Originally Posted By: Mau
Originally Posted By: Boss302fan
I purchased a new 2003 Acura MDX with the V6 in 03 and was glad to dump it in 2011 at 135K miles. It ticked from 90K on, after 3K-5K OCI's it whole life(90% rural driving at 45MPH+).
I would say, that I used syn just about every oil change after the first 5000 miles. Changing the oil on a short OCI did not help my engine. I am pretty sure I used Mobil 1... Unless of course the Acura dealer lied to me and charged me for syn and used conventional. Who knows.
Very poor engine design is 100% the problem...
LOL I hope you looked into a valve adjustment instead of deeming the engine design at fault. Your 2003 3.5L is very different from the Pilots. Your 3.5 is similar to my 3.5 and its a smooth and quiet engine.
Valve adjustments were done and did nothing...
Originally Posted By: Boss302fan
I purchased a new 2003 Acura MDX with the V6 in 03 and was glad to dump it in 2011 at 135K miles. It ticked from 90K on, after 3K-5K OCI's it whole life(90% rural driving at 45MPH+).
I would say, that I used syn just about every oil change after the first 5000 miles. Changing the oil on a short OCI did not help my engine. I am pretty sure I used Mobil 1... Unless of course the Acura dealer lied to me and charged me for syn and used conventional. Who knows.
Very poor engine design is 100% the problem...
LOL I hope you looked into a valve adjustment instead of deeming the engine design at fault. Your 2003 3.5L is very different from the Pilots. Your 3.5 is similar to my 3.5 and its a smooth and quiet engine.
Valve adjustments were done and did nothing...