Engin
e Oi l
Th e number s o n th e container' s labe l
tel l yo u th e oil' s viscosit y o r weight .
Selec t th e oi l fo r you r ca r accordin g
t o thi s chart .
Ambien t Temperatur e
A n oi l wit h a viscosit y o f 10W-3 0 is
preferre d fo r optimu m fue l econom y
an d year-roun d protectio n in you r
Honda . Yo u ma y us e a 5W-4 0 oi l i f
th e temperatur e in you r are a goe s
belo w 0°F( - 20 ° C) .
Syntheti
c Oi l
Yo u ma y us e a syntheti c moto r oi l i f
i t meet s th e sam e requirement s
give n fo r conventiona l moto r oil :
energ y conserving , a servic e
classificatio n o f SJ , an d th e prope r
weigh t a s show n o n th e chart . Whe n
usin g syntheti c oil , yo u mus t follo w
th e oi l an d filte r chang e interval s
give n i n th e maintenanc e schedule .Additive
s
You r Hond a doe s no t nee d an y oi l
additives . Purchasin g additive s fo r
th e engin e o r transmissio n wil l no t
increas e you r car' s performanc e o r
longevity . I t onl y increase s th e cos t
o f operatin g you r car .
Maintenanc e
Tire
s
Maintenanc e
I n additio n t o prope r inflation ,
correc t whee l alignmen t help s t o
decreas e tir e wear . I f yo u fin d a tir e
i s wor n unevenly , hav e you r deale r
chec k th e whee l alignment .
Th e tire s wer e properl y balance d b y
th e factory . The y ma y nee d t o b e
rebalance d a t som e tim e befor e the y
ar e wor n out . Hav e you r deale r
chec k th e tire s i f yo u fee l a consis -
ten t vibratio n whil e driving . A tir e
shoul d alway s b e rebalance d if i t i s
remove d fro m th e whee l fo r repair .Mak
e sur e th e installe r balance s th e
wheel s whe n yo u hav e ne w tire s
installed . Thi s increase s ridin g
comfor t an d tir e life . You r car' s
origina l tire s wer e dynami c o r "spin "
balance d a t th e factory . Fo r bes t
results , hav e th e installe r perfor m a
dynami c balance .
Improper wheel weights can damage
your vehicle's aluminum wheels. Use
only genuine Honda wheel weights for
balancing.
Tir
e Rotatio n
Yo u shoul d no t rotat e you r Honda' s
tires . Th e fron t an d rea r tire s ar e
differen t sizes , s o the y canno t b e
rotate d front-to-rear . Th e original -
equipmen t tire s o n you r Hond a hav e
a unidirectiona l trea d pattern , s o
the y canno t b e rotate d side-to-side .
Tir e Wea r
Th e tire s tha t cam e o n you r ca r wer e
designe d an d constructe d to provid e
superio r gri p durin g acceleration ,
braking , an d cornering . A s a trade -
off , the y wil l wea r mor e rapidl y tha n
tire s use d o n ordinar y passenge r
cars . Becaus e o f th e car' s weigh t
distribution , an d th e fac t tha t the y
ar e th e drivin g wheels , yo u ma y
expec t th e rea r tire s t o wea r mor e
rapidl y tha n th e fron t tires .
Maintenanc e
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