Help me decide

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07 TL type S 170k miles slightly weeping oil pump and rear main seal. Oil change is coming up I’ve been thinking of trying either -

Mobil 1 EP 0w20
Mobil 1 ESP 0w30
Castrol euro 0w40

Which would you go for or would you go for something entirely different?
 
More of a Mobil guy, huh?
Not really. Motul I hear makes great oils and I believe their oils are ester based correct? Just wouldn’t go lower then recommended oil viscosity of 20wt in my case.
 
I hate it, but a "me too" added to the hat.

I have had great success with Valvoline High Milage synthetic stoppering up leaks. But it would only slow and not stop them completely if it's an egregious loss of seal material.

Only a creepy-crawl up under a vehicle would find and fix the leak. IMO and experience?

Mechanical intervention was the only way to stop up the leaks. Oil cooler hoses, assemblies, valve cover gaskets and filter cooler bypasses are very easy to fix.

If it is weeping from main rear or front gaskets, it's tougher but still repairable in a DIY environment.

But, BIG but here; if you're not mechanically blessed, drag the beast in to the local, trusted shop.

Stop leaks and high mileage treatments cannot rebuild missing seal and gasket material that's deteriorated over the years. If locating and fixing the leak is outside of your skills, the shop will definitely get it right so we're not collectively drinking Mobil-1 in another decade. ;>
 
Castrol euro 0W40 + Liqui Moly motor oil saver.
A friend of mine has an 07 TL with the 3.2 mated to a manual.
He got some bad rod knock around only 80k miles cause he believed "Honda knew best" and was using the 20weight oil they recommended.
Ever since we replaced the engine, the car sees nothing but 40weight oils and it now has over 120k miles on the replaced motor and no issues at all.
 
Castrol euro 0W40 + Liqui Moly motor oil saver.
A friend of mine has an 07 TL with the 3.2 mated to a manual.
He got some bad rod knock around only 80k miles cause he believed "Honda knew best" and was using the 20weight oil they recommended.
Ever since we replaced the engine, the car sees nothing but 40weight oils and it now has over 120k miles on the replaced motor and no issues at all.
Does he experience any loss of power with the 40wts?
 
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