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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 10:35 AM
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I just got a s2k and i am not sure what oil to put in it. Is there any oil's that you guys recommend?? I was thinking pensoil platinum 10w30..
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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I been using castrol gtx 10w30 since day one. I have 126k right now with no issues or oil burning.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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Castro Edge 10w-30 or Valvoline synthetic 10w-30
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Pick ANY mayor brand 10w-30 and you will be fine. All the ones mentioned above are good

+1 for Valvoline.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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For what it's worth,I run Penn Plat 5-30 in all my cars.

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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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How come you guys put 10W 30 in over there? Recommended honda spec is Castrol SLX/Edge 5W 40 fully synth in the manual :S
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by stretch1386,Apr 6 2010, 03:36 PM
How come you guys put 10W 30 in over there? Recommended honda spec is Castrol SLX/Edge 5W 40 fully synth in the manual :S
10w30 is recommended in the US manual.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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Yet another oil thread.... Any branded synthetic will protect your engine... stick to 10w30
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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Oil is oil any 10w30 will be good enough, just stick to the same brand.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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I got castrol gtx 10w30..ganna go with that
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