Please recommend me some oil.

[Familyguy]

My VUE (actually, it's now the ex's VUE) with the Honda J35 engine (same as your Acura) runs great on Motorcraft 5W-20 Synthetic Blend. $12.50/jug at Walmart. I use Napa Gold/Wix filters. The oil change monitor goes off around 6500 miles like clockwork for a mixture of highway and city driving. Out of curiosity, I took off the front valve cover to take a peek and it literally looked like it had just rolled off the assembly line. It's got 60k miles on it.

Best,

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
OCI correct

OLM = Oil life monitor

UOA = Used oil analysis

Royal purple and Amsoil filters on the other forum...

Bill, wasnt there a BITOG acronym listing somewhere. I've seen the glossary of terms at the home page directory, but I recall seing an acronym and abreviation list somewhere - maybe as a sticky? Maybe that was in my Yarisword forum and I'm confused ...

 

[Steve S]

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
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My Dad has the same engine in his Honda powered VUE and it runs great with anything. Clean as new with 100k coming up.

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How do you know? Pulled the pistons out and looked at the ring lands?

Bill doesn't seem to have the automotive issues you post about at times so I would have to side with Bill.

 

[Steve S]

Originally Posted By: gtg441w
I picked up a K&N filter yesterday. Does anyone have experience with these, because I really don't. It was just a dollar more than the Mobil 1 filter. I could easily go back and return it for a different filter though.
You just spent 2 or 3X the money on a filter than you needed to. Hondas run many hundreds of thousands of miles jiffy lube oil and filter changes . The most important filter is the air filter. Fret over the air filter and clean air to the engine.

 

[dparm]

The OEM Honda filter is pretty good. I used to buy them by the case.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: Steve S
Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
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My Dad has the same engine in his Honda powered VUE and it runs great with anything. Clean as new with 100k coming up.

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How do you know? Pulled the pistons out and looked at the ring lands?

Bill doesn't seem to have the automotive issues you post about at times so I would have to side with Bill.
Interesting logic. There is no side. Of course its all about "feelings" these days, logic is out the window.
Without a teardown and inspection of this critical area you cannot say how "clean" the engine is. Under the VC? well thats a small start but not the enchilada.