Honda's 3.5 VCM

[farmalla]

I traded my 08 Accord in on a 2013 Acura RDX.I used Valvoline 5w20 conventional in the 08 and since the 13 calls for 0W20 I use M1.The oil in both of these engines changes to a burnt color almost immediately and looks very dirty after just 1K miles.I change oil often,Honda's olm is a joke in my opinion.My question is,is cylinder shutdown that hard on oil.I have read that the 3.5 vcm will also be DI in the new MDX.Thanks

 

[sir1900]

Originally Posted By: farmalla
Honda's olm is a joke in my opinion.



And that is based on??

 

[redhat]

Originally Posted By: sir1900
Originally Posted By: farmalla
Honda's olm is a joke in my opinion.



And that is based on??


Butt dyno?

 

[DrDusty86]

The guy on this board with a VCT 3.5 pilot following the olm ended up with a sludged anf failed engine.

 

[Geauxtiger]

I have an '06 Odyssey with 209kmi on it. Oil changes were at an average of 15% OLM throughout. No reason to believe it is sludged....at least the small area you can see thru the oil fill hole looks pretty dang clean.
Why mine may be different than others? ......lots of highway miles; very little soccer mom style driving.

 

[DrDusty86]

You are a special case then. Consider your self lucky. Hows your transmission?

 

[JavierG]

Originally Posted By: DrDusty86
You are a special case then. Consider your self lucky. Hows your transmission?

I noticed you don't have the confidence to identify the vehicle in your garage.