redstang
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- 2018 Civic EX-T, 2019 CR-V EX-L
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Just did my second oil change on my '18 EX-T. Bought it in April of last year and did the first oil and filter change last fall. Oil from that change appeared normal. Filled it with Penzoil platinum 0w-20. I am a little anal about using the right amount of oil so I measured out 3.7qts. We had a pretty harsh late winter here in Washington but I didn't really do many short trips in the Civic and if I did I almost always remote started it to warm it up. Anyway I like to check the oil every few weeks. I have noticed the last couple times it was high and definitely had a gas smell. MM was at 30% so I figured now would be fine for an oil change. After draining the oil this time and pouring it back into the oil container, I found that I drained 4 quarts out of the engine, so about 1/3 of a quart more than I put in. Am I concerned about this? Maybe a little. It's warming up finally and I will probably change it again this fall. I put a bottle of liquimoly ceratec in the oil for some extra protection and will just keep an eye on it over this summer. I guess I will just have to see what happens over this summer vs. what happened over last winter.
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