what oil filter and engine oil do you recommend for a 95 honda civic lx oil change?
Would you use a honda oem oil filter and engine oil for the longevity of the engine? Which brand would you use?
optional: does honda still make oil filters for this model, year and make?
As a general rule (though there are notable exceptions) I'd say, stick with the OEM fluids, and oh I must point out not to use Fram for ANYTHING, they make absolute garbage, period. Honda used to buy really good oil filters but recently switched to Fram in order to save money so I'd just go with Wix which are top notch and are still used by Toyota for their OEM filters.
As for oil, well unless you want to constantly worry about risk of something going wrong when you transition to synthetic, I'd say stick with your non synthetic variety. Brands? Well I'm giving a vote for Valvoline but you can also look at Mobil 1, Royal Purple, Castrol, but I can't vouch for them because I haven't tried them. For all other fluids, purchase only OEM as you don't want to put in the wrong type of Radiator Coolant or Transmission fluid otherwise you could spring a leak or cause it to perform unexpectedly, respectively.
As a little FYI, if your car is 10 years old and you have any fluids in there that have never been changed, CHANGE THEM. Examples of fluids to change are Brake, Power Steering, Coolant, Differentials, Transmission, Engine. Differential, Power Steering and Coolant tend to be the ones neglected the most. One rule to follow by for brake fluid is to change it every time you replace your brake pads or if the fluid looks black. I only mention this because fluids tend to be neglected and you seem like you want to keep your car for a long time.
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