CS, PP or VS 5w20 for these Honda motors ?

[youdontwannaknow]

I have narrowed it down to the following three full syn oils as choices for both my Honda motors. The accord is a 2.3L I4 (F23) and the MDX is a 3.5L V6 (J35).
I'd like to settle in for a 6kmiles/6month oci.
Although I am open for 5w30, I'd really like to try a 5w20 again (I once tried MC 5w20 and the UOA scared the $#@% out of me! It took me two years to muster the courage to try another 5w20). So here it is -

Castrol Syntec
Pennzoil Platinum
Valvoline Synpower

Does one stand out in any particular way (good or bad) than the others ?

I have narrowed it down to this after some UOA's (and reading LOTS of UOAs over here!) but I just need that last bit of good advise and insight that will help me decide on one.

btw, anybody have HTHS and VI for the Syntec ?

Thanks!

 

[youdontwannaknow]

..in case you were wondering... I dont have anything against M1 - just want to try something else.

 

[tripleM]

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Castrol Syntec
Pennzoil Platinum
Valvoline Synpower

Does one stand out in any particular way (good or bad) than the others ?

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No.
Price is the determinant.

 

[youdontwannaknow]

I believe they are pretty much same in that respect too ? (~$20/5qt Jug)

 

[Gilitar]

Not always true.

Right now Pep Boys has Pennzoil Platinum on sale for $1.99/qt after mail in rebate. Personally I would go with the Pennzoil Platinum.

 

[coffee]

PP will probably be more cost effective so I say go with that.

 

[cmhj]

PP

 

[vronline]

Is 5w-20 spec'd for the Acura?

I'd run PP as well... at least to 7,500 mi intervals on these synthetics. Or just use a conventional for 5K.

 

[Auto-Union]

After seeing a 10k interval UOA on Havoline in a Civic, whay even use synth? PZ dino turns in amazing numbers too. Unless you are actually dong severe service or long ocis, why pay 2x-3x for the same result?

 

[tripleM]

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Not always true.

Right now Pep Boys has Pennzoil Platinum on sale for $1.99/qt after mail in rebate. Personally I would go with the Pennzoil Platinum.

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I think that's what we said: price is the determinant.

 

[STSinNYC]

I have run 5w20 "dinos" and full synthetic in our Hondas. Using Pennz Platinum at this time. Lots of good oil choices, check the UOAs.

 

[pp_rp]

I use PP.

 

[06VtecV6]

if PP pumps well in your Honda. It didn't in my 06 v6 or alteast not as well as this M1.

Oil is like a box of chocolates..

 

[Seth]

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if PP pumps well in your Honda. It didn't in my 06 v6 or alteast not as well as this M1.

Oil is like a box of chocolates..

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vtec, werent you singing praises of PP only a while ago?

 

[Cooper]

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I have narrowed it down to the following three full syn oils as choices for both my Honda motors....

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None of these three are full synthetic. They are all GIII synthetics. You could get some PAO full synthetics in 0w20. Amsoil, Redline, M1.

 

[deven]

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if PP pumps well in your Honda. It didn't in my 06 v6 or alteast not as well as this M1.

Oil is like a box of chocolates..

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vtec, werent you singing praises of PP only a while ago?

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Yep, it made his AC colder too...

 

[ThirdeYe]

But it doesn't end there, the miraculous Pennzoil Platinum also fixed his fuel pump whine!

 

[youdontwannaknow]

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None of these three are full synthetic. They are all GIII synthetics. You could get some PAO full synthetics in 0w20. Amsoil, Redline, M1.

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any other than those three that you mentioned - Amsoil, Redline and M1 ?

 

[zonestar]

I tried the CS in my Caliber R/T and it returned a very good UOA for 5088 miles. The TBN was down to 3.2 so it might had gone another 500 miles. I have PP in now and will doing a UOA on it when I get about 5100 miles it. The PP was half the price of CS when AAP had it on sale as BOGO free.

 

[06VtecV6]

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But it doesn't end there, the miraculous Pennzoil Platinum also fixed his fuel pump whine!

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hey after switching from MC to PP, I did get a bunch of cool and weird things. It did quieten that fuel pump 'knock' as well as smoothing out some other junk. Now that I am on M1 from that PP, I could care less how noisy my FP is. All I do now is constant windups and tear downs and repeat..