Best oil for high Milage accord?

[530-CB7]

I was told that I rebuild my engine to run it with 5-30 for a while then switch to 10-30 after u put about 10000 miles on it

[Bryans 90accord]

Penzoil is the only oil i use, i used it on my f22 when had it with a 140xxx too 240xxx, motor ran 100%, no problems, change oil every 2900 miles. iv read about penzoil and done my research, its not a bad oil at all. all my friends use it and are motors are fine, i just tor down my f22 and shit was clean for 240xxx, now i have a jdm h22 with penzoil. sometimes ill run my H a quart low, if im going to street race.

Synthetic doesnt destroy seals, but it is very thin oil, which if you have seals with many miles on it, and small oil leaks, the oil will piss out of it.

My opion on this oil, and if u want to see the bottom of my f22 and the top i have no problems sending pictures,

[Bryans 90accord]

I was told that I rebuild my engine to run it with 5-30 for a while then switch to 10-30 after u put about 10000 miles on it

5-30 is a little thicker then 10-30, did the same thing for my break in, changed the oil at 500 miles, then 2000 miles, then 3000 from then on.
WRONG 5w-30 is thinner, then 10w-30. My fault. idk what i was thinking
also your suppose to run 5-30 during the cold weather, and 10-30 for the hot days.

[oyajicool]

5-30 is a little thicker then 10-30, did the same thing for my break in, changed the oil at 500 miles, then 2000 miles, then 3000 from then on.

also your suppose to run 5-30 during the cold weather, and 10-30 for the hot days.

So you want to run on THICKER OIL (5-30) during winter and THINNER OIL (10-30) during summer????? What you are saying is does not make sense.

Viscosity index 5 is thinner than index 10.
You want thinner oil during winter to help lubricate at cold start up.

[Bryans 90accord]

So you want to run on THICKER OIL (5-30) during winter and THINNER OIL (10-30) during summer????? What you are saying is does not make sense.

Viscosity index 5 is thinner than index 10.
You want thinner oil during winter to help lubricate at cold start up.

it depends on the temperature, 5w-30 i thought was thicker, unless its like 20 degrees out and like u said helps cold start up. my bad

[Leung]

it depends on the temperature, 5w-30 i thought was thicker, unless its like 20 degrees out and like u said helps cold start up. my bad

Nope, 5w30 is more fluid like than 10w30 when at a low temperature.

" The SAE classifications characterises the viscosity at low and high temperature of the lubricant. The grade is given by two numbers separated by the letter W (meaning winter).

The first number, followed by W represents the low temperature viscosity, 5W, 10W, 15W... the lower this number, the more fluid at low temperature the oils, the easier the engine starts.

The second number gives the high temperature viscosity: 30, 40, 50. The higher this number, the more viscous the oil when hot.

http://www.tuninglinx.com/html/a_oil.html"

[Bryans 90accord]

Nope, 5w30 is more fluid like than 10w30 when at a low temperature.

" The SAE classifications characterises the viscosity at low and high temperature of the lubricant. The grade is given by two numbers separated by the letter W (meaning winter).

The first number, followed by W represents the low temperature viscosity, 5W, 10W, 15W... the lower this number, the more fluid at low temperature the oils, the easier the engine starts.

The second number gives the high temperature viscosity: 30, 40, 50. The higher this number, the more viscous the oil when hot.

http://www.tuninglinx.com/html/a_oil.html"

idk why i was thinking thicker, i stand corrected. i know about oil visconsity i get shit mixed up sometimes, sorry for faulty info. i know your suppose to run thin oil in the winter, maybe i had a brain fart.

[Leung]

idk why i was thinking thicker, i stand corrected. i know about oil visconsity i get shit mixed up sometimes, sorry for faulty info. i know your suppose to run thin oil in the winter, maybe i had a brain fart.

[Joey GT-R]

So I guess Pennzoil's got some vouches now....and now everybody's now discussing weight. But it still boils down to preference. I use 10W-30 simply because if I do ever have a leak it won't leak as quickly. But I live in North Florida now and not Virginia, so I may go down to a 5W-30 since the winters here are very mellow. I'm actually possibly moving to Orlando, so if that happens I'm definitely going to lower my weight.

sometimes ill run my H a quart low, if im going to street race.

Why would you want your engine low on oil when you're pushing it to the limit?

[Leung]

So I guess Pennzoil's got some vouches now....and now everybody's now discussing weight. But it still boils down to preference. I use 10W-30 simply because if I do ever have a leak it won't leak as quickly. But I live in North Florida now and not Virginia, so I may go down to a 5W-30 since the winters here are very mellow. I'm actually possibly moving to Orlando, so if that happens I'm definitely going to lower my weight.




Why would you want your engine low on oil when you're pushing it to the limit?

I don't know why people do that either.. i have a buddy that had an Eclipse do that also and "had" was the key word. I doubt it's for shaving weight from the car but i figured under race conditions, you'd want to a little more oil in a stock pan so that in hard corners and high revving that the pump has something to suck up instead of air.

[Accord problems]

Penzoil is the only oil i use, i used it on my f22 when had it with a 140xxx too 240xxx, motor ran 100%, no problems, change oil every 2900 miles. iv read about penzoil and done my research, its not a bad oil at all. all my friends use it and are motors are fine, i just tor down my f22 and shit was clean for 240xxx, now i have a jdm h22 with penzoil. sometimes ill run my H a quart low, if im going to street race.

Synthetic doesnt destroy seals, but it is very thin oil, which if you have seals with many miles on it, and small oil leaks, the oil will piss out of it.

My opion on this oil, and if u want to see the bottom of my f22 and the top i have no problems sending pictures,

send me pics please .

[oyajicool]

So I guess Pennzoil's got some vouches now....and now everybody's now discussing weight. But it still boils down to preference. I use 10W-30 simply because if I do ever have a leak it won't leak as quickly. But I live in North Florida now and not Virginia, so I may go down to a 5W-30 since the winters here are very mellow. I'm actually possibly moving to Orlando, so if that happens I'm definitely going to lower my weight. :

Do you really want to lower your viscosity index as you come down further south in FL, for winter? I guess that is what you prefer.

[Joey GT-R]

Do you really want to lower your viscosity index as you come down further south in FL, for winter? I guess that is what you prefer.

I don't see why not. In Jacksonville the winters may dip down to the 40s; in Virginia they would go to the single digits. If I move further down winters would probably be 50s or maybe even 60s. So I don't necessarily need a thicker oil, I mainly used 10W for leaks but now my car leaks no oil, and I'm doing a rebuild in December, so it will continue to not leak oil.

[oyajicool]

Whatever works for you!! More power to you!!

[SoxMotorsports]

ive always used volvoline 5w30 with the lucas additive can vouch for the stuff it works used it in my rigs for years, i use the fuel stabilizer as well every fill up helps with todays bad watered down gas ! but buy what you like . just stay clear of the pennzoil