hi, honda fans, been driving vtec for almost 4 yrs now... own a b16..
im in a dilemma here,, i ve been using honda oem vtec lev oil, SL 15w 40, recently i open my valvecover to see some black sludge, then i switch to mobil1 super xhp, 15w 40.
My question is can i use mobil 1 15w 40, for my dohc vtec ( high rev) or do i have to switch back to my honda oem oil?
i live in a hot country in asia so im sticking with 15w 40. im concern with mobil 1 as i do not if its suitable for high rev engine, as i don wana wear my cams or rocker. im using s2 stage 1.
Does vtec needs special oil or any oil would do.
Any comments is appreciated. thanks

 

there's no such thing as vtec oil,i use 10w 30 on my b16 and it turns a golden brown after like 1000 miles.

 

Are you changing your oil and spark plugs religiously at 1,000 miles?

IF not, that's your problem.





Seriously, just get some 10w30 full synthetic and you're fine.

 

wow vtec oil. but no you can use normal 10-30 oil.

 

oil can be considered vtec fluid lol...

anyway to the op, i use castrol syntec 10w-30 and i have no complaints whatsoever

 

castrol 10w-30 goin into a 99 em1 here. when i rebuild the motor a few months back for boost, no sludge, just golden brown

 

you'll be ok with 10w40.

 

ok thx people. Any1 here uses mobil 1 too?
btw they really is vtec oil from HONDA... its made by idemitsu
we get it here in asia, don knw about USA

 

I use Mobil1 5w30 Full sythetic, no problems.

 

yeah id use 5w30 anything else is really pointless, and mobil 1 is known to burn off as well so i would use something else

 

sm rating 10w-30 ( am i right?) would be perfect

 

Picture of bottle?
Not doubting you, Im just curious. Thanks.

 

http://asia.vtec.net/topics/oil1.html

google'd honda vtec oil and this was the first link

 

"VTEC oil" is just a lower weight oil, it has nothing to do with VTEC and im surprised theyre calling it VTEC oil. haha


Stick with whatever oil you please, VTEC oil will not make your VTEC crack harder haha.

 

 

I use 5w30 Mobil 1. But, I own a D16y8 with 200k on it already. Runs so much smoother than regular or synthetic blend. However, it was straight black after 5k.

 

OP

IMO 40w should be fine if it's as hot as you say. You can use a 5w40 if you'd like. The 5 is the weight when the oil is cold. It help's it to flow better when the engine is cold on start up.

I'm not a big fan of synthetic oil's. I am a big fan of regular oil changes.

I use 10w30 in my turboed Subaru (112,000 miles) during the Summer and 5w30 during the Winter. I use whatever oil is on sale Mobil 5000, Pennzoil, Shell, Texaco, etc

 

lmao when i seen that. wow vtec oil i guess you learn something new everyday.

 

lofl

 

naw *** that change it every 1,000 miles
by the time these douchebags are on their flying cars you will still be rolling on your b16 car

yeah!!!! bitchezzz

 

 

^^ belive it or dont i went over 60 miles already.. im freaking out i think my motor is gonna blow AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

you should be fine running mobil 1 15w40, what I would do is run it 4500-5000km then change it and after about two or three of those quick oil changes you should be fine then you can go back to your normal km intervals. The honda 15w40 oil is a semi-synthetic where the mobil 1 is fully synthetic which shouldn't sludge up your b16.

as stated the op said he lives in asia which depends on the part they live in but it does get extremely hot over there.

 

your kiding right?!

dont change your plugs at 1k there is no point, they are still new,
changing your oil at 1k for a street car and full synthetic is a waste.
if you do any of this your throwing your money in the trash.

op be carfull with full synthetic, every time i have put it in my cars, i have noticed it burns alot quicker, i stick to castrol 5-30 or 10-30 synthetic blend.

you should be fine with 10w40.