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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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the oil cap says 5w20 but its is next to impossible
to find for my 2004 honda pilot I was told by
ole boy at advance to just use 5w30 will this be a
problem at all will it hurt the motor in any way



also how many quarts of trans fluid do they hold
4x4
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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The 5w30 is fine. You might see a slight decrease in fuel efficiency.
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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yeah your o.k running 5w-30 and I believe they hold 3.5 quarts of trans fluid...
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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5w-30 will be fine, but that's kinda odd that nobody stocks it.

You'll need to buy 4 quarts of Honda ATF for the transmission. It will take about ~3.7 or so.
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