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This post on the ridgelineownersclub forum made me wonder about the changes made for 2012 to reduce internal engine friction and if it might be the new oil control rings and moly impregnated piston skirts. http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=602124&postcount=1133

Originally Posted By: Indydriver Originally Posted By: Norm Olt Does the new Pilot also have the cylinder de-activation feature? Google is your friend. http://automobiles.honda.com/pilot/features.aspx?Feature=ivtec Honda has spent five years guinea-pigging their Ody and Accord customers...

Originally Posted By: 05Blazer Kalbri Congrats on the new truck. I am jealous as I have been eyeballin a Ridgeline for quite sometime. I just havent been impressed with the EPA mpg rating on the truck compared to bigger more capable full sizes. I am however a Honda man thru and thru. For the...

Originally Posted By: Trav I am the one who posted the pictures. That is a different engine, it is the iVTEC which shuts down 3 cyl to save fuel and in doing so gets the front bank as hot as hades. Put that together with very severe operating conditions and you see the result. Don't worry...

Originally Posted By: mez I have the '06 Ridgeline with 71k and I use syn 5w-20. No issues and it never burns oil. Any sludge in the oil cap? Any that you can see if you look into the oil fill hole? The Odyssey in the above post with all that sludge in the 3.5 with 7500 synthetic OCI scares...

Originally Posted By: Oregoonian Use the oil (suggest M-1 0w20)....and the OCI that is recommended by the manufacture....and based on your driving habits. One short OCI (2500+/-) to dump any metals....would be prudent. The OCI recommended by the manufacturer is to follow the maintenance...

Hey everyone! Been a while since I've posted here but I just bought a new '12 Honda Ridgeline with the 3.5 V6 and I've been doing some research here on this engine. From what I can tell, the consensus seems to be that this engine is hard on oil...

My local Porsche dealer is telling me that Porsche put out a bulletin stating that they now prefer 5w-40 oils to the 0w-40 weight. They stated that they are now using a Castrol 5w-40 instead of the Mobil 1 0w-40 because of this. Is there any truth to this?

What oils on the current Porsche approved list have the highest HTHS rating, and are available in the US? I believe that M1 0W-40 is at the lower end at 3.7 I believe.

Originally Posted By: Doug Hillary The M96 engine is often maligned for its RMS leaks, other oil leaking issues and some structural failures. Doug, Are these "structural failures" quite rare? What do you think of the M96 engines? Do you feel that it is a reliable, well designed, low failure...

Doug, Thank you for the reply. Would you use M1 Ow-40 in the M96 with as much confidence as D1 5w-40? Do you use the D1 primarily for the extra HTHS? Why not use D1 in the Benz also? I am trying to decide which oil to use in the 2005 Boxster I am buying. It is almost out of warranty and I can...

Originally Posted By: Doug Hillary My use of a non Approved 5w-40 synthetic lubricant in my Porsche is based on past history - and with the approval of Porsche here in OZ. They know my history quite well! I know the history of their M96 engine too. Doug, I am curious if you could expand on...

Does anyone have any idea where this stuff can be purchased in the US? Any place to order it online either?

What are the Fram and STP numbers for the PF 48?

The 4.7 does not have a sludge problem. Many people have this misconception because of the residue problem under the oil cap that is common.

MB Automatic Transmission Fluid MB part no. 001 989 21 03 10 (Shell ATF 3403-M115) I'm not sure if the Amsoil universal ATF covers this spec or not, but I am quite sure that using a Dexron IIIH or ATF +4 would be the wrong thing to do. Again, please please please unDummy, Critic, and G-Man...

NO it's NOT!