New motor oil with some major claims

[Tickle]

Lol, seemed everything was not that, yet. You probably ruined it...

So I will join you.

I have been using Honda's motor oil. (If you use service pass you are too)

However for '25 MY it will only be for one year versus two for '23, '24.

I'll switch to M1 next.

To the chaps that use Amsoil... How many miles do you go in-between changes?

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[optronix]

Lol, seemed everything was not that, yet. You probably ruined it...

So I will join you.

I have been using Honda's motor oil. (If you use service pass you are too)

However for '25 MY it will only be for one year versus two for '23, '24.

I'll switch to M1 next.

To the chaps that use Amsoil... How many miles do you go in-between changes?

Probably. I'm just saying, fool me once...

That said, now that I have an Acura and not a Porsche, I have used their oil service once already, and that is probably the end of it. I'm not going to nerd out on which oil I select, like I said I'll most likely just stick with tried and true Mobil1... I'll just take comfort in knowing it's not coming out of a barrel and do it myself.

(I know it probably comes out of a barrel from the Porsche dealer too but at least it's a nicer barrel)

For me I'll probably do it once a season in fall or spring. I typically put less than 5k a year on my cars including several track/autocross events so that's my math. Right or wrong, I actually don't really care. It works.

 

[Clark_Kent]

Oil threads are the worst.

I've seen this before. One exists on every automotive forum, I'm sure of it. People chime in with very strong opinions on what's "the best", and people have very strong opinions that anything other than what they use will undoubtedly lead to catastrophic engine failure.

And then the oil nerds start going on about chemistry concepts they very likely don't understand.

Here's my thoughts. Porsche recommends Mobil1 for all their cars, and most users follow that recommendation. I don't see a whole lot of Porsche engine failures.

I'm fine with Mobil1.

This is right on. These threads are the worst and every forum has them. I've lived through the waves of Royal Purple, Mobil 1, AMSOIL, Shell Rotella T6, Motul 300V, and I'm likely missing a couple. The thinking was if you weren't running the flavor of the week for that time period your engine would seize and fold in on itself in short order. Then there's the silly testing and analysis from Bob is the Oil Guy and Blackstone Laboratories. A majority of these cars are daily drivers and will never see the conditions that would necessitate carefully considering which motor oil you'll need to run and for how long.

Perhaps I'm in the minority, but following the Owner's Manual recommendation of full synthetic 0W-20 motor oil is good enough for me and I won't think twice about it.

 

[menikmati]

Perhaps I'm in the minority, but following the Owner's Manual recommendation of full synthetic 0W-20 motor oil is good enough for me and I won't think twice about it.

I left the boutique oil train and my wallet thanks me.

 

[Bigfx]

This is right on. These threads are the worst and every forum has them. I've lived through the waves of Royal Purple, Mobil 1, AMSOIL, Shell Rotella T6, Motul 300V, and I'm likely missing a couple. The thinking was if you weren't running the flavor of the week for that time period your engine would seize and fold in on itself in short order. Then there's the silly testing and analysis from Bob is the Oil Guy and Blackstone Laboratories. A majority of these cars are daily drivers and will never see the conditions that would necessitate carefully considering which motor oil you'll need to run and for how long.

Perhaps I'm in the minority, but following the Owner's Manual recommendation of full synthetic 0W-20 motor oil is good enough for me and I won't think twice about it.

I agree, I don’t think it matters what oil you use as long as it meets the manufacturer’s standards. IMHO it’s not about the oil you use rather it’s more about how often you change it, which to me has always been 3k mile intervals. Worst case I’m throwing some money away but it’s cheap piece of mind.

 

[optronix]

I agree, I don’t think it matters what oil you use as long as it meets the manufacturer’s standards. IMHO it’s not about the oil you use rather it’s more about how often you change it, which to me has always been 3k mile intervals. Worst case I’m throwing some money away but it’s cheap piece of mind.

Yeah I think you're throwing a not insignificant amount of money away. The 3k mile myth was back when dinosaur juice was the only option. Oil and engine technology have come a long way, despite my earlier claims of oil nerds being the worst.

They are, but you can definitely go longer than 3k miles on full synthetic, unless you're running a top fuel dragster or F1.

I'm still with the once-a-year theory but only because I do track my cars... which hypocritically as I mentioned earlier puts me at ~5k miles between oil changes. But if I didn't do race stuff I'd go the full 15k or whatever the owner's manual says.

 

[s2kdriver80]

Oil threads are the worst.

I've seen this before. One exists on every automotive forum, I'm sure of it. People chime in with very strong opinions on what's "the best", and people have very strong opinions that anything other than what they use will undoubtedly lead to catastrophic engine failure.

And then the oil nerds start going on about chemistry concepts they very likely don't understand.

Here's my thoughts. Porsche recommends Mobil1 for all their cars, and most users follow that recommendation. I don't see a whole lot of Porsche engine failures.

I'm fine with Mobil1.

I ran with Mobil 1 EP 10W-30 exclusively on my S2000 until I sold it at 315k miles, after 18 years of "spirited" 9k-rpm driving. No qualms about using this oil. Most people won't need anything better, should save their money.

 

[jcb]

30 dollars for 5 qts - valvoline restore and protect
premium filter another 10 dollars maybe 15
my shop labor for 20 minutes about 40 dollars (they dispose of it...yes, I changed my own oil for years....ths is just easier and they inspect everything as they are OCD pros....).

Done.

OCI is short- this is so cheap as to make it silly to shoot for long oci's....and short oci's imho are what are best for an engine.....yes, overkill, yes not as cost efficient as possible, but I am of the mindset that keeping the car long term is saving the most money if fuel costs remain sane...and I suspect a lot of on this forum are like this (or at least want to take the best care of the engine).

Local dealer will do oem materials on special for 80 to 100 dollars...so this better oil, better filter, and a top level master mechanic not the oil monkey at the dealer.
Matters.

 

[egxflash]

Yeah I think you're throwing a not insignificant amount of money away. The 3k mile myth was back when dinosaur juice was the only option. Oil and engine technology have come a long way, despite my earlier claims of oil nerds being the worst.

They are, but you can definitely go longer than 3k miles on full synthetic, unless you're running a top fuel dragster or F1.

I'm still with the once-a-year theory but only because I do track my cars... which hypocritically as I mentioned earlier puts me at ~5k miles between oil changes. But if I didn't do race stuff I'd go the full 15k or whatever the owner's manual says.

Same here. The idea of 3k intervals on boutique synthetic is bonkers to me.

A lot of people will call it "cheap insurance" but is it really "cheap" if it's really just wasting money?

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