Stop using cheap thermostats. Get an oem honda unit and it will last and work correctly.
Pros: lasts, works correctly
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
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Your temp gauge is reading low because your mechanic is not using an OEM Honda thermostat. An OEM thermostat is designed specifically for your engine and the car will warm up quickly and the temp gauge will sit at the 50 yard line in any weather.
Pros: warms up quickly, gauge reads correctly
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I run the Project Mu HC+ and DBA4000 rotors on a FK8 CTR that is also daily driven. over all very happy works ok when cold but 1 or 2 stops and its up to temp and has great bite. and really only minor pad sequel when stone cold.
Pros: great bite, good cold performance
Cons: minor squeal
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Rotella T6 5w-40
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
But if you want the short of it:
ANY high mileage full synthetic 5w-30 oil will do great. Mobil 1? Sure. Amazon Basics? Hell yeah. Wal-Mart's Supertech? Send it.
Pros: any will do great
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I dropped some 0W-30 Mobil 1 this winter, and my sol with a d15b7 loved it. Made cold starts very smooth, and noticed no reasons not to continue running it.
Pros: cold starts very smooth
Cons: no reasons not continue
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I've used only 5w30 full synthetic (usually Mobil 1, sometimes others) since I bought mine 15 years ago (D15B7). Using the high-mileage variety nowadays, supposed to help out the old seals etc. Just over 150k miles but engine runs very smooth so seems to be doing the trick.
Pros: engine runs very smooth
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 241401 km
I put KYB Excel-G on my 7th gen civic, they seem to ride fine, but for some reason the rear of the car sits an inch or two higher than the original stock suspension.
Pros: seem to ride fine
Cons: rear sits higher
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
In March of this year I replaced my battery for 98 Civic Ex with an autozone Ac Delco one. With the colder days I started to notice slower cranks if the car had been sitting a day or longer.
Cons: slower cranks in cold
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Changing the oil filter on 8th gen Si's is a pain in the ass. You need to stick your entire arm around the exhaust header, axle, and steering rack to get to the filter, and then once you barely get a grip and spin it off, it spews oil all over your axle boot and into the subframe.
Cons: pain in the ass
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
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