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Old 06-18-2004, 08:03 PM
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Default Got my 1st oil change today...

When i bought by s2000, the oil was changed at 3xxx miles. well today at 6xxx, i did my 1st change. went to honda and got it done this mourning. i have one ? though, what oil does the honda dealor use? the invoice says 10w30, but it doesn't say wether or not it is synthetic or normal.
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If you paid somewhere in the twenty to thirty dollar range for the oil change than it wasn't synthetic oil. A synthetic oil change will cost somewhere in the high forty dollar range. I'm sure others will have their own say about this.
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what oil do most s2000 owners use? i paid the 30$ oil change.
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If your car only has 6000 miles on it, I would continue to use dino oil as the engine continues to break in.
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I use Mobil One 10W-30.
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If you paid $30 you either got a killer deal on a synthetic oil change (highly unlikely) or you paid a little above average for a dino oil change. Maybe there was some BS "7-point" inspection that they did to justify the $30 oil change. Btw, you shouldn't be putting in synthetic oil at 6,xxxx miles like the board members here have and will continue to say.
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i am not sure, but i think all dealers are different. my honda dealer uses castrol 10w-30 non synthetic on their cars.
i think the other dealership by my mom's uses a different oil.
just do it yourself, i didn't think i could do it, but i just used xvipers diy oil change it was cheaper and i don't gotta let the dealer junkies joyride my car in the parking lot.
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