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Old Oct 23, 2008
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is this good oil for my motor

i have a d17 is this oil ok Pennzoil full synthetic
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

i don't know... my car or i haven't tasted it to see if it is good.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

any oil is fine, as long as u keep it changed, no oil will give u hp, or torque
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

tell that to castrol syntec, no other oil unleashes more hp. it was on a commercial and in magazine so it has to be true.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

I heard bad things about pennzoil synthetic

go with royal purple(advanced auto/ACE) or amsoil

in fact I think pennzoil synthetic is probably the worst synthetic oil compared to every other synthetic oil on the market. Just google search.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

amsoil good and cheaper i use tat
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by gearbox
tell that to castrol syntec, no other oil unleashes more hp. it was on a commercial and in magazine so it has to be true.
thats what i use baby! woo. nothing gives more hp. i can almost get up hill with that stuff. i even drink a little to run faster and perform cleaner
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by em2allday
i have a d17 is this oil ok Pennzoil full synthetic
It's one of the best Synthetic out there. It's as good as Mobil 1, and it's cheaper than Mobil 1. Check out the UOA on bobistheoilguy. If you don't plan on on doing 5K+ miles / 1 year change, I would stick with the conventional Pennzoil, which is also a great oil.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by inthezoneac

in fact I think pennzoil synthetic is probably the worst synthetic oil compared to every other synthetic oil on the market. Just google search.
I disagree. Take a look at some of these results
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...arch=true#Post
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...12556771263006

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...ue#Post1126635
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

pennzoil conventional is one of the worst conventionals out there, it makes more sludge and buildup than any other oil out there
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yeah it is lol but people still love it for some reason. i always tell people get valvoline but who listens.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by greeen01civic4d
pennzoil conventional is one of the worst conventionals out there, it makes more sludge and buildup than any other oil out there
It's one of the best conventional out there these days. Where's your proof that it's bad? Do you have results from any used oil? Here's mine that says it's a great oil:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...ue#Post1205408

This guy ran 5,645 miles in his EX and this is the report from his sample of used oil:

"Your wear generally read around averages and all metals were in the correct balance. That's a good sign that your engine has no problems to speak of, and you could run the oil more miles if you wanted to. No harmful contaminants were found and your air and oil filters (silicon and insolubles) are working well. Try 6500 miles next time. This engine is showing no signs of slowing down!"


http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...ue#Post1115835

Lets not forget that these guys discuss oil all day, so these guys know what they are talking about when it comes to oil. I've been a member on bobistheoilguy for 5 years and have never came across a bad sample of Pennzoil.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...254229&fpart=1

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...250943&fpart=1

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Re: is this good oil for my motor

im using pennzoil platinum full synthetic its so cheap and its really good. Why spend 30 for a 5quart bottle of mobile1 when you can get pennzoil for 20.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

**** in it
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Aren't you not supposed to change to synthetic after a certain amount of miles? Correct me if I'm wrong but I've heard that it's bad for your seals and gaskets for some reason that I have forgotten. Might want to check up on it, and if this is true, would it be alright (based on averages) to switch after 16k miles?
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

has any of you guys used full synthetic honda oil? how are they compared to others?
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by BoomerXx21
Aren't you not supposed to change to synthetic after a certain amount of miles? Correct me if I'm wrong but I've heard that it's bad for your seals and gaskets for some reason that I have forgotten. Might want to check up on it, and if this is true, would it be alright (based on averages) to switch after 16k miles?
That's one of the oldest myth with synthetic oil. There's nothing wrong with switching to synthetic after 16K miles.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

i dont think honda has a synthetic oil. their rebadged oil is mobil1, but its conventional not synthetic.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by gearbox
i dont think honda has a synthetic oil. their rebadged oil is mobil1, but its conventional not synthetic.
that's what i thought until i bought this...Honda Full synthetic 5w 20

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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Honda Synthectic is made by XOM. They blend other oil for other companies and brand. Kinda like WPP who blend the Super Tech you find at Wal-mart.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

i have royal purple in my car and its the best oil out the!!!! penzzoil is the worst oil in the world never get it!!!! and if u guys want another ggood oil go with ENEOS oil !!!!
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by gearbox
yeah it is lol but people still love it for some reason. i always tell people get valvoline but who listens.
JESUS CHRIST, gearbox you are still here? This is SLO REX.
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**** in it
YES SIR!!! WOOOO!!!
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

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That's one of the oldest myth with synthetic oil. There's nothing wrong with switching to synthetic after 16K miles.
the second poster is right. and you got the myth wrong... well I guess you got the myth right... but the fact is, and this is for older cars... you can't switch from a detergent oil to a non-detergent oil. Something about the way a detergent oil cleans the motor and all the little moving parts so well that it almost causes gaps or some crap. Then if you were to go to a non detergent oil it would stick in all the gaps... that or leak through, i'll have to break out my "How to keep your volkswagen alive for damn near ever" book.

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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by JDMLee
penzzoil is the worst oil in the world never get it!!!!
You have proof? I like to see some UOA of how bad Pennzoil is. I'm not talking about, this person says this or that. I'm talking about UOA fom places like Blackstone.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

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You have proof? I like to see some UOA of how bad Pennzoil is. I'm not talking about, this person says this or that. I'm talking about UOA fom places like Blackstone.
i dont need proof its just fact ask any mechinic or any person at a autozone, pepboys and thell tell u the same thing why do u think there having those specials at autozone 21 bucks for a oil change and all the stuff it comes with included garbage PENNZOIL!!!!! it builds up sludge and eats at the engine!!!!
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by JDMLee
i dont need proof its just fact ask any mechinic or any person at a autozone, pepboys and thell tell u the same thing why do u think there having those specials at autozone 21 bucks for a oil change and all the stuff it comes with included garbage PENNZOIL!!!!! it builds up sludge and eats at the engine!!!!
My point eaxactly. you are going by from what people say, but I have UOA showing lab test of oil that's have been used in a car. You take your pick, would you want someone's word or lab test showing wear numbers.

Here's some 5w20 that is ran for 6,400 miles

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...298990&fpart=1

No where in the test does it say anything about sludge. I can post many of the UOA from people using Pennzoil who has great wear numbers.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

My friend mechanic who i trust always told me to use Castrol.... so i use that or Mobil.... and all your problems will be solved
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Originally Posted by rjngo
that's what i thought until i bought this...Honda Full synthetic 5w 20

Looks like my car... Too bad for you, that you live in state that requires you to have 2 UGLY YELLOW license plates..... In Arizona, you only need one in the back. and its a white maroon color.
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Re: is this good oil for my motor

Yeah I bought my car recently, and I don't know what kind of oil the dude before me used... I just change the oil and put in Fully Synthetic Mobil1 5w-30. Idk, but it seems like it hasn't been running like usual, and sometimes the oil shows up when i check the dipstick and other times it don't.
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