I know Honda recommends 5W-30, I am just curious to what everyone uses. Thanks.

 

i use 5w30, or maybe 10w30 if its hot out.

 

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i use mobil 1 full synth 5w30 all year

 

Well I am in Arizona where its basicly hot all year round. Right now I run Mobil 1 10w-30, and was wondering if it would be better to run 5w-30.

 

If you have a lot of miles, run 10w-30.

Since you live in a area that is constantly hot, running 10w-30 is the correct.

 

yea use 10W-30

 

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same here

 

if it gets really hot then 10w30 is probably a better choice.

5w40 is good stuff too...the 5w30's tend to drop off a bit once they get used (they end up 5w20, 5w10...)

One thing you will notice is a slight loss in power from switching, although this will probably go away one the oil really heats up.

 

10w30 for warm weather and 5w30 for colder.

 

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everyone should

 

I went from 5w-30 (what the manual recommends to use)

to

10w-30 and it resulted in less oil burning... so I just stuck with it.

 

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everyone should </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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to

10w-30 and it resulted in less oil burning... so I just stuck with it.

</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, the problem I've found is slower response ("transient response")

 

Mobil Synthetic 5w30

 

mobil 1 synthetic 5w30 year round.....

 

its still 80 degrees in texas and its almost november....

10w30

 

5w30 all year cept summer...we get really hot summers

 

i use castrol syntec 0w-30 synthetic year round (special green oil). didnt burn a drop of oil roundtrip from LA to las vegas in 110 degree heat.

 

I have 120k miles and use mobil 1 10w 30. Will I be ok to switch to 5w30?

 

i use honda oil that i get from my dealership. the oem honda oil is actually mobil 1 oil. i use honda 5-30 but i change it every 800 miles or so because it free.

 

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bump

 

yes it wont hurt. i went from mobil 1 10w-30 to castrol syntec 0w-30.

 

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i don't think honda motor oil is synthetic, which is better for your cars engine, i heard. i used Honda motor oil, but i think i'm gonna use mobil 1 on my next oil change.

 

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well considering a lot of people like me switch from 10w30 to 5w30 twice a year i'd assume it would be okay.

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i don't think honda motor oil is synthetic, which is better for your cars engine, i heard. i used Honda motor oil, but i think i'm gonna use mobil 1 on my next oil change.</TD></TR></TABLE>

he didnt say it was synthetic, just that its mobile 1 brand. and its not necessairly better for your engine, it varies from engine to engine.

 

I live in Florida. I use only synthetic, Mobile 1 or Castro syntech, In the summer I go with 15w 50, and sometimes it gets a little chill I go 40. Works good for me!