Originally Posted By: Chris Meutsch
Originally Posted By: moviedave
To be perfectly honest, I was planning on trying the Honda 5w-20 synthetic blend.
If you're going to seek out Honda-brand oil, get the 0w20.
+1 I've heard Toyota's 0W-20 is quite similar to the Honda, and competitively priced. Being in Minnesota, you'll notice a difference.
I personally do fine using synthetic 5W-30 in Alberta, but my vehicle is usually (unheated) garage parked overnight, and if I could find a good 0W-30 at a similar price and availability to the 5W-30, I'd make the switch. Not sure I would do an xW-20 on my vehicle on a regular basis (though my current fill is a Syntec 5W-20). Though it's now back-spec'd for it, it was originally spec'd for 5W-30. Believe Honda's have had xW-20's spec'd from new for quite some time now. In those applications, I'm far more comfortable with an xW-20.