Im running Mobil 1 synthetic

I am going to be going to a track day in about a month. Should I switch to some red line synthetic?

 

I have always used Mobil 1 5w-30 synthetic in all my Hondas and it has never let me down. It is great stuff!

 

I burn so much oil, it would be silly to use anything but el cheapo 10w30...

-Chris, who wishes he bought oil stock a couple of years ago...

 

i use the mobil 5-30, b/c it burns easily and wont sludge up, hate it b/c it burns too easily, love redline, but too expensive, want to keep using synthetic, is there a moderately priced one that wont burn as easily (my freind in his 99 lude has the same prob)

 

I run 15w50 (in my Miata).

Speaking of... she gets an oil change this week prior to VIR this weekend.

 

10-30 Mobil one

 

5-30 mobil 1

Bryan

 

Yep.

 

Well, this "new" motor will get mobil 1 5w-30, the old (rip) motor went through a quart of mobil 1 every 2 sessions... Non synthetic mobil didn't burn as much, only about 1.5 quarts a day

 

since Corey has a top-secret oil-injection system, almost as secret as the AGSM 5 Spec-Q Gold-edition...

 

I've had Hondas in the past that would burn some oil when I used Mobil 1. I started using Valvoline Synthetic 5-30 and have never had the problem again.

 

Yes, here also.

Less consumption was observed when I switched from 5W-30 to 10W-30.


Will
-who *just* changed his oil in preparation for VIR this weekend.
-who also found Mobil 1 on sale at BJ's for $3.89/qt.

 

Mobil 1 of course.
Honda really only recommends 5W30 up to 95 degrees F, hence I use 10W30 in the hottest summer months.

 

Probably whatever Fauth suggests is A Good Thing since he's a national champion (good to have you here BTW David).

Personally I put 5W30 Mobil 1 in the car - and have done so since it had 5000 miles on it. It does smoke on lifts and shifts (valve guides I'm told) but has 6-7% leakdown. Not bad for 4 years of autocrossing and 20 or so track weekends.

--rice

 

The manuals I have say that 5W-30 is the prefered oil for all temps. It also states that "You may use 10W-30 if the temp. in your area never goes below 20*. 5W & 10W are the winter rates of the multi oils. 30 is the viscosity when it warms up. Using 10W-30 instead of 5W-30 doesn't give you any more high temp. protection.

 

Wow. I guess I'm the only one using Leading Edge motor oil....

 

im a Castrol Syntec man!