I just got a '98 Accord EX-L with the 3.0 V6 engine. It's oil is spec'd at 5w30, and I have all the maintance records since new, it's had Honda OEM oil since new (which I believe is Exxon Super Flow). I drive this car quite a bit, about 20k miles a year and was thinking GC would do nicely in this car since it's not the higher revving Honda engines (I guess GC isn't very well liked in the high rev Honda engines). This car has about 64k miles on it.
I also have a 2005 F150 with the 5.4L 3V that is spec'd at 5w20. I have been using MC 5w20 in it mainly because it's cheap and that engine consumes 7 quarts of oil for an oil change. Thje truck now has 22k miles on it.
I like to keep the oil I use all the same, so
Question 1: I was wondering if anyone has seen how GC is in the 5.4L 3V (which is basically the same bottom as the old 5.4L).
Or should I just continue with the 5w20 for the Ford. I would like to quite the engine down a little, it seems a tad loud to me... but maybe that's just me.
BTW, the truck does fall under the "severe service" as I use it on my horse farm, but it does see a quite a few normal miles too.
While I'm thinking of it, I wanted to change the tranny fluid in the Honda too.
Question 2: I was thinking of Red Line ATF, any thoughts about that in a Honda AT?
Thanks in advance!
I also have a 2005 F150 with the 5.4L 3V that is spec'd at 5w20. I have been using MC 5w20 in it mainly because it's cheap and that engine consumes 7 quarts of oil for an oil change. Thje truck now has 22k miles on it.
I like to keep the oil I use all the same, so
Question 1: I was wondering if anyone has seen how GC is in the 5.4L 3V (which is basically the same bottom as the old 5.4L).
Or should I just continue with the 5w20 for the Ford. I would like to quite the engine down a little, it seems a tad loud to me... but maybe that's just me.
BTW, the truck does fall under the "severe service" as I use it on my horse farm, but it does see a quite a few normal miles too.
While I'm thinking of it, I wanted to change the tranny fluid in the Honda too.
Question 2: I was thinking of Red Line ATF, any thoughts about that in a Honda AT?
Thanks in advance!