5w-20 or 5w-30
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First off Honda wouldnt tell everyone to use a certin grade of Oil unless you needed it. Second I used 5w-30 and higher I found that it makes a diffrence in VTEC engagement being smoother with thinner oil (since vtec is engaged by oil the faster it can travel and ect. makes a diffrence). Id suggest to go with what Honda says or even use that grade of syntheic oil but syntheic is for "High Performance Applications" and since I think that 90% of the ppls around here dont have 500+ hp it is almost useless to waste 50+ dollars on an oil change. And Syntheic oil doesnt come from dinos its made by man. Just chaning your oil ontime should do you fine with the right weight!!!
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I use 5w-20 synthetic on an 03 Si and was wondering if anyone had opinions about synthetic blends? Are they worth any more than a regular/conventional oil or is it just trying to get extra $ out of using the synthetic buzz word?
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I use 5w-20 in the winter because its a thinner oil and when the engine has to crank from a cold start its a little less stress on the engine since the oil is thin.
when its hot (summer) i use 5W-30 because its thicker and when the car is under high temperatures the oil doesnt become as thin and gives the engine a little extra protection.
both either one should be fine year around
when its hot (summer) i use 5W-30 because its thicker and when the car is under high temperatures the oil doesnt become as thin and gives the engine a little extra protection.
both either one should be fine year around
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Re: 5w-20 or 5w-30 I use 5w-20 in the winter because its a thinner oil and when the engine has to crank from a cold start its a little less stress on the engine since the oil is thin.
when its hot (summer) i use 5W-30 because its thicker and when the car is under high temperatures the oil doesnt become as thin and gives the engine a little extra protection.
both either one should be fine year around
when its hot (summer) i use 5W-30 because its thicker and when the car is under high temperatures the oil doesnt become as thin and gives the engine a little extra protection.
both either one should be fine year around
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