05 Honda Odyssey Supertech HiMi Full Syn 5w30 6300 mi

[jayjr1105]

This was somewhere around 60/40 highway/city driving. No makeup oil and Supertech 9688 filter used which 53' Stude should have in his possession for a C&P. First ever UOA on this vehicle.
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[UncleDave]

Does that model use a maintenance minder to flag oil changes?

 

[jayjr1105]

Does that model use a maintenance minder to flag oil changes?

Yes but I keep track of the mileage as well. MM was down to 15%, I could probably take the MM down to 0% and be fine.

 

[UncleDave]

Was this UOA on a used or new filter?

thanks!

 

[jayjr1105]

Was this UOA on a used or new filter?

thanks!

You think I'd run two UOA's on a $3 supertech filter?

 

[rob1715]

Quality full synth right off WM shelf with a good filter and good OCI is all you need. I allow others to argue what "best oil" means.

 

[JustN89]

The J35 engine is stout, reliable, and makes use of a timing belt rather than chain. That is reflected here in these results. This is about as good as you can hope for results wise. I see no reason to change anything, except adding a few thousand miles to the OCI.

 

[jayjr1105]

The J35 engine is stout, reliable, and makes use of a timing belt rather than chain. That is reflected here in these results. This is about as good as you can hope for results wise. I see no reason to change anything, except adding a few thousand miles to the OCI.

I tend to try and avoid anything over 7K on this engine with some sludging/varnish it's prone to. For a $17 total no-rebate OCI there's no need to stretch 10K out of it.

 

[UncleDave]

You think I'd run two UOA's on a $3 supertech filter?

I had no idea what filter you were running, just curious if you follow Hondas A/B FCI schedule or not.

 

[ctechbob]

The J35 engine is stout, reliable, and makes use of a timing belt rather than chain. That is reflected here in these results. This is about as good as you can hope for results wise. I see no reason to change anything, except adding a few thousand miles to the OCI.

Goes for pretty much any of the J-Series mills without VCM.

 

[jayjr1105]

Goes for pretty much any of the J-Series mills without VCM.

This one has VCM but I have it muzzled.

 

[tnt_motorsports]

This was somewhere around 60/40 highway/city driving. No makeup oil and Supertech 9688 filter used which 53' Stude should have in his possession for a C&P. First ever UOA on this vehicle.
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Thanks for posting! I just put the same oil in my Jeep on the last change. I switched from M1 HM. I figured I'd give it a shot. My wife said wow it only took you 40 years to use cheap oil... I said well I prefer to think of it as inexpensive or not overpriced like the old stuff...

Really though ST seems to be a d@mn good oil for ~1/2 the cost of name brands!

Just my $0.02

 

[Artem]

I had no idea what filter you were running, just curious if you follow Hondas A/B FCI schedule or not.

I was wondering the same thing. Does anyone even follow that oil filter saving recommendation from Honda?

 

[UncleDave]

I was wondering the same thing. Does anyone even follow that oil filter saving recommendation from Honda?

I do- but I run better filters than Hondas A0 series.

 

[JC1]

This one has VCM but I have it muzzled.

Smart choice to muzzle the VCM.

 

[mahanddeem]

Manual calls for 5w20?

 

[jayjr1105]

Manual calls for 5w20?

Yes. It's got 5w20 back in it now for winter. 5w30 for summer.

 

[mpack88]

Those are pretty good wear numbers.

 

[The Critic]

This one has VCM but I have it muzzled.

How did the engine look under the valve covers during the 100k valve adjust? I am curious if this one has any excessive wear on the front camshaft.

The J35 engine is stout, reliable, and makes use of a timing belt rather than chain. That is reflected here in these results. This is about as good as you can hope for results wise. I see no reason to change anything, except adding a few thousand miles to the OCI.

The TBN shows the oil nearing the end of its life and this engine is quite problematic from a wear and sludge standpoint.

 

[jayjr1105]

How did the engine look under the valve covers during the 100k valve adjust? I am curious if this one has any excessive wear on the front camshaft.



The TBN shows the oil nearing the end of its life and this engine is quite problematic from a wear and sludge standpoint.

No valve adjustment yet. It still sounds pretty good and I don't think it needs it.