Not like overthinking is unusual here, but....
We've got a 2019 Acadia 3.6 that my wife drives. It's a lease with two years left. I daily a 2019 accord 2.0t. I do oil changes on both.
The Acadia gets a d1g2 oil as required. I'm not too concerned as the 3.6 seems well sorted. The accord, on the other hand, I know has a tendency to dilute and is harder on oil. I've stepped the accord up to a 5w30 as a result. The accord I plan to keep around for a long time.
Both get 5k OCIs...the Acadia because that's about where the oil life monitor puts me, the accord because I don't think I'm good going much beyond that.
I've toyed with going to Amsoil, ravenol, or something "fancy" in the accord to get the lowest noack, highest pao/poe, etc. then I have this rational moment where I realize that at 5k intervals, this might not be that smart and offer much benefit.
After some thought while on vacation, I'm starting to think going to vanilla M1 5w30 in both. Easy to get, should be fine at 5k, and I can get the 12 quart box (for now) for 3.75/qt. Has all of the approvals I need and will probably make the accord last for as long as I want to keep it-5-7 years.
Cons? Not the best noack, nor the highest group 4/5 content. Does this really matter, probably not.
Any thoughts on this approach? I've been using castrol edge in both. No complaints other than having to buy a single quart to fill the Acadia. However, I'm not married to Castrol and not convinced there is anything "better" about edge.
Any advice/thoughts/words of wisdom or comfort? 🤣
Thanks.
We've got a 2019 Acadia 3.6 that my wife drives. It's a lease with two years left. I daily a 2019 accord 2.0t. I do oil changes on both.
The Acadia gets a d1g2 oil as required. I'm not too concerned as the 3.6 seems well sorted. The accord, on the other hand, I know has a tendency to dilute and is harder on oil. I've stepped the accord up to a 5w30 as a result. The accord I plan to keep around for a long time.
Both get 5k OCIs...the Acadia because that's about where the oil life monitor puts me, the accord because I don't think I'm good going much beyond that.
I've toyed with going to Amsoil, ravenol, or something "fancy" in the accord to get the lowest noack, highest pao/poe, etc. then I have this rational moment where I realize that at 5k intervals, this might not be that smart and offer much benefit.
After some thought while on vacation, I'm starting to think going to vanilla M1 5w30 in both. Easy to get, should be fine at 5k, and I can get the 12 quart box (for now) for 3.75/qt. Has all of the approvals I need and will probably make the accord last for as long as I want to keep it-5-7 years.
Cons? Not the best noack, nor the highest group 4/5 content. Does this really matter, probably not.
Any thoughts on this approach? I've been using castrol edge in both. No complaints other than having to buy a single quart to fill the Acadia. However, I'm not married to Castrol and not convinced there is anything "better" about edge.
Any advice/thoughts/words of wisdom or comfort? 🤣
Thanks.