dg

How long do you plan to keep the car? The 5w-20 Honda brand does cost a
little more, but it is also a very well crafted oil that gets great used oil
analysis according to the folks at bobistheoilguy.com. You could buy a
cheaper oil and save $5-8 an oil change, but could prove to be a real false
economy if you intend to keep the ar for a while.


"electricked" <welcomehowcome@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8bGdnWT5B4BLLrbdRVn-gg@comcast.com...
> As the car gets older (50+K miles) you can switch to different brand since
> honda brand is expensive.
>
> --Viktor
>
> "apollos1943" <apollos1943@> wrote in message
> news:7f642e28b59da85572b48a7f87d7f655@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000 4 cylinders?
> >
> > Honda recommends their brnad of oil; but is there another product that
is
> just as good ot better?
> >
> > apollos1943
> >
> >
>
>

dg

How long do you plan to keep the car? The 5w-20 Honda brand does cost a
little more, but it is also a very well crafted oil that gets great used oil
analysis according to the folks at bobistheoilguy.com. You could buy a
cheaper oil and save $5-8 an oil change, but could prove to be a real false
economy if you intend to keep the ar for a while.


"electricked" <welcomehowcome@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8bGdnWT5B4BLLrbdRVn-gg@comcast.com...
> As the car gets older (50+K miles) you can switch to different brand since
> honda brand is expensive.
>
> --Viktor
>
> "apollos1943" <apollos1943@> wrote in message
> news:7f642e28b59da85572b48a7f87d7f655@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000 4 cylinders?
> >
> > Honda recommends their brnad of oil; but is there another product that
is
> just as good ot better?
> >
> > apollos1943
> >
> >
>
>

Brian Smith

"dg" <dg@isp.net> wrote in message
news:ILWdnRCEvI_LgLHdRVn-jg@comcast.com...
> How long do you plan to keep the car? The 5w-20 Honda brand does cost a
> little more, but it is also a very well crafted oil that gets great used
oil
> analysis according to the folks at bobistheoilguy.com. You could buy a
> cheaper oil and save $5-8 an oil change, but could prove to be a real
false
> economy if you intend to keep the ar for a while.

Oil and filtre at the local Honda dealer here costs $28.88 (plus tax, of
course). Doesn't matter whether you're using 10W30 or 5W20 or anything in
between.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Brian Smith

"dg" <dg@isp.net> wrote in message
news:ILWdnRCEvI_LgLHdRVn-jg@comcast.com...
> How long do you plan to keep the car? The 5w-20 Honda brand does cost a
> little more, but it is also a very well crafted oil that gets great used
oil
> analysis according to the folks at bobistheoilguy.com. You could buy a
> cheaper oil and save $5-8 an oil change, but could prove to be a real
false
> economy if you intend to keep the ar for a while.

Oil and filtre at the local Honda dealer here costs $28.88 (plus tax, of
course). Doesn't matter whether you're using 10W30 or 5W20 or anything in
between.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Brian Smith

"dg" <dg@isp.net> wrote in message
news:ILWdnRCEvI_LgLHdRVn-jg@comcast.com...
> How long do you plan to keep the car? The 5w-20 Honda brand does cost a
> little more, but it is also a very well crafted oil that gets great used
oil
> analysis according to the folks at bobistheoilguy.com. You could buy a
> cheaper oil and save $5-8 an oil change, but could prove to be a real
false
> economy if you intend to keep the ar for a while.

Oil and filtre at the local Honda dealer here costs $28.88 (plus tax, of
course). Doesn't matter whether you're using 10W30 or 5W20 or anything in
between.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Brian Smith

"dg" <dg@isp.net> wrote in message
news:ILWdnRCEvI_LgLHdRVn-jg@comcast.com...
> How long do you plan to keep the car? The 5w-20 Honda brand does cost a
> little more, but it is also a very well crafted oil that gets great used
oil
> analysis according to the folks at bobistheoilguy.com. You could buy a
> cheaper oil and save $5-8 an oil change, but could prove to be a real
false
> economy if you intend to keep the ar for a while.

Oil and filtre at the local Honda dealer here costs $28.88 (plus tax, of
course). Doesn't matter whether you're using 10W30 or 5W20 or anything in
between.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Stephen Bigelow

"w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:402C1A94.ED40A223@hotmail.com...

> Synthetic oil provides no advantage to cars (which is
> different from aviation) because synthetic still must be
> replaced at same frequency AND it uses smaller molecules to
> lubricate compared to conventional oil.

You should talk to Mercedes, Porsche and Aston Martin.
You could save them some money!

Stephen Bigelow

"w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:402C1A94.ED40A223@hotmail.com...

> Synthetic oil provides no advantage to cars (which is
> different from aviation) because synthetic still must be
> replaced at same frequency AND it uses smaller molecules to
> lubricate compared to conventional oil.

You should talk to Mercedes, Porsche and Aston Martin.
You could save them some money!

Stephen Bigelow

"w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:402C1A94.ED40A223@hotmail.com...

> Synthetic oil provides no advantage to cars (which is
> different from aviation) because synthetic still must be
> replaced at same frequency AND it uses smaller molecules to
> lubricate compared to conventional oil.

You should talk to Mercedes, Porsche and Aston Martin.
You could save them some money!

Stephen Bigelow

"w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:402C1A94.ED40A223@hotmail.com...

> Synthetic oil provides no advantage to cars (which is
> different from aviation) because synthetic still must be
> replaced at same frequency AND it uses smaller molecules to
> lubricate compared to conventional oil.

You should talk to Mercedes, Porsche and Aston Martin.
You could save them some money!

apollos1943

Thank you all for your time and wisdom in this matter.
I intend to keep this car for a few years. Does the brand of engine oil makes the difference?

aopllos1943

apollos1943

Thank you all for your time and wisdom in this matter.
I intend to keep this car for a few years. Does the brand of engine oil makes the difference?

aopllos1943

apollos1943

Thank you all for your time and wisdom in this matter.
I intend to keep this car for a few years. Does the brand of engine oil makes the difference?

aopllos1943

y_p_w

"E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote in message news:<BC50ED6A.48D03%e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>...
> On 2/12/04 6:14 AM, in article
> 7f642e28b59da85572b48a7f87d7f655@loc...o utautos.com, "apollos1943"
> <apollos1943@> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000 4 cylinders?
> >
> > Honda recommends their brnad of oil; but is there another product that is
> > just as good ot better?
> >
> > apollos1943
> >
> >
>
> Stick to name brand oil and make sure it meets the service requirements
> spelled out in your users manual and it will be fine. It all comes from the
> same dinosaur guts (unless you opt for synthetic). This is a religious
> topic. I doubt you will get a single answer to this question.

Some of the new base oils are "Type II" or "Type III" - AKA "hydroisomerized"
or "hydrocracked" petroleum oil. There's been some controversy over
Castrol NA changing their motor oil from mostly PAO (Type IV) to a Type III
base oil, and marketing it as "synthetic".

<http://www.oilhelp.com/about.htm>

Texaco Havoline motor oil was labelled as "Type II" during the Shell/Texaco
joint venture (Equilon). Chevron called their base oil IsoSyn, which is a Type
II base oil they used in Chevron Surpreme and Delo motor oils. I believe
Chevron also patented the process. Since the Chevron/Texaco merger, they
likely use the same formula in different color bottles.

<http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/nafl/auto/content/promotions.shtm>

y_p_w

"E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote in message news:<BC50ED6A.48D03%e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>...
> On 2/12/04 6:14 AM, in article
> 7f642e28b59da85572b48a7f87d7f655@loc...o utautos.com, "apollos1943"
> <apollos1943@> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000 4 cylinders?
> >
> > Honda recommends their brnad of oil; but is there another product that is
> > just as good ot better?
> >
> > apollos1943
> >
> >
>
> Stick to name brand oil and make sure it meets the service requirements
> spelled out in your users manual and it will be fine. It all comes from the
> same dinosaur guts (unless you opt for synthetic). This is a religious
> topic. I doubt you will get a single answer to this question.

Some of the new base oils are "Type II" or "Type III" - AKA "hydroisomerized"
or "hydrocracked" petroleum oil. There's been some controversy over
Castrol NA changing their motor oil from mostly PAO (Type IV) to a Type III
base oil, and marketing it as "synthetic".

<http://www.oilhelp.com/about.htm>

Texaco Havoline motor oil was labelled as "Type II" during the Shell/Texaco
joint venture (Equilon). Chevron called their base oil IsoSyn, which is a Type
II base oil they used in Chevron Surpreme and Delo motor oils. I believe
Chevron also patented the process. Since the Chevron/Texaco merger, they
likely use the same formula in different color bottles.

<http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/nafl/auto/content/promotions.shtm>