HPL PCMO 5w30 No VII, 4.5k mi; '24 Civic Type R

[damooji]

Sample 1: (FF) Honda Engine Type 2.0 0W-20, Honda OEM filter
Sample 2: HPL PCMO 5w-30 No VII, FRAM Synthetic Endurance

No track time, all stock, similar driving since purchase of vehicle (many short trips), located in MD so obviously sample 2 had more drives in colder weather.
IDK if the increase in Oxidation is to be of concern, and assuming increase in Ma is due to the oil.

 

[BornSlippy]

That oil has an oxidation value of 23 straight out of the bottle.

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/hpl-no-vii-pcmo-5w-30-voa.380636/#post-6828693

 

[fantastic]

As noted, oxidation is no problem. This second test has results trending down (good). Good choice on the 30 grade to help with fuel dilution. Thanks for sharing.

 

[himemsys]

Everything looks good but it's still in break-in period, so metals and silicon will be elevated til ~20k miles. You could probably wait another several oil changes before sampling again.

 

[cammyfive79]

Good stuff, but kinda stinks that the fuel dilution with the K20C will limit how long you can go between OCIs with this fantastic oil.

The factory fill seems to be some pretty good stuff too with a good amount of moly, boron, and zinc. I wonder if you plan to to run normie 5K-ish intervals if the Honda rebranded oil (assuming its the exact factory fill) would be a good option too.

 

[Hohn]

Good stuff, but kinda stinks that the fuel dilution with the K20C will limit how long you can go between OCIs with this fantastic oil.

The factory fill seems to be some pretty good stuff too with a good amount of moly, boron, and zinc. I wonder if you plan to to run normie 5K-ish intervals if the Honda rebranded oil (assuming its the exact factory fill) would be a good option too.

The dilution is a product of duty cycle. If you doing highway runs and give a K20C some hot time, you’ll see no problems with fuel dilution.