re: Frankmehta's Practical Workhorse: Honda Civic AT CNG. EDIT: Sold! Quote:
Originally Posted by F150 Are you sure it is 15W 40 ? It is the same for swift diesel.
How much did you pay for the car ? I couldn't find this info in your post |
Sorry got Petronas SYntium 800 15w 50. Just checked. IT's a semi synthetic oil and the car is driving very well on that.
As for the price, I mentioned earlier that I got it for 4.55 and then paid 20 k for insurance. Quote:
Originally Posted by jatinpatel @frank
Its clearly mentioned in the manual of the car as well as my Honda A.S.S to NOT to put Premium fuel in this car just plain simple Unleaded Petrol i.e when your running it on Petrol.
Running this car on Premium petrol creates problems for it, also by using premium fuels your FE is not going up and performance is 99.99% same and the cost is 6rs+ than normal petrol.
No brainer.
Probably now time to change your forum picture to a honda  |
No premium fuel for her any more. Quote:
Originally Posted by StrangeWizard Yeah infact almost ALL manufacturers state clearly in the owners' manual that please use regular fuel only.
From my own experience I haven't felt much of a difference between the regular petrol that we get ie 91 octane and the speed petrol.
Only high performance cars like the Accord v6, Superb v6, Audis and BMs and Mercs running on petrol may require high octane fuel.
Moreover, with the amount of cheating that goes on at petrol pumps these days, I wouldn't be entirely sure that I would get unadulterated premium fuel when I'm paying a premium for it over the regular fuel. |
I agree. System G all the way now! Quote:
Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar Congrats on the purchase.Will be keeping a eye on this thread for updates with regards to the conversion and also on your ownership experience.IMHO the spark plugs are to be changed after 10 years or 100K kms and no sooner.At most you could have got them cleaned at just 41K.Also the correct grade for the I-Vtec seems to be 10W-30 for the oil if it's mineral based.
At 40K the fuel filter(aka fuel strainer) needs to be changed.Please find out if the same was changed.This particular item is probably the only expensive regular item and costs around 3-4k.You may also inspect your brake pads.Honda original cost around 6-8K while original pads by Nissin cost around 1.5-2K.
Also i hope you got the engine mount checked as the Civic is a mount eater.
Please go through below links for checking same. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-t...ml#post2352049 (Honda Civic Maintenance and Service Costs and Must dos) http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-t...t-dos-246.html
Good luck and welcome to the Honda Civic club. |
Thanks Sumeet, that was some killer info!
As for spark plugs, every CNG fitter asks one to CHANGE the spark plugs first, before initiating conversion. Hence did that. I shall call up Linkway (where the car has been serviced from day one) and inquire whether this car has had a change of fuel filter or not.
The car already has Nissin pads, and they were replaced recently so they have a lot of life left on them.
As for the mounts, I had them checked and my mechanic says that's the first thing he does when he opens the Civic bonnet. Mine are healthy. Quote:
Originally Posted by Punzabi Congratulations on the new addition to your garage. Civics comes with a life time guarantee that the driver will enjoy their every second spent in the car. Its a true rev heads car and asks you to thrash it (I know you won't).
I was in a similar situation about 6 odd months ago and bought a Civic. Mine's very similar to yours, its about the same age (2006 make) and has clocked around similar kms (43000) except mine is bluish silver and its in Australia. I bought it from Honda dealership's used car section. Did I mention mine's got 2ltr engine and has factory leather seats and leather trim on door cards instead of velour  . Teased enough,no? Mine's sport variant and it came with factory fitted rear spoiler and electric sunroof!! Wanna hear more? Just kidding  .
Make sure to check you have cabin air filter (aka Pollen filter) installed. It was missing in mine and upon inquiring with dealership I found out its not a standard accessory (clean fresh air comes at a premium with Civic I guess), well at least in Australia it isn't. All other car manufacturers offer cabin air filter as a standard but Honda doesn't and asks for $70 instead to get one fitted.
Here's a link on where to find it in the car. Just think opposite with sides as this video is American.
Edit: Even if its there, you might want to replace it as Honda recommends filter change once every year but under Indian conditions it may be bit more frequent than that.
Cheers
Punzabi |
Thanks mate. I had my A/C checked by my trusted A/C guy and he said there's no filter installed but recommended installing one. He said he will order one and keep. I shall go to him and have it installed this week.
Thanks guys for all the wonderful advice, adulation and good wishes for the car.
The car went for a CNG conversion to Suraj AutoGas today. The kit in question is a Lovato SGIS Kit with an upgraded 70 ltr tank, but made of a new compound that reduces the weight of the tank by 15 kgs!!!!!
I had to pay about 4 k extra for that cylinder but I think it's for peace of mind. Lighter, stronger tank with more gas storage. Win-win!
Cancelled the Emer Gas kit as I hadn't heard much about their credibility. The kit is installed by ONLY Green Globe and I thought it's best to install a well known kit so spares can also be available if something goes wrong after warranty.
Last edited by frankmehta : 20th September 2012 at 22:16.
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