Alright, i was just cleaning out my glove compartment and i noticed a paper in there from when i did my first oil change at the dealer. I noticed it said 5W-20. I could have sworn i saw 5W-30 on my oil cap..... I check my owners manual and i notice that it does in fact say the Si takes 5W-30, only the EX and lower take 5W-20. Anyway, now i'm really annoyed because i've been getting shitty gas mileage (20-21mpg) and i dont want to compromise the longevity of my engine, not even by the smallest means.

Should i take my car back to the dealer and make them replace the oil with the correct oil for Si(5w-30)??? or are they gonna try and throw a line at me saying that 5w20 is fine for the Si even though the owners manual calls for 5w-30.....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xmx250 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Alright, i was just cleaning out my glove compartment and i noticed a paper in there from when i did my first oil change at the dealer. I noticed it said 5W-20. I could have sworn i saw 5W-30 on my oil cap..... I check my owners manual and i notice that it does in fact say the Si takes 5W-30, only the EX and lower take 5W-20. Anyway, now i'm really annoyed because i've been getting shitty gas mileage (20-21mpg) and i dont want to compromise the longevity of my engine, not even by the smallest means.

Should i take my car back to the dealer and make them replace the oil with the correct oil for Si(5w-30)??? or are they gonna try and throw a line at me saying that 5w20 is fine for the Si even though the owners manual calls for 5w-30.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

take it back.

 

Yeah X, i think i'm gonna do that. now i gotta waste more time thanks to them, i cant wait to hear the B.S. they are gonna tell me.....

 

just called and they told me that the techs go by the cap on the engine. Supposedly they just bill 5w-20 but they do put the right stuff in. I dont even know if i should believe them

now i know why some of you guys bring your own oil.....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xmx250 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah X, i think i'm gonna do that. now i gotta waste more time thanks to them, i cant wait to hear the B.S. they are gonna tell me.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

tell them you want the 800 number to honda and you want it logged that this happened.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1941821

 

I dunno if I'd buy they just bill 5w20 and put in the correct weight. At our dealer we have 5w20 in the bulk tank outside thats put in with the oil guns. That oil is a bit cheaper than the qts. of Honda 5w30 or 10w30. So unless their parts dept. likes losing money, they put the wrong oil in. I'd make em do it over again.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xmx250 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just called and they told me that the techs go by the cap on the engine. Supposedly they just bill 5w-20 but they do put the right stuff in. I dont even know if i should believe them

now i know why some of you guys bring your own oil.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

On my first oil change they did the same to me. I also paid to change to new MTF.

My paperwork said they put 5w20 and ATF!!! in my SI

they game me that same b.s. line over the phone about how "that's what the computer prints out or defaults to" Long story short, asked for the 800 number and they changed the MTF and the oil. They had the empty bottles for me when I got there. New MTF and they even used Honda 5w30 oil and not their normal quaker state out of the drums.

First and last oil change at the dealer

 

Same thing happend to me they had put 10w 30 in mine but not at a dealership i was freakin mad. But since we can put 10w 30 in our cars i didnt wind up taking it out.

 

I just looked at my receipt from the dealer the other day, they put 5W20 in mine too so im going to go raise hell monday.

 

I live off of Royal Purple... Screw the dealers.

 

No need for you guys to get bent out of shape. What is billed out is from the service advisor not the tech doing the work most all the time, it is at the dealer I work for.

If this upsets you or makes you uneasy, don't call, complain, organize a march, or make a post, just take your business to another dealer. It's not like they put hybrid oil in, it's not going to make a bit of difference. Accords, CRVs, elements, and other k-series cars all use 5-20. You think there is that much of a difference between the two motors that it will cause engine damage? Come on use your head.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxmatt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No need for you guys to get bent out of shape. What is billed out is from the service advisor not the tech doing the work most all the time, it is at the dealer I work for.

If this upsets you or makes you uneasy, don't call, complain, organize a march, or make a post, just take your business to another dealer. It's not like they put hybrid oil in, it's not going to make a bit of difference. Accords, CRVs, elements, and other k-series cars all use 5-20. You think there is that much of a difference between the two motors that it will cause engine damage? Come on use your head.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Bottom line is that it's my car with 5k miles on it. I thought that they could at least respect the fact that I wanted the correct fluids in it. They did, swapped them out for me with no hassle on my lunchbreak and thats it.

I didn't say it caused any damage or would.

It was the first oil change I've had done on a car in about 10 years or more and I think from now on, I'll just change the new car's oil in the driveway like the others.

 

5w20 is fine in your car.

do it yourself in the future

 

Our parts department sucks at billing out the right oil. It's up to us techs to make sure the right oil is used.

 

sometimes they have one type of oil listed for billing purposes, so there is less paper work for their records.

 

I have checked my last 3 receipts for oil changes, and noticed that they all say 5w-20. I don't see how that makes your car have such good gas mileage. I have never had less than 29 mpg, and I definitely do not try to drive like a grandma..

 

I bet your car did not come with a full tank of 93 octtane either!

 

I work for a dealer and I can tell you that our bulk oil is 5w20 so all of our bills say 5w20 unless the customer wants synthetic. Also alot of techs do not care if they put the right oil in the car.

 

Thats why I never let anyone touch my car. I do everything myself.

 

Royal Purple all around... 5W30

 

im not goin to the dealer for my oil changes. I dont know what brand theyre gonna put in. My salesman told me it only needed 87 octane... It even says 91 on the fuel door!

Speaking of which, anyone have any tips on getting the filter off? taht thing is in the worst place ever...


Modified by zid at 3:05 PM 4/16/2007

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pampass_pmw &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I bet your car did not come with a full tank of 93 octtane either! </TD></TR></TABLE>

You shouldn't be hammering on the car that first 300 miles anyway.

 

I'm almost certain they put 87 in my Si when it was new. The salesman told me it takes 87....... I didnt even correct him

 

I bet your car did not come with a full tank of 93 octtane either!

You shouldn't be hammering on the car that first 300 miles anyway.

The manual says what octane regardless of the duty of the engine. And I did not even put my si into vtech till 500 miles.