I drive an 2002 Civic EX (auto) w/ 40k miles. should I go synthetic?

[jinduy]

i plan to keep the car for at least 3 more years. is it worth paying $8-10 more to go synthetic ?

 

[jlee]

You probably won't be able to tell a difference..but it definitely wouldn't hurt.

I've been running synthetic (Mobil1) for about 40k now (156,000+ on the engine now)..no complaints.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Its probably fine, but if you switch dont switch back.

 

[thecritic]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Its probably fine, but if you switch dont switch back.

Thats a myth. Spend some time reading this forum and you'll understand: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/

Since you have 40K on the car, you might consider doing an Auto-RX treatment before you switch to synthetic. It'll clean out all of the accumulated sludge and help prevent excessive consumption that may occur.

 

[CombatChuk]

Originally posted by: jinduy
i plan to keep the car for at least 3 more years. is it worth paying $8-10 more to go synthetic ?

Maybe if you put synthetic from the start, probably not worth it.

 

[jagec]

for just 3 years in an econobox which is known for reliability anyway, it's not worth it.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: jagec
for just 3 years in an econobox which is known for reliability anyway, it's not worth it.

I agree. If you were planning to keep it for 400k miles or something then maybe but its just a civic. Running synthetic isn't going to make any difference to most people in resale so don't bother.

 

[ElFenix]

if you can go longer between changes on synthetic it may be worth it.

 

[Gothgar]

yeah, you can go another few miles on synthetic between changes, and you might even get a gas mileage bump

worth it

 

[Vegito]

i got a 99 av6 on mobil 1 since 10k.. its now at 110k.. still drives well.. hope to hit 200-250k before switching to tsx or another accord.. as noted, depends on if ur keeping the car forever or short term... i said 3 year tack another 60k miles on ur existing 40k.. wouldn't be bad but if you do regular oil changes, no need to go synthetic