Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Most asian engines are for North America are designed with low HTHS oil and 0w30 is a high HTHS oil. You may see a mileage hit. I would think given the narrow viscosity range that the 20wt would be more stable. 0w30 requires magic elixer to work. Are you...
BG makes some good products. And their oil is probably fine. That said, its probably MORE expensive than say M1 or PP etc... might as well go with a proven brand unless you WANT to test it..
I buy all the oil for our dealership from the exxon mobil distributor. However, for everything other than M1 5w30 which we get in bulk, walmart is cheaper.
Don't those take 75W90? I used M1 75w90 in my 06 Vibe..
According to alldata for an 05 Vibe
"Transmission Fluid
Grade GL-4 Synthetic
Viscosity 75W-90
"
I was told by someone at Carquest that their branded synthetic was actually Valvoline Synpower. Yet...its half the price? Was just curious if this is true, or is it like synpower minus all the good stuff in the add pack?
Who in their right mind would pay $100 for a synthetic oil change at a jiffy lube? What are they charging $15/qt? I work for a dealer and we charge $6/qt for M1 5w30 plus I think its $5.25 for a filter (delco) and thats for anyone coming in. So with labor you are at $55 or $60. Vs $29.95 for...
Originally Posted By: buster
Originally Posted By: webfors
all 4 cylinder hondas are very easy on oil.
What about the V6's? I know its unrelated to this post, but I'm just curious. Is the 3.0 in say an 06 accord considered a good engine?
I punched that number into GM and this is what I got..
FOR SERVICE USE PART NUMBER 89022170
Description OIL,ENG 5W30, 1 QT HIGH MILAGE
Called a dealer that has it in stock...
MOBIL CLEAN HIGH MILAGE 5W30
WITH BAR CODE 71924-97030
My oil rep told me that if a car has say 80k on it...all on dino, and you fill it up with synthetic to have a shorter OCI on your first run, as most synthetics clean better, and therefore you could be running with really dirty oil if you go for a long time. He recommended like a 3-5k change...