best oil ?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Jack Tseng, Dec 10, 2006.

  1. Jack Tseng

    Jack Tseng Guest

    I have a 2002 Accord V6 at 60K mileages. Should I put Prolong, Zmax,
    Duralube, slick50, or Amsoil for J30A1 engine?

    Jack
     
    Jack Tseng, Dec 10, 2006
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  2. Jack Tseng

    jim beam Guest

    none of the above.

    1. a lot of oil additives are useless. for instance;
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1997/12/petapp62.97.htm
    2. don't pay a lot of money for something where you don't know exactly
    what it is.
    3. even if you find "information" that purports to tell you what it is,
    chances are it's incorrect and that the manufacturer has gone to great
    lengths to keep that information out of the public domain where
    consumers can then form accurate opinions. "synthetic oil" for example.

    bottom line - just use a good quality branded oil. some are worth
    avoiding, [like motorcraft which plays heck with seals on older
    vehicles] but otherwise, save your money and enjoy honda reliability
    using standard motor oil like you buy in woolmort.

    further reading:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil
     
    jim beam, Dec 10, 2006
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  3. Jack Tseng

    Tegger Guest


    Whatever you like. Just change it often.
     
    Tegger, Dec 10, 2006
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  4. Jack Tseng

    Tegger Guest


    Disregard my last message! I was replying to the Subject line, not the body
    of the message, which was very different from the Subject line!

    I second what jim beam said! DON'T put ANY additives in your oil. Additives
    are a dumb idea.

    Use any name-brand motor oil and a Honda filter.
     
    Tegger, Dec 10, 2006
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  5. NONE of the above!

    Only alternative to Honda fluid is RedLine...

    JT
     
    Grumpy AuContraire, Dec 10, 2006
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  6. Jack Tseng

    John Horner Guest

    Stay away from the additives. Use any major brand oil in the weight
    your manual calls for. Change it at the severe service intervals. Use
    a quality oil filter. Stop worrying.

    John
     
    John Horner, Dec 11, 2006
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