Going Green on a honda 3.5L

[burnout]

Alright, I've been lurking asking oil questions about my 05 Vue, and have finally bought 15 qts of 'the green' from two autozones in town. At 2500 miles, after a vigorous racecar-like break in, I dumped the factory fill for the GF-4 5w-20 Havoline that supposedly has gobs of molybdenum in it. That alleviates my fears about dumping the factory fill early, because of the moly that was added. This 5w-20 has been VOA'd to show around 400ppm I believe? So dumping the factory fill isn't an issue anymore. I plan on dumping this havoline at 5000mi and switching to GC. First interval will be 5000mi. (changing at 10k) After the first interval of synthetic (GC) I would like to strech the OCI out even farther. Is 6k-8k feasible? Main reason for posting: Should I do another run of dino @ 5k, or trust that my thorough break in, broke everything in? Every time I drive it I let it warm up before moving the car, usually 1-3 min. Once Its up to temp though, I let 'er rip many times. Car is driven hard :-P Since this is a modern engine, should I even worry about it being broken in on synthetic?

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Don't sweat it. Other than the copper being high the first 30K-50K, you're engine will be just fine. "...Use The Green, Luke..."

 

[burnout]

Yay! I get so happy when I walk in my garage and see my shelf full of green. Is it emitting radiation?

 

[Rexer]

I believe that it would be a good idea to try to keep your foot out of it until your oil temperature comes up. Your guage displays water temp. There are several discussions that I have seen here at BITOG, check it out. My lovely wife and I are taking delivery of an Odyssey (3.5L) next week. Following the break in, I plan on 7K miles, I will be adding the green eliker that I have oh so pain-stakingly sought. A few more stops at the AZ's on the north side should yield 60 quarts :rolleyes: How am I going to explain this to Lovely. I'll keep an eye out for any UOA's that you may post in the future. I'll have one by fall I would guess. TAKE CARE

 

[pscholte]

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Originally posted by burnout: Yay! Is it emitting radiation?

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Most assuredly "Yes!" (But rest assured it is beneficial radiation. It will radiate the internals of your engine with a protective Elfin shield. The Elves would not create a type of radiation that would hurt anyone.) Enjoy your Green!