I would simply like to hear from any Honda owner of a v6 if they have used 5w30 and if so for how many miles with or without problems. The reason I ask is I have a nice stockpile of Maxlife 5w30 that fits my other cars and I would love to simply use it for the 2005 Honda Odyssey (125,000mi) as well. Please no comments like why not just use 5w20 or 5w20 won't shear as bad or anything like that I would just like to see by the numbers if other people have had good luck or bad running this way.
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Use it with confidence! 5W30 is fine in any honda!
I have an 06' Odyssey. The 5-30 is PERFECT, and recommended by Honda for the 3.5L V6 everywhere around the globe except the CAFE restricted U.S.
MaxLife 5-30 is an awesome oil!
MaxLife 5-30 is an awesome oil!
Originally Posted By: gfh77665
I have an 06' Odyssey. The 5-30 is PERFECT, and recommended by Honda for the 3.5L V6 everywhere around the globe except the CAFE restricted U.S.
MaxLife 5-30 is an awesome oil!
Thank you for sharing your experience. Can you tell me about how many miles you have running 5-30?
I have an 06' Odyssey. The 5-30 is PERFECT, and recommended by Honda for the 3.5L V6 everywhere around the globe except the CAFE restricted U.S.
MaxLife 5-30 is an awesome oil!
Thank you for sharing your experience. Can you tell me about how many miles you have running 5-30?
I ran the "recommended" 5-20 for the first 70,000 miles, due only to warranty concerns. After that, I have ran either Pennzoil Conventional or Mobil 5w30, up to today's current mileage of 115,000 miles.
Zero discernible difference in MPG's. The only difference I detect is a quieter engine. I will never go back to 5-20's.
Zero discernible difference in MPG's. The only difference I detect is a quieter engine. I will never go back to 5-20's.
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Why would using 5w30 give you reason to believe there might be a problem? Vehicles are not as fickle as bitoger's perceptions of viscosity. You'll be fine using that stash. Just as 5W-20 users are when using the recommended viscosity.
I ran the recommended 5W-20 for about the first 100K. Been using 0w30 & 5w30 for the last 100K without any problems.
I used 5w30 in a 2004 Acura TL for 50,000 miles or so without a problem.
It's perfectly fine.
I used 0W30 on our '02 Accord V6 from 6,800 miles to 50k miles. I now have 225k miles & still going.
Ran 5w30 in a 2001 Odyssey with the 3.5 from 70k to 244k, and the engine ran fine when we traded it in (transmission's another story). OTOH, in '01, 5w30 was the recommended oil.
Originally Posted By: Jake777
I would simply like to hear from any Honda owner of a v6 if they have used 5w30 and if so for how many miles with or without problems. The reason I ask is I have a nice stockpile of Maxlife 5w30 that fits my other cars and I would love to simply use it for the 2005 Honda Odyssey (125,000mi) as well. Please no comments like why not just use 5w20 or 5w20 won't shear as bad or anything like that I would just like to see by the numbers if other people have had good luck or bad running this way.
FWIW, my son's '99 V6 Accord has had only 5w30 it's entire life of about 116K miles. All used oil analysis very positive with quite a mix of lousy Bay Area stop-and-go traffic, and we're both above average in aggressiveness on the open road...
I would simply like to hear from any Honda owner of a v6 if they have used 5w30 and if so for how many miles with or without problems. The reason I ask is I have a nice stockpile of Maxlife 5w30 that fits my other cars and I would love to simply use it for the 2005 Honda Odyssey (125,000mi) as well. Please no comments like why not just use 5w20 or 5w20 won't shear as bad or anything like that I would just like to see by the numbers if other people have had good luck or bad running this way.
FWIW, my son's '99 V6 Accord has had only 5w30 it's entire life of about 116K miles. All used oil analysis very positive with quite a mix of lousy Bay Area stop-and-go traffic, and we're both above average in aggressiveness on the open road...
I do know that most of the honda guys that race their rice burners on the street use 5w30
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