Clear Flood Mode/Prime Oil after change

[skottharrison]

Howdy Forum, very excited to be here!
Just purchased my 2020 Civic SI Sedan 3 days ago and am very pleased with the car thus far, coming from a 1999 Civic Hatchback. This SI has twice the power and torque of my D16Y7 but the same gas mileage. That's 20 years of technology for you. But onto the question...

My other car (Crosstrek) has a "Clear Flood" mode, where I push the gas pedal to the floor before starting the car and it'll crank the engine without fuel, great for priming the oil system after an oil change. Does anyone know if our car has that same feature? I'm not due for an oil change anytime soon but when time comes, I want to change my oil myself.

Thoughts or do we just have to pull the fuel ignition fuse, old school style?

Thanks and this is a great forum with a lot of enthusiastic members!
Cheers,
Scott

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[TheCanadian]

I don’t think I there is a way to do that on the new civics. You should be good for the first start after an oil change as the old synthetic will still be coating the parts

 

[gtman]

Just do a normal oil change and you will be just fine.

 

[saiko21]

If you are filling the oil filter you should be fine. If you want to crank to prime better pull the fuel system relay or ignition fuse

 

[skottharrison]

If you are filling the oil filter you should be fine. If you want to crank to prime better pull the fuel system relay or ignition fuse

Thanks,

 

[Gruber]

How does turning the engine by the starter motor help vs. turning the engine by itself?

 

[BoxsterSteve]

How does turning the engine by the starter motor help vs. turning the engine by itself?

It doesn’t.
The car will only build oil pressure with rpm generated while starting.
If you want to build oil pressure without actually running the engine, just shut it down just as it fires up and repeat a couple of times.

 

[latole]

Use / start the car normally and go on road.
Forget what are cars 20 year ago

 

[turbociv910]

oil film is still on every surface that needs oil lubrication. Just start the car.

 

[skottharrison]

Thanks for the input and replies.

 

[Dario1101]

I remember for my first oil change I did myself I tried unplugging the fuel ignition fuse and when I did that I got a warning on my dashboard and the car wouldn't even start or crank without that fuse installed. I guess the car is pretty smart to know that.

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