drop yet

jme1978 · 5th October 2006, 20:55

Can we have a new option?

"Who the **** knows - what ever my dealer decided"

Thanks

J

Hartside · 5th October 2006, 22:31

Tried JME but failed, sorry

Pottsy · 5th October 2006, 23:30

Done. Hartside - just above the percentages column, is there not an "edit poll" thingy? I've checked the permissions, but there's nothing in there to specify this, so it may be an admin only thing.

WoolyCiv · 5th October 2006, 23:44

:d :d :d

Tydo · 6th October 2006, 09:04

I managed to track down the Castol oil that's in the book the SLX stuff can you put that there?

richierich · 6th October 2006, 10:28

Can we assume so far that only 8 people have bothered to check/top up their oil, or is it still a little too soon to tell.

alex · 6th October 2006, 12:43

Hello,

No need to top up mine until now.

Done 1900 kms and the level is about 85% full. Just checked it today in the morning.

Hartside · 6th October 2006, 12:48

Quote:

Done. Hartside - just above the percentages column, is there not an "edit poll" thingy? I've checked the permissions, but there's nothing in there to specify this, so it may be an admin only thing.

Thanks Pottsy!

Must just be an Admin thing I think as there isn't an edit button above the "edit poll" bit

HondaHeaven · 6th October 2006, 20:03

Checked oil other week for first time, was fine when collected at 2500 miles and now 3200 and needed just under a litre!!!!

Castrol SLX Longtec

Spoken to Honda and they have advised on a related warranty claim the first thing they will do is take an oil sample - if this is not the above oil then say bye bye to making a claim!

Just had rear shocks replaced over lunch today - no more rattle & hum!!!

Hartside · 6th October 2006, 23:07

Quote:

Castrol SLX Longtec

Spoken to Honda and they have advised on a related warranty claim the first thing they will do is take an oil sample - if this is not the above oil then say bye bye to making a claim!

Agreed HondaHeaven as I mentioned in a seperate post, and people need to be especially aware of this. SLX Longtec has now been replaced by Castrol Edge

Smifffy · 9th October 2006, 20:01

Following advice on this site I checked my oil after the first 1000 miles and found it near the 'min' mark, so topped up with the Castrol Edge stuff. Done another 1000 miles since and the level apears constant.

kryten · 9th October 2006, 20:12

Whatever you do DO NOT use anything thicker than a 15W/40 oil in any 2006 Civic as it completely screws up the oil level sensor readings!!
Also on the oil consumption front,the official line from Honda is anything upto 600 miles to a litre of oil is acceptable! But is very dependant on driving style and can be higher than expected during the first couple of thousand miles as the engine beds in.

twostroke · 14th December 2006, 11:51

Here in Italy normally at the first service (20.000km) the oil is replaced by Honda dealer with Bardhal / Castrol 5w40 (in my case Bardhal).

surferjr1999 · 14th December 2006, 17:19

Spoke to Jeff Briggs Tech Dept at Castrol today about oil for 1.8 and he mentioned that oil sold to dealers comes under the longtec name and for retail this is badged as Edge. Same oil.

Fedorov · 14th December 2006, 20:13

Got my Civic back today after 4 days of surgery, called at Halfords and got some Castrol Edge 0-30W for my 2.2 EX diesel, I presume that will raise the level enough to get my 7 month old civic through to it's 12 month service, hope so at 14.99 for a small bottle!

Hartside, I hope your poll is not suggesting to me that there is a "diesel" version of the same stuff I just bought??? There is only one type of Castrol Edge 0-30W isn't there????!!!!

Ancient Nerd · 14th December 2006, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fedorov

Got my Civic back today after 4 days of surgery, called at Halfords and got some Castrol Edge 0-30W for my 2.2 EX diesel, I presume that will raise the level enough to get my 7 month old civic through to it's 12 month service, hope so at 14.99 for a small bottle!

Hartside, I hope your poll is not suggesting to me that there is a "diesel" version of the same stuff I just bought??? There is only one type of Castrol Edge 0-30W isn't there????!!!!

Yes. Edge is for both diesel and petrol.

The interesting point is that it does not claim to meet the ACEA A1/B1 sequence that Honda specify as the preferred option for the 2.2 i-CTDI engine.

I'm trying to get an answer from Honda CS to confirm that Amsoil Series 2000 0W/30 is OK. This is similar. It claims A1/B1 and A3/B3 on the printed specification, but it turned out on the label to miss the A1/B1 spec.

BTW A1/B1 is the current economy spec
A3/B3 (& A3/**) are (I think) the heavier duty ratings, normally with higher viscosity ratings.

I'm assuming that both oils satisfy the A1/B1 or better. But I'm not using it until I've got confirmation. Does anyone know better?

Hartside · 15th December 2006, 16:50

Quote:

Hartside, I hope your poll is not suggesting to me that there is a "diesel" version of the same stuff I just bought??? There is only one type of Castrol Edge 0-30W isn't there????!!!!

I'm afraid so Fed. I spoke with a mechanic at the delearship though and he says the diesel Accords/Civic and CRV's are all filled with Castrol Edge (non diesel) come service time, so it's safe to use the oil you have just bought. I top mine up with the non diesel stuff as well.

PTR · 15th December 2006, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ancient Nerd

BTW A1/B1 is the current economy spec
A3/B3 (& A3/**) are (I think) the heavier duty ratings, normally with higher viscosity ratings.

A1/B1 is an older spec
A3/B3 is the newer version of A1/B1 so you can use it!

but do not use A5/B5 this is not similar to A3/B3 (A1/B1)!!

View Poll Results: Which Oil in your 2.2 CTDi
Castrol Edge 0-30W	25	14.62%
Castrol Edge 0-30W Diesel	86	50.29%
Other brand fully synthetic	20	11.70%
Hell, I don't care, anything goes in the filler hole!	1	0.58%
Who the **** knows - what ever my dealer decided	39	22.81%
Voters: 171. You may not vote on this poll \| Withdraw Vote

5th October 2006, 20:22	#1 (permalink)
Hartside Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 4th May 2006 Location: Northumberland Posts: 547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which Oil in your 2.2 CTDi? I'll start it off by saying I use Castrol Edge 0-30W

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Hartside Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 4th May 2006 Location: Northumberland Posts: 547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tried JME but failed, sorry Last edited by Hartside; 5th October 2006 at 23:09.

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WoolyCiv 12th June 2006 1.8EX Rocketship door handle Join Date: 28th May 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,118 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	:d :d :d Last edited by WoolyCiv; 5th October 2006 at 23:46. Reason: Er Pottsy something seems to wrong the smilies appear as :d

14th December 2006, 17:19	#16 (permalink)
surferjr1999 Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 28th November 2006 Location: Poole Posts: 177 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Longtec same as Edge Spoke to Jeff Briggs Tech Dept at Castrol today about oil for 1.8 and he mentioned that oil sold to dealers comes under the longtec name and for retail this is badged as Edge. Same oil.


This thread is about: Which Oil in your 2.2 CTDi?, it's in Engines and Transmission at the Honda Civic forum Civinfo; I'll start it off by saying I use Castrol Edge 0-30W...

5th October 2006, 20:50	#2 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'll let you know when I need some! 4000 miles and it hasn't needed a drop yet

5th October 2006, 20:55	#3 (permalink)
jme1978 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 29th April 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 211 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can we have a new option? "Who the **** knows - what ever my dealer decided" Thanks J

5th October 2006, 23:30	#5 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 4,643 Thanks: 3 Thanked 49 Times in 23 Posts	Done. Hartside - just above the percentages column, is there not an "edit poll" thingy? I've checked the permissions, but there's nothing in there to specify this, so it may be an admin only thing.

6th October 2006, 09:04	#7 (permalink)
Tydo Wheelnut Join Date: 16th August 2006 Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I managed to track down the Castol oil that's in the book the SLX stuff can you put that there?

6th October 2006, 10:28	#8 (permalink)
richierich Smell My Cheese! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 17th May 2006 Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,843 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can we assume so far that only 8 people have bothered to check/top up their oil, or is it still a little too soon to tell.

6th October 2006, 12:43	#9 (permalink)
alex Wheelnut Join Date: 25th August 2006 Location: Portugal - Porto Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello, No need to top up mine until now. Done 1900 kms and the level is about 85% full. Just checked it today in the morning.

6th October 2006, 20:03	#11 (permalink)
HondaHeaven Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 9th September 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Checked oil other week for first time, was fine when collected at 2500 miles and now 3200 and needed just under a litre!!!! Castrol SLX Longtec Spoken to Honda and they have advised on a related warranty claim the first thing they will do is take an oil sample - if this is not the above oil then say bye bye to making a claim! Just had rear shocks replaced over lunch today - no more rattle & hum!!!

9th October 2006, 20:01	#13 (permalink)
Smifffy Wheelnut Join Date: 8th August 2006 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Following advice on this site I checked my oil after the first 1000 miles and found it near the 'min' mark, so topped up with the Castrol Edge stuff. Done another 1000 miles since and the level apears constant.

9th October 2006, 20:12	#14 (permalink)
kryten Valve Cap Join Date: 1st September 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whatever you do DO NOT use anything thicker than a 15W/40 oil in any 2006 Civic as it completely screws up the oil level sensor readings!! Also on the oil consumption front,the official line from Honda is anything upto 600 miles to a litre of oil is acceptable! But is very dependant on driving style and can be higher than expected during the first couple of thousand miles as the engine beds in.

14th December 2006, 11:51	#15 (permalink)
twostroke Valve Cap Join Date: 3rd December 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here in Italy normally at the first service (20.000km) the oil is replaced by Honda dealer with Bardhal / Castrol 5w40 (in my case Bardhal).

14th December 2006, 20:13	#17 (permalink)
Fedorov Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th April 2006 Posts: 783 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got my Civic back today after 4 days of surgery, called at Halfords and got some Castrol Edge 0-30W for my 2.2 EX diesel, I presume that will raise the level enough to get my 7 month old civic through to it's 12 month service, hope so at 14.99 for a small bottle! Hartside, I hope your poll is not suggesting to me that there is a "diesel" version of the same stuff I just bought??? There is only one type of Castrol Edge 0-30W isn't there????!!!!

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