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Maintenance & Repair Synthetic motor oil
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Replying to: dchen2003 (Dec 28, 2007 1:38 pm) 2) Don't worry about the sludge either. 3) With such a short drive cycle, I'm not at all sure that I'd even bother changing to synthetic oil. In fact, were I in your shoes, I'd definitely opt for something like Havoline 5W-30 and stay with the 3,000 mile OCI. Keep in mind; I am a dyed in the wool advocate of synthetic oil, so for me to recommend that you stay with conventional is very much against my nature. That said, I think in your case conventional oil is the better bet. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 28, 2007 1:48 pm)
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Replying to: dchen2003 (Dec 28, 2007 2:09 pm) So for example, I would have no issues so called "extending" even conventional oil. Indeed I ran the first full 10,000 miles OCI (as recommended by the OEM) on the Honda Civic, again 5w20 CONVENTIONAL oil. If all you wanted to do was to run YOUR full recommended OCI, then run the recommended conventional oil. So in that sense I would be in full agreement with Shipo. No real sense in "wasting" money, time, and resources.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 28, 2007 4:12 pm)
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Replying to: dchen2003 (Dec 29, 2007 4:24 pm) |
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about changing to synthetic after 3 oil changes? i have a 06 civic and an 07 odyssey - both of which i changed to synthetic right after the 5000 mile break-in period with "break-in" oil from the factory.did i do something wrong? what kind of damage might i have done?btw - it was royal purple for the civic (now at 30k) and castrol syntec for the odyssey (now at 15k)?is 5w20 what i should be using? (recommended for both) (I CHANGE OIL AT 5K no matter what)what brand of synthetic oil is best for these cars?(WE ARE THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!)
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Replying to: hangaralf1 (Dec 30, 2007 8:59 pm) Best Regards, Shipo |
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| i noticed they changed it for the 2008 model year...last year it was 5,000 miles...honda is 10, 000...for normal driving conditions....i would imagine synthetic would be 10,000....2 major auto companies say 3000 miles ocis are obsolete...just as long as oil it has that API symbol on it...of course everybody should check their oil and add when needed...in europe they go even longer i think...i think 7,000 is reasonable | |
| mobil clean 5000 and a oil filter are only 8.99 at autozone...and 5qts valvoline synthetic with filter is 16.99 last i knew...or M1 w/ M1 oil filter is 29.99 for 5 quarts...mabye they would knock off 5 bucks for reg filter..M1 is so good is doesnt need that premium filter anyways...cant beat $9 for a oil change....clean 5000 also has a c on api label which is rare for a regular oil...so it must be pretty rugged...c stands for comercial use right? | |
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