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flotsamm,

I've heard of that Bobistheoilguy site...

Maybe I'll go check it out and become a member...

 
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Grey,

Here's a little more info to chew on:

http://asia.vtec.net/topics/oil1.html

I don't know if you can buy this oil here or what makes it special but look at the viscosity. 15W-40 and 10W-30. Both are made for VTEC engines.

Another layer to the mystery...

 
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I get my oil changed at Texaco ... hell they don't even tell us what filter/oil they use .. all i know is that its syn .. but its never given me a problem

 
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WTF? You've been a member there since August 7th and have 47 posts.

Who you trying to impress here? Geeez.

 
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to break away from the Viscosity debate,

my buddy is goin to WyoTech and they told him that for engine break in it is best to run a full conventional oil because it has all the things a new engine needs(kinda like breast feeding an infant)(no seriously), then after the breakin period, use full synthetic because it is void of all the impurities that conventional oil has, thus prolonging engine life

 
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flotsamm,

You have way, way too much time on your hands or I should've used a different name!

But what do you think of the Bob site?

 
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Motul makes a 5w40 motor oil...what would happen if we used that?

 
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I dunno. . I constantly exceed the recommended maintence scheduel/parts. I always do what I can to avoid cheap parts. So I use the 0w 20 stuff that Mobile 1 puts out with the synthetic mixture. I think the engine really does run smoother, and really gives me that quietness that I enjoyed when I first got the car.

So I don't think it's necessary. . .I mean. . your car will run fine if you use any oil, but the oil life wont be as long and your engine may be taxed slighty more in the long run.

So just for my .02 I recommend using the recommended oil weight at the very least, and if you can, go ahead and exceed the recommendations. Maybe you'll feel the smoothness, maybe you wont, but I think I noticed a little bit and anytime the engine feels like it's running smoother is good by me.

 
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If you look inside the owners manual, they say that it's alright to use the 5w30 every once in a while. However, 5w20 is preffered.

 
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Honda and Ford both switched to 5W20 oil in 2001 to get a better fuel economy rating for their vehicles. That is the only reason they suddenly started recommending 5W20 instead of 5W30. Amsoil's website has an excellent explanation on how 5W30 is perfectly fine for vehicles that 5W20 is recommended for.

 
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I just ordered some amsoil 5w-20, good stuff

 
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out of the millions of "what kind of oil should i use" threads, i have to be honest...this has been the most helpful.

 
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I would have to agree. Anyone have a link to where I can join this Honda Link thingy?

 
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Smiley,

Go the Honda automobile home site. At the bottom of the page will be the Owner Link.

You've got to register and to do so you'll need your VIN.

 
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Thanks a lot, I'm interested to see their statement on 5w30. Personally, I've used 5w20 Amsoil Synthetic since after the break-in, but I have been eyeballing the 5w30. This thread helped a bunch, thanks!

 
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The Reccommended is for California Emissions....
remember the 7th gen is a U-LEV car!

 
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this is y this is the best site on the net, i had no idea that oil can make a difference. b4 my last oil change i used to get 300 miles on a full tank of gas and now the best i get is 250 for some reason. after reading this thread its obvious that the shop used the wrong oil, more likely a much thicker one. anyway, flashlight guy and grey, thanks for the imputs

 
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I use 5W-30 Royal Purple Synthetic.