What should I use for my next oic?

[dan_erickson]

I have a stash of oil with a few different brands to choose from for my Accord and GP that I have bought on sale over the past two years for under $2 a quart. I will be coming up on another oil change this spring with the Accord, 3.5 V6 with VCM. Also, with my new job I do all city driving now and it is 8 miles each way to and from work. One more thing is that the car has been on a steady diet of Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20 from the day I changed out the FF.

I have to choose from:
Castrol Edge black bottle 0w20
Valvoline Synpower 0w20
Pennzoil Platinum Pure Plus 5w20, I do not think the car will know the difference that it is 5w20 and not 0w20
Franken Brew: 2 quart Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20, 1 quart Mobil 1 0w30, 1 quart Mobil 1 0w40, 1 quart Pennzoil Platinuminum PurePlus 5w20 to bring it to the full level.

I have one Fram Ultra left to use too

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Whatever you've had the longest

 

[dan_erickson]

That would be the 10 quarts of Valvoline

 

[53' Stude]

Since I like Valvoline 1st and SOPUS 2nd I'll vote the Synpower

 

[Nick1994]

I vote for the oil you have the most of.

No FrankenBrew on a new car

 

[Islandvic]

I would use the Castrol Edge or Valvoline SynPower until the stash is gone until the warranty is up. After that, the 5w-20.

I've got a 2013 Pilot EX-L with same motor as your Accord. It has had a steady diet of sale/clearance priced 0w-20 NAPA Synthetic and Mobil 1 Extended Performance since new. I keep diligent records for warranty purposes. I stick to the OLM to 5-10%.

I would save Frankenbrew for GP.

 

[Branson304]

I vote 1) SynPower - 2) Pennzoil Platinum - 3) Castrol Edge

No, your 0W-20 car won't care if you use 5W-20.

 

[dan_erickson]

Seems that the Synpower is taking lead here. I am at 60% on the MM and 18,500 miles on the car so far.