I have a question for MY06 owners.

What does your brand new MY06 manual state about engine oil?
What viscosity to use?
What (API) quality?

I would really like to know.

 

It says 10W30 or 0W40(for cold climates only).

 

Hehe...he said V I S C O S I T Y .... that kinda tickles when you say it

 

An oil with a viscosity of 10/30 is preferred for optimum fuel economy and year round protection in your vehicle. You may use 5/40 oil if the temp in your area goes below 0 degrees. Verbatum.

Any motor oil disdlaying the API seal.

Swiftoy

 

Thanks for the reply's
Is there no specific minimum API spec listed (anymore, because it is in my MY00 manual)?

This is also a bump

 

Doesn't it just say it on the Oil Cap what grade to use? Water + a little bit of dirty never hurts either :-x

 

Out of curiosity- why do you care? You don't have an 06 so why would you want to know?

 

chickdr Posted on Sep 13 2006, 05:55 PM
Its not a secret is it?


Anyway...
I would like to know if Honda took the developments in engine oil in account when writing the MY06 manual.
In my honest opinion a (dino) 10W-30 is... not a "2006 kinda oil".
I was surpriced to see that you mentioned a 0W-40 as the "cold climate" option.
0W-40 is most certainly a synthetic oil and IMO a high range one.
5W-40 is more "common".

Trying to get some insight in Honda's oil-mind.

 

As someone else pointed out it is 5W-40(I still have 0W-40 on my mind from the Boxster I just turned in.) The API designation in the manual simply states to use API "for gasoline engines" no other specification. The other thing I noticed is the manual says synthetic oils are fine and does not give a mileage recommendation to start either. I will wait until at least 5K to start it in mine.