Honda Odyssey oil

[Patman]

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Originally posted by Canuk: Patman: What!? You're going to run 5W-20 oil in your wife's civic? I thought you are dead set against that thin stuff? Why not try the 10W-30 ss m1 in it instead? That way we could all see if the synthetic 10w-30 M1 really can flow in the winter temps in those Hondas. Ha. Ha.

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I guess that even though I've spoken out against the thin stuff, I just have to see for myself how it will perform before I can really decide if it's good or not. Honestly, it's not that much thinner than Mobil 1 5w30, as M1 5w30 is 9.7cst at 100c, while Pennzoil 5w20 is 8.6cst at 100c. That's less of a viscosity difference than there is between some different versions of 10w30 (for instance M1 is at 9.8 while Amsoil 10w30 is at 11.9)

 

[impala_sc]

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plus they don't have as high of an HTHS value either,

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typical 10W30 HTHS: 3.2 typical 5W30 HTHS: 3.0 OK, some difference there. But several 5W30 HTHS are 3.1, so if you're picky you can get a 5W30 just as good as many 10W30. eg: Pennzoil.