What’s maintenance that people should do to their civic once in a while

[Dario1101]

No they are just regular towels; you spray the solvent into the towel and wipe everything down that way. Microfiber towels are washable though.

Thanks man! I love this forum lol I learn so much. Bwahaha.

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[Jens_sedanEX18]

Thanks! How do those work? Are they towels already manufactured with the solvent on them?

I’m curious too! I just washed my car through the car wash because apparently I didn’t mix the solution of car wash my boyfriend had properly so I was left with massive amount of water spots but when I went through the car wash, I made sure to dry any water spots that was left. Including the back side of my trunk.

 

[Trash Panda]

I’m curious too! I just washed my car through the car wash because apparently I didn’t mix the solution of car wash my boyfriend had properly so I was left with massive amount of water spots but when I went through the car wash, I made sure to dry any water spots that was left. Including the back side of my trunk.

Yeah you will always get spots unless you are using filtered water. All a waterspot is, is impurities in the water left on the surface when the water evaporates. Living in Florida, and having a black car definitely contributes to the amount...Easiest way I know to prevent them is wash in the P.M. out of direct sunlight panel by panel. Ex. Wash your front bumper, hood, and fenders then dry with a nice microfiber drying towel.

 

[Jens_sedanEX18]

Yeah you will always get spots unless you are using filtered water. All a waterspot is, is impurities in the water left on the surface when the water evaporates. Living in Florida, and having a black car definitely contributes to the amount...Easiest way I know to prevent them is wash in the P.M. out of direct sunlight panel by panel. Ex. Wash your front bumper, hood, and fenders then dry with a nice microfiber drying towel.

Have you ever used the Turtle Wax brand spray wax? I was going to wax my car when the temp cools down.

 

[Trash Panda]

Have you ever used the Turtle Wax brand spray wax? I was going to wax my car when the temp cools down.

I use ceramic infused sealant(Chemical Guys Hydroslick) and then I top it with a coat or two of carnauba paste wax(Adams Americana Wax). I am not a big fan of spray wax, because I’m not quite convinced it’s a long lasting solution. But, spray wax is a 1.5/10 in difficulty to use and it is 10x better than nothing!

 

[Dario1101]

All your cars are so beautiful lmao. I just get mine "top wash" cleaned at my local car wash with spray jets and whatever other chemicals they spray on your car.

 

[Dario1101]

Well, I got my thing and took out a spark plug to inspect it. It was absolutely beautiful, and small too haha. But yeah it's in perfect condition, the electrode nice and prominent. I'm not gonna replace them at 3 years/33.5k miles; they should definitely last longer eh? Thanks for the maintenance item though guys!

Also, I am gonna buy a bottle of that cleaner soon; I definitely need it.

Speaking of spark plugs, here are some pictures from when I inspected them; they look great!

 

[kimtyson]

Speaking of spark plugs, here are some pictures from when I inspected them; they look great!

Is it me or do those threads look twice as long as normal plugs. Wow!

 

[Dario1101]

Is it me or do those threads look twice as long as normal plugs. Wow!

Haha! There sure was a lot of screwing for sure. But no biggie tbh. Easy job tbh.

 

[xcoreflyup]

Wax the car. I do it every 3-4 month, i am expecting my paint still looks decent after 100k miles.

 

[Dario1101]

not sure why you would want to do this?

spark plugs in these vehicles can almost last the lifetime of the car

You're right they'll last a long time. I bought a set of spark plugs for my Civic thinking they should be replaced but now I'm like ehhh they'll stay in the garage for a few years no biggie.

 

[kimtyson]

You're right they'll last a long time. I bought a set of spark plugs for my Civic thinking they should be replaced but now I'm like ehhh they'll stay in the garage for a few years no biggie.

They're good for 100k miles.

 

[Dario1101]

They're good for 100k miles.

Thanks. I don't know where the hell I read that they're good between 20 and 40 thousand miles but LOL!

 

[kcao888]

Every two oil changes, I drain and fill the CVT transmission fluid. I have a K&N air filter that I rinse and re-charge on every oil change. Every 20k I replace the cabin filter. Lastly every 30-40k i replace the PCV Valve. Coolant drain and fill every 70k miles and spark plug every 80k miles. This works for me since I do it all by myself. tire rotations and alignments are done periodically. If I was to do everything at the dealership, I would prolong each of these steps since they charge an arm and a leg.

 

[fitter_here]

Every two oil changes, I drain and fill the CVT transmission fluid. I have a K&N air filter that I rinse and re-charge on every oil change. Every 20k I replace the cabin filter. Lastly every 30-40k i replace the PCV Valve. Coolant drain and fill every 70k miles and spark plug every 80k miles. This works for me since I do it all by myself. tire rotations and alignments are done periodically. If I was to do everything at the dealership, I would prolong each of these steps since they charge an arm and a leg.

This is over-maintained, it's a Civic not a space shuttle.

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