2020 Honda Accord // UOA 6792 miles // Amsoil SS 0w-20

[Samurai1225]

Being as my car is a small displacement turbo charged GDI I try to keep my OCI @ about 5000 miles. We took road trip to FL in December so since I do all of my own oil changes I thought I would go with Amsoil SS to try and stretch this interval out a bit to avoid having to change the oil in the brutal cold. I'm not a Amsoil guy and pretty much go with whatever oil I can get for a good price at the time. I ran OCI on my Fram Ultra filter hence the 11,000 miles on it. On a 5000 OCI my OLM is typically at 40% and based on the results of my UOA's I'm wondering if 5000 mile OCI are overkill. What say you?

 

[himemsys]

The viscosity is great, despite the flashpoint. Nice looking report. What oil did you run on the previous UOA of 4810 miles?

 

[Hall]

11,000 miles Given the cost (per mile) of Amsoil, this was a smart idea. Have to when I see people use Amsoil for 3000 mile intervals but, pffft, it's their money....

 

[MalibuRam65]

Good report keep it up

 

[addyguy]

Al seems awfully high, engine should be broken in….excessive bearing/piston wear from high fuel? Flash is way down.

 

[Artem]

Being as my car is a small displacement turbo charged GDI….

On a 5000 OCI my OLM is typically at 40% and based on the results of my UOA's I'm wondering if 5000 mile OCI are overkill. What say you?

Run it until the MM pops up at 15% and change it (roughly 7,500 miles)

 

[Samurai1225]

The viscosity is great, despite the flashpoint. Nice looking report. What oil did you run on the previous UOA of 4810 miles?

PUP

 

[Jpc1623]

Try running Mobil EP or Castrol EP. Similar driving as Amsoil for a comparison. If they have the same UOA you could save yourself some money.

 

[Artem]

Try running Mobil EP or Castrol EP. Similar driving as Amsoil for a comparison. If they have the same UOA you could save yourself some money.

Anyone who purchases Amsoil’s Signature Series oil isn’t concerned with saving a few bucks by running an “inferior” oil brand.

 

[FZ1]

Looks good. Run the PUP again or M1 AFE for about 7,000 and see how the engine likes them. Al is high. Still breaking in?

 

[kschachn]

Try running Mobil EP or Castrol EP. Similar driving as Amsoil for a comparison. If they have the same UOA you could save yourself some money.

A $30 spectrographic analysis is not the tool to determine comparative oil quality.