I would like to have your collective opinions on my new oil type and OCI strategy - thanks.
Here are my 3 cars:
I purchased them all new.
They are all driven in-town >80% of the time.
Each is driven 10K to 14K miles / year.
Middle aged family + teenager - No racing
Location is Tennessee.
'97 Camry 4-Cyl, 65K miles, always parked outside:
This is one of the Sludge engines, but recently dropped oil pan revealed no sludge.
Current Maintenance:
OIL: Penzoil 10W-30 Dino
OCI: 3 months (oil + Toyota filter)
Change it myself.
New Strategy:
OIL: M1 5W30
OCI: 6 months (oil + Toyota filter)
Change it myself
Note: Implemeting staged conversion to M1.
After 2 months of 1/2 Pennzoil + 1/2 M1, the oil still looks fresh and new!
I plan to change it again to all M1 in early July.
No leaks detected.
2000 Honda Odyssey 6-Cyl, 50K miles, always parked inside:
Current Maintenance:
OIL: Valvoline 5W30 Dino
OCI: 3 months (oil + Honda filter)
Change it at the Dealer (car is under extended warranty)
New Strategy:
OIL: M1 5W30
OCI: 6 months (oil + Honda filter)
Change it at the Dealer. I will supply the M1 oil, which is OK with them.
Completely change to M1 in 1 oil change.
2003 Honda Civic 4-Cyl, 3K miles, always parked outside:
I bought this car new in Feb-2004. It sat on the lot for 1 year.
It still has the break-in oil in it! There are no signs of water or sludge in the oil.
In addition to daily city driving, I have also often driven it around our hilly country for >20 miles per drive in east TN to build-up good break-in miles. No "hard" break-in, but I have not been gentle either.
Maintenance Strategy:
After reaching 3750 miles on the break-in oil in early July:
OIL: M1 5W30
OCI: 6 months (oil + Honda filter)
Change it at the Dealer (car is under extended warranty)
I will supply the M1 oil.
This strategy has the following perceived advantages to me (please comment!):
1) Gives me a much more robust oil to deal with summer heat, especially on the Camry.
2) M1 flows more easily in cold winter start-ups for the cars parked outside.
3) Allows me to keep all cars on the same M1 oil that I purchase at Walmart (simple and cheap for synth)
4) Extends my OCI 2X (saves time & minimizes cost increase of synth)
I plan to change all cars oil + filter within the next 3 weeks, starting on Monday with a Dealer oil change on the Odyssey.
Any comments that you can provide at this time will be greatly appreciated and timely!
Best wishes as you motor along!
SWS
Here are my 3 cars:
I purchased them all new.
They are all driven in-town >80% of the time.
Each is driven 10K to 14K miles / year.
Middle aged family + teenager - No racing
Location is Tennessee.
'97 Camry 4-Cyl, 65K miles, always parked outside:
This is one of the Sludge engines, but recently dropped oil pan revealed no sludge.
Current Maintenance:
OIL: Penzoil 10W-30 Dino
OCI: 3 months (oil + Toyota filter)
Change it myself.
New Strategy:
OIL: M1 5W30
OCI: 6 months (oil + Toyota filter)
Change it myself
Note: Implemeting staged conversion to M1.
After 2 months of 1/2 Pennzoil + 1/2 M1, the oil still looks fresh and new!
I plan to change it again to all M1 in early July.
No leaks detected.
2000 Honda Odyssey 6-Cyl, 50K miles, always parked inside:
Current Maintenance:
OIL: Valvoline 5W30 Dino
OCI: 3 months (oil + Honda filter)
Change it at the Dealer (car is under extended warranty)
New Strategy:
OIL: M1 5W30
OCI: 6 months (oil + Honda filter)
Change it at the Dealer. I will supply the M1 oil, which is OK with them.
Completely change to M1 in 1 oil change.
2003 Honda Civic 4-Cyl, 3K miles, always parked outside:
I bought this car new in Feb-2004. It sat on the lot for 1 year.
It still has the break-in oil in it! There are no signs of water or sludge in the oil.
In addition to daily city driving, I have also often driven it around our hilly country for >20 miles per drive in east TN to build-up good break-in miles. No "hard" break-in, but I have not been gentle either.
Maintenance Strategy:
After reaching 3750 miles on the break-in oil in early July:
OIL: M1 5W30
OCI: 6 months (oil + Honda filter)
Change it at the Dealer (car is under extended warranty)
I will supply the M1 oil.
This strategy has the following perceived advantages to me (please comment!):
1) Gives me a much more robust oil to deal with summer heat, especially on the Camry.
2) M1 flows more easily in cold winter start-ups for the cars parked outside.
3) Allows me to keep all cars on the same M1 oil that I purchase at Walmart (simple and cheap for synth)
4) Extends my OCI 2X (saves time & minimizes cost increase of synth)
I plan to change all cars oil + filter within the next 3 weeks, starting on Monday with a Dealer oil change on the Odyssey.
Any comments that you can provide at this time will be greatly appreciated and timely!
Best wishes as you motor along!
SWS