how often are we supose to change oil filter? on 02 civic?

Question

is it every time y ou change oil? how often do you do it?

Answer 1

For the cost of the filter (average $4.00-$6.00) maybe a liitle higher if the dealer does the job. I would replace the filter at every oil change. That way you have a fresh clean filter to complement the fresh clean oil. A few other tips for long engine life #1. run the lightest weight oil you can find in the cold weather, like a 5W-30 weight and when the warm weather comes switch to a 10W-30 weight and allways use oil that is rated "high efficency" or "energy conserving" "CASTROL GTX" is my personal favorite. #2. AVOID SYNTHETIC oil unless your motor has at LEAST 15 THOUSAND MILES ON IT as the thinner base of the SYNTHETIC oil can sneak past newer engine parts and end up in the combustion chamber being burned. #3 CHANGE YOU OIL AND FILTER EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES OR THREE MONTHS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST RELIGIUOSLY,A EASY WAY TO REMEMBER THE TIME SPAN IS TO CHANGE YOUR OIL AND FILTER EVERY CHANGE OF THE SEASONS, your owners manual may say that doing it that often is excessive and only comes under the severe service recomendations but trust me and everybody I know,STOP AND GO CITY DRIVING WITH SHORT TRIPS AND EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING IS SEVERE SERVICE. Just remember car companies and their dealers want you to come back to their service departments every now and then for service and to their showroom every few years or so to buy a new car because yours is starting to show signs of wearing out and the easisest way for them to do that is to tell you that you only have to do minimum service on your car hence the normal/severe driving service recomendations in your owners manual. I speak from experience as I have been working in dealers of most every make of car or trucks service and parts departments since 1975

Answer 2

Here's the CORRECT answer. ALWAYS change the filter whenever you do an oil change. I recommend it every 3000 miles. Old filters have metal particles and sludge in the that will be recirculated through the engine unless you replace the filter...this could cause damage.
"Sawtooth Honey"s answer is incorrect...never go 10,000 miles on old oil. Especially on a high RPM engine like the one in your Honda. Unless repair bills are something you enjoy.

Hope this info helped.

Answer 3

Every 3000 miles with the oil change.

Answer 4

every time you change the oil, you change the filter too. oil will always be oily. if you simply leave the filter in without changing it, it will degrade the new oil faster causing you to replace it more frequently.

Answer 5

for as little as it cost ,i would change the oil filter every time you change your oil.if you dont then your leaving about a quart of dirty oil in it.a filter only cost about 3 or 4 dollars.

Answer 6

2 to 3 thousand miles or every 6 months

Answer 7

If it is dusty where you live, then every time you change the oil. If it is not dusty, every 10,000 miles should be fine, just use a quality filter (not FRAM)

Answer 8

every 5000km...or three months dependding on driving...change the oil often enough and a civic will make it to 400000kms

Answer 9

Yes, every 3k just like the oil.