Best oil for the K20
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Best oil for the K20
What is the Best oil weight and brand for the K20Z1 ? i heard 10w is good for Vtec but i don't know i always ran 5W20 in my evo and sti's
on in my stroke evo i used 10W
on in my stroke evo i used 10W
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well oil is strictly opinion. I've heard guys say they run thicker oil and explain its because vtec is built on oil pressure. And brand will just be a pissing contest.
From my job I run castrol full synthetic 5w-30 because our oil salesman has the best oil arguments.
From my job I run castrol full synthetic 5w-30 because our oil salesman has the best oil arguments.
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k's have low oil pressure in the backside of the head, for that reason I do not recomend 5w-20 for them. I use 5w-30 in the winter and 10w-30 or 40 in the summer.
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I've been running 5W30. Usually run Royal Purple. Heard and experienced amazing things with it. And my cost on it is cheaper than Mobil 1. haha.
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i guess im just confused on why nobody runs the recommended oil weight..? my hatch is just stock(internally) for now, ive been running amsoil 5-20 weight oil for the 30k worth of mileage i put on it, and have not seen a problem..?
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For a K20, I'd run 5W-30 Castrol GTX. I run it in my K24A1. GTX is one of the best natural oils out there and has a low ash content. I'm not a huge believer in synthetics for daily driving with naturally aspirated engines. Just a waste of money if you ask me - unless you're running forced induction, see exceptionally high oil temps, or run extended oil change intervals (5000mi+).
Honda-branded oil is essentially Mobil Drive Clean. ExxonMobil oil isn't bad stuff at all, but I personally prefer Castrol.
5W-20 was specified in K20A3s for the sole purpose of incrementally increasing fuel mileage in order to theoretically boost federal CAFE numbers. Realistically, it doesn't do squat.
5W-30 offers better hot burn-off resistance and high-RPM shear resistance, which is why it is specified for the K20A2, K20Z1, K20Z3, K24A2, etc. There is no problem using 5W-30 in a K20A3.
Newsflash: Most viscosities of standard Mobil 1 (along with most viscosities of standard Castrol Syntec) are created from Group III basestocks, which means it is essentially based on natural oil and is not a fully synthetic oil. There are a few M1 and Syntec options available out there that are based on the fully synthetic Group IV basestocks though, along with the other full synthetics like AMSOIL.
Honda-branded oil is essentially Mobil Drive Clean. ExxonMobil oil isn't bad stuff at all, but I personally prefer Castrol.
5W-30 offers better hot burn-off resistance and high-RPM shear resistance, which is why it is specified for the K20A2, K20Z1, K20Z3, K24A2, etc. There is no problem using 5W-30 in a K20A3.
Newsflash: Most viscosities of standard Mobil 1 (along with most viscosities of standard Castrol Syntec) are created from Group III basestocks, which means it is essentially based on natural oil and is not a fully synthetic oil. There are a few M1 and Syntec options available out there that are based on the fully synthetic Group IV basestocks though, along with the other full synthetics like AMSOIL.
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Re: Best oil for the K20
: Most viscosities of standard Mobil 1 (along with most viscosities of standard Castrol Syntec) are created from Group III basestocks, which means it is essentially based on natural oil and is not a fully synthetic oil. There are a few M1 and Syntec options available out there that are based on the fully synthetic Group IV basestocks though, along with the other full synthetics like AMSOIL.
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For a K20, I'd run 5W-30 Castrol GTX. I run it in my K24A1. GTX is one of the best natural oils out there and has a low ash content. I'm not a huge believer in synthetics for daily driving with naturally aspirated engines. Just a waste of money if you ask me - unless you're running forced induction, see exceptionally high oil temps, or run extended oil change intervals (5000mi+).
Honda-branded oil is essentially Mobil Drive Clean. ExxonMobil oil isn't bad stuff at all, but I personally prefer Castrol.
5W-20 was specified in K20A3s for the sole purpose of incrementally increasing fuel mileage in order to theoretically boost federal CAFE numbers. Realistically, it doesn't do squat.
5W-30 offers better hot burn-off resistance and high-RPM shear resistance, which is why it is specified for the K20A2, K20Z1, K20Z3, K24A2, etc. There is no problem using 5W-30 in a K20A3.
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Honda-branded oil is essentially Mobil Drive Clean. ExxonMobil oil isn't bad stuff at all, but I personally prefer Castrol.
5W-20 was specified in K20A3s for the sole purpose of incrementally increasing fuel mileage in order to theoretically boost federal CAFE numbers. Realistically, it doesn't do squat.
5W-30 offers better hot burn-off resistance and high-RPM shear resistance, which is why it is specified for the K20A2, K20Z1, K20Z3, K24A2, etc. There is no problem using 5W-30 in a K20A3.
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Re: Best oil for the K20
Motul, Amsoil, Royal Purple... are just a few names of some of the full synthetic oils that are out there.
I have used Motul on my mini-me and my almost fully built B18C and I never experienced any lost of oil... It made the engines run smoother and I couldn't be more happier!
I have used Motul on my mini-me and my almost fully built B18C and I never experienced any lost of oil... It made the engines run smoother and I couldn't be more happier!
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Re: Best oil for the K20
I use the recommended weight and it tends burn when on when i auto-x so i think going one weight higher in the summer is something that could help keep the oil from burning thats all ...
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This kinda has to do with the subject, a good thing I like to use every couple of oil changes is the Lucas Oil Synthetic Oil Stabilizer also every few months I use the Lucas Oil Fuel System cleaner. The first time I used the fuel cleaner I noticed a big difference, no lie. If you've been running an aftermarket intake, then use this to help clean out all the extra crap that gets inside. It's like $10 and it lasts for about a 100 gallons of gas, so just a good squeeze after you fill up and it will clean your injectors and fuel lines. Lucas Oil products ftw.