Maybe a noob question but on the oil cap it recommends you use 5w-30, I was wondering if it really matters whether you use that or 10w-30?

 

If you read the owner's manual it will explain the oil viscosity and what to use.

 

Yup. 5W30 is recommended as the preferred viscosity at all temperatures. If the outside temperature is above 18 degrees F, you can use 10W30 instead, but 5W30 is still preferred at all temperatures. That's what the manual says.

You DO have the owner's manual, don't you? If not, you can buy one the same place you can buy the service manual - here.

 

no, i do not have the owners manual. The only thing that came with the car when I bought it, was the car. Thanks for the info though!

 

we still haven't told you anything the cap didn't. honda designed the engine for 30w oil at operating temp. both 5 or 10-30 are fine. there is just little reason to use 10-30 when 5-30 has the same film at temp and flows easier cold.