02-26-2008, 01:13 PM
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Real Name: Ken Etcheson
Location: Louisville, KY
Hybrids: 08 FEH AWD
Posts: 193
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Re: What grade of oil do you use?
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Originally Posted by kenkobra
This is a little overkill if you ask me. I change my oil in my Honda's every 10K will full synthic oil only. I have owned 7 Honda's over the past years and I have never had an engine problem. I am one who will only keep a Honda until about 120K on the engine and off for a new one. Now I do drive 25K per year (50 miles on way to work) and beat the hell out of my car. I am not one who believes you have to baby a car. It a car and you drive it. Change the oil and you will be fine.
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I'd feel more comfortable extending my change interval if I drove 50 miles on average each trip. That's ideal, because you really get your engine warmed up. Shorter trips with more frequent warm up cycles is much harder, and for the same engine wear, requires more frequent changes. Today's oils are far superior to what was available 40 years ago. The other thing that allows oil to last longer is fuel injection vs. carburetion, so the crankcase isn't being diluted with unburned fuel in modern cars.
But engine tolerances are also closer, which demands lower viscosity oils. This also means that close tolerance moving parts are more susceptible to damage from impurities. And there’s the comfort factor, knowing that if you error by changing too often, you are erring on the correct side.
But then this thread is supposed to be about viscosity. I wouldn’t hesitate to use 0W20 synthetic if I find it for the next change. If not, I’m comfortable with 5W20.
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