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Simple - to cut down on burning oil. I have a 96 Acura 3.2L 6 cyl with 155k miles with worn valve stem seals. Switching from Valvoline MaxLife 10w30 to Pennzoil High Mileage 10w40 got me from 800 miles/quart to 1500 miles/quart. Didn't affect engine performance or gas mileage. The extra...

I'm the guy that started this thread. Changed my oil today from Valvoline HM 5w30 to Pennzoil High Mileage 10w40. This definitely cut down on the blue smoke problem - just a small puff now and then in city stop & go. Switching gives me 4.9 cst thicker oil - quite a jump. I did change my PVC...

I'm the guy that started this thread. Changed my oil today from Valvoline HM 5w30 to Pennzoil High Mileage 10w40. This definitely cut down on the blue smoke problem - just a small puff now and then in city stop & go. Switching gives me 4.9 cst thicker oil - quite a jump. I did change my PVC...

Thanks for the quick replies - glad I finally found out about this great forum. Based on what I have heard so far my plan is: 1. Switch to PennHM 10-30 - this will give me 1.4 cst thicker oil. 2. If the burning is still unacceptable I'll go to ValvoMLHM 10-40 which will be 3.3 cst thicker...

I own a 1996 Acura 3.2 TL that has 149K miles. I drive about 85 miles round trip to work daily, get good engine performance, and since I do expressway driving to work with only 2 traffic lights, I get 27-28 MPG. Here’s the problem: after the engine has warmed up, when I accelerate from a stop...