Hi guys,
I have a family member who has a 2007 Honda Pilot w/ the VCM who asked me to change the oil. The car has about 120K and is driven mostly on the highway at 50mph+. She commutes about 50 miles a day. I would say that most of the time, she uses cruise control which is good but I heard negative things about the VCM, particularly when cruising on the highway. The car is here in Arizona, just outside of Phoenix so it still as hot during the day (max 120F) but a lot cooler at night, especially during the winter (lows of 30F, mostly 40F). As usual for Honda, it has piston slap. I don't think there is any oil that can quiet it, but if there is, which one?
Anyways, the owners manual recommends 5w20 with the starburst label. She follows the maintenance minder and previously ran what ever the shop down the street had on sale till the maintenance minder (probably 5w30). I would like to stick to the MM as it's easier for her to remember. Usually it triggers around 8K, maybe less. She plans to keep the car for a long time, hopefully till 250k.
I was thinking of using a 0w20 synthetic from Walmart and I picked up a genuine Honda oil filter; surprisingly they gave me an A01 for $6. Here are the oils available from Walmart in no particular order:
-M1 EP
-M1 AFE
-PP
-QSUD
-Castrol
What do you guys recommend? Thanks for the help.
I have a family member who has a 2007 Honda Pilot w/ the VCM who asked me to change the oil. The car has about 120K and is driven mostly on the highway at 50mph+. She commutes about 50 miles a day. I would say that most of the time, she uses cruise control which is good but I heard negative things about the VCM, particularly when cruising on the highway. The car is here in Arizona, just outside of Phoenix so it still as hot during the day (max 120F) but a lot cooler at night, especially during the winter (lows of 30F, mostly 40F). As usual for Honda, it has piston slap. I don't think there is any oil that can quiet it, but if there is, which one?
Anyways, the owners manual recommends 5w20 with the starburst label. She follows the maintenance minder and previously ran what ever the shop down the street had on sale till the maintenance minder (probably 5w30). I would like to stick to the MM as it's easier for her to remember. Usually it triggers around 8K, maybe less. She plans to keep the car for a long time, hopefully till 250k.
I was thinking of using a 0w20 synthetic from Walmart and I picked up a genuine Honda oil filter; surprisingly they gave me an A01 for $6. Here are the oils available from Walmart in no particular order:
-M1 EP
-M1 AFE
-PP
-QSUD
-Castrol
What do you guys recommend? Thanks for the help.
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