EM2_PLo

I've read about our transmission being sensitive and only using Honda ATF, but how about the motor oil? Is it highly recommended to use Honda motor oil as well or is any kind of motor oil good?

lowlife9

it says rite in the manual you do not have to use honda brand motor oil.but i wouldn't go putting wallmart oil in it.

TailZ

I use Mobil 1/Castrol Syntec from Walmart. I just get the 5qt jugs and whichever is cheaper.

hottunedcars

Mobil 1/Castrol is a very good oil. I think what lowlife9 was saying is that you should put oil that costs 1$/5liters in the car

jerm__

^ haha ya, cause Walmart actually sells most brands of motor oil

ourbloodykisses

think with your dipstick jimmy.

EM2_PLo

lol fkn lil irish dude... I know it's alright to use another motor oil, but the reason why I was asking is because I wanted to know if the honda motor oil was better quality than quaker state, castrol, and all those motor oils always on special at autozone.

20-EM2-05

5W-20 for lower mileage
10W-30 for higher mileage

Just switched to 10-30 when I hit 100K.

Go with some castrol or mobile 1. Don't think buying royal purple or some 12$ a quart will be the best thing.

ourbloodykisses

hm, ive never heard of using thicker oil after 100k miles. anyone can vouch for this?

Maple50175

What brand is the Honda Oil? It's almost cheaper to get that then the stuff at autozone.

waht brand ideally is it?

EM2_PLo

yeah that's why I'm asking... it's like $2.70 a quart. If the quality is just as good and costs less than the other motor oils, so I can switch to the honda motor oil.

B serious

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, that D series is a super sensitive peice of machinery.

Honda just takes someone else's oil and slaps their label on it. I :think: it's just rebadged valvoline. Just use the correct weight oil in any brand. Not sure why everyone's so mental for synthetic. If the oil is worth more than the engine you're putting it in...you're doing something wrong.

reqy

I believe Honda uses either castrol or Mobil 1. Remember seeing them put in castrol and having to drain it because i asked for synthetic(Mobil 1).

Masho

Mobil 1 worked great on my 2nd oil change, it was like cough syrup for my sickly infested car. Then the oil seal broke and wasted $25 bucks of mobil 1 all over my driveway -.-

But ya, mobil 1 was good.

lowlife9

i meant not put that no name **** in the black bottle at the end of the shelf with dust all over it in your car mobile 1 syn is fine. i use amsoil.