Joe's Super Clean R18 Build Thread - March '14 & 15' ROTM Winner

[Joe Liu]

Some gorgeous pictures you take....what kind of camera do you use?

nice and clean

thanks guys! d3200, but just recently learned how to use it

 

[status3000]

yea i picked up a nikon d3200 for the wife and my new born but its turning into more of me taking pics of my si lol

 

[Joe Liu]

yeah actually we have the same camera. got it during black friday..post some pics up @status3000

 

[Pauly99to17]

You got a great looking ride. Definitely one of my favourite R18s. Love the photos.

 

[Joe Liu]

thanks @Pauly99to17 means a lot, feel the same about your ride as well!

 

[status3000]

yea i will be posting pics up soon just got the car back from the body shop from a bad accident from a stupid 17 year old kid that took a light. But hopefully all my parts get here soon so i can start messing with it

 

[Joe Liu]

so i didn't want to make a thread or bother searching lol, but here's a question for you guys. so i always thought that the maintenance minder in the imid would tell you that you need an oil change after every 5000 miles. the last time i did an oil change and reset it i was at 23600 and now im closing into 30000 and still nothing? when i go into maintenance info it still displays 30%. what's up with that? the last time i changed it i used royal purple, replaced the oil filter & the cabin air filter, although that should be irrelevant to whats going on here.

does the system actually read oil consumption? cause i always thought it just lets you know after every 5000 miles.

 

[status3000]

good question i wonder how accurate it is

 

[innoAR]

so i didn't want to make a thread or bother searching lol, but here's a question for you guys. so i always thought that the maintenance minder in the imid would tell you that you need an oil change after every 5000 miles. the last time i did an oil change and reset it i was at 23600 and now im closing into 30000 and still nothing? when i go into maintenance info it still displays 30%. what's up with that? the last time i changed it i used royal purple, replaced the oil filter & the cabin air filter, although that should be irrelevant to whats going on here.

does the system actually read oil consumption? cause i always thought it just lets you know after every 5000 miles.

you should actually check it. i read from a few people that the imid read it at 50% and he manually checked it and he needed an oil change.

for me though, i don't get the notice for quite awhile sometimes. i get it maybe every 8000 miles or so i think. been awhile since i did an oil change.

 

[webby]

The oil percentage is purely an indicator to figure in miles, rpms the car was driven at, cold starts etc. Then it has an algorithm to determine oil life left. Following the indicator to 15% usually ended up being around 7k miles from my experiences. The manual suggests doing oil changes at 15% and not going by a set number of miles. Honda has been doing that on a number of vehicles for 6+ years now.

 

[Joe Liu]

All very good info, thanks guys!

 

[Joe Liu]

hmm..what next?

 

[innoAR]

how do you keep it so clean?!

 

[Joe Liu]

My engine bay? I mean every now and then I'd quickly wipe down the surfaces with a wet towel. That's really it. Maybe how dirty it gets just depends on where you drive.

 

[vtecm17]

looks great i love what you've done!

 

[Joe Liu]

Happy belated Sibling Day!

decided to install something i've had for a little while..

with the tbs you definitely get better throttle response. i don't have to put my foot down as hard to actually feel it pull. great little mod!

 

[Pauly99to17]

Nice! Mine will be going on after my next Honda service which is on Thursday.
Did you notch the white plastic piece or leave it as is?

 

[Joe Liu]

You mean the gasket thing it came with? Yeah I used it.
Also took the car for a long distance drive today. Believe it or not, gas mileage has improved as well!

 

[Pauly99to17]

Ya, I was wondering if you made a notch in that white gasket. I remember seeing someone had made a small cut in it before installing.

 

[Joe Liu]

the diy i looked up didn't seem to say anything about a cut so i just left it as is.