Should I stay or should I go?

[greasegunn]

2008 Honda Accord 4 cylinder. 48,000 miles. Been running Pennzoil Platinum 5w20 and PureOne. Thinking of switching to 0W20. Want to buy locally so my 0W20 choices are: Honda Synthetic Blend, Honda Full Synthetic, Mobil 1, and Castrol Syntec. Plan on changing out based on Maintenance minder which has been about 6,000 miles. Should I stay with Pennzoil Platinum 5w20 or should I go with 0W20, and if so, which one? Thanks.

 

[Quest]

IMHO it' doesn't really matter (difference not obvious to me). Honda Accord 4cyls are easy on oil so no need to fuss over that little bit of difference (between 0W20/ 5W20). Just go with the flow and before you know it, your car body/suspension gonna rot before your engine falls apart due to lubrication.


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[wallyuwl]

The answer is "yes". Whatever you do you'll be fine. If the recommended weight is 5w20, I'd stick with that. Not much benefit to going to a 0 weight, especially because your choices are more limited.

 

[rjacket]

Buy whatever is cheapest

 

[dnewton3]

Either or neither.

Either one will be a fine choice, but to get your value you should greatly extend your OCI.

Neither; they are both a total waste of money at 6k miles. Get a quality conventional oil and save a lot of money, and get the same great wear protection.

 

[greasegunn]

Thanks guys. So there is no real benefit for 0W20 for cold weather starts in central New York?