Honda I4 or Toyota V6 - Which to try GC with?

[greenaccord02]

I felt this is the right section to put a question about GC in, but if this needs to be moved because the cars in question are not diesels then I understand.

I've been doing all this reading about the black forest elves and their magical concoction... so I went and bought 5 quarts. Now I don't know which car to put it in. That may sound silly, but I hate standing in the store looking at a bottle of oil like I'm mentally defective.

I've got a '97 accord ex with the f22b2 4 cyl. vtec engine. The manual recommends 5W-30. The other is my wife's V6 '99 Camry with the 1mz-fe sludge creator engine, which also recommends 5W-30. Both have used PP and M1 5W-30 for some time without any problem, but I want to experiment. I run wix filters, but I doubt that matters.

Her car is driven on trips averaging 20 miles at a time, two or three times a day. Mine is driven several times a day distances varying from 5 to 25 miles. Her car has ~150K miles on it, and mine ~100K. I could try it in both if you all think it's a good idea or neither and run it in the lawn equipment. I just wanted to play with a new oil.

Please advise, guys.

 

[drewjp]

I'd go for the Toyota, myself.

Hondas usually like thinner oils than Toyotas. Just my thought.

 

[JHZR2]

ditto. Id put PP 5w-30 in the honda and leave it alone. Id run GC in the toyota, since it surely can use a good quality robust oil.

 

[greenaccord02]

Thanks, guys. That was my first instinct, but I figured why not ask my fellow oil nuts.

It's another 1500 miles to the change yet, so anybody else who wants to weigh in, feel free.

 

[ChiTDI]

Been using GC in my sludge prone Avalon for over 50k.
UOAs are listed. Stuff works. I also use LC20 and don't know if that helps or not but the sludge is not there!
For your test I'd use GC in your 1m-fe in a heartbeat.