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Since the incorrect fluid replacement has occurred, the following has taken place. Oil change after 120 miles with 8 qts of Pennzoil Platinum 0W-20 with a Purolator PL22500 to remove any remnant tranny fluid. Next oil change would be targeted after ~3200 miles. This will get me to 110K and...

Here is a story for the Monday morning incompetence newspaper and a few questions to gather some advice on what to do next. Vehicle details: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ Crew Cab with 5.3L V8 Miles: 106,700 Purchased from a dealership in December 2018 with 99,465 miles; the previous owner...

2009 Honda Accord EX 4cyl 5-Spd manual 196K miles on car Out: Castrol GTX 5W-20 HM Syn Blend; Napa Gold Oil Filter (4,081 miles) In: Castrol GTX 5W-20 HM Syn Blend; Purolator PL14610 Additive added: 15oz bottle of STP Oil Treatment Next scheduled stop 200K miles

2009 Honda Accord EX 181,285 miles Out: Valvoline MaxLife HM Syn Blend 5W-20 & Purolator Pure One Filter (PL14610) 4595 miles In: Pennzoil High Mileage 5W-20 & Bosch 3323 Premium Oil Filter

2009 Honda Accord EX 164,800 miles Out: Valvoline Max Life Syn Blend 5W-20 and Purolator Pure One Filter after 4,645.00 miles In: Mobil 1 5W-20 Full Synthetic High Mileage and Purolator Pure One Filter

Application: 2009 Honda Accord EX 2.4L - 151,012 miles Out: Amsoil Signature Series 5w-20 with Amsoil EA filter In: Valvoline Maxlife (red bottle) 5w-20 with Purolator PL1416 filter OCI: 7750 miles ~ 6 months Sent used oil for UOA and will post those results when they arrive

Originally Posted By: buster I have a 2005 that has 160,300 miles on it. Was it consuming oil before switching to Amsoil? The PCV valve stays clean in this particular engine family. Mine was still in excellent shape around 120k miles. You can run any oil in the Honda 2.4L and get 200k out of...

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek Hypothetical question. Would these accords burn oil if xW30 or xW40 oils were specified by the factory? Food for thought. Leaning toward M1 5w-30 HM for next OCI. Is there much difference between M1 HM and the Valvoline max life?

Originally Posted By: satinsilver Use an oem pcv valve. Usually, the internal spring breaks around 60k miles. Planning to go with this one from a local parts store...does this look ok? BWD/Intermotor PCV Valve - Part # PCV517

Originally Posted By: Quest given the mileage (151k in 3 yrs?), I'd strongly recommend you to replace the PCV valve first before you proceed to looking at the oil consumption issues. Q. Thanks for the tip - I will change this in the very near term. Previous owner ran the car 1K per week on...

Hi all, First time post after reviewing the forum content for a few weeks. I purchased a used 2009 Honda Accord EX 2.4L 5 spd manual late last fall with 141K. The car is in excellent condition, never seeing extreme snow/cold as it was a southern US car. I stored the car for the winter in a...