1st oil change with 3600 miles
09-14-2005, 10:34 PM
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use mineral till the car doesn't burn oil at which point you can feel free to use syn ................ no big mystery here, if you switched to syn early and your sh!t don't burn oil then great, more power to you (either that or you drive like a total freaking pu$$y 
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09-15-2005, 08:19 AM
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I've got about 5 customers that went to syn right away when the car was new.
They burn 2-3 quarts every 3000 miles
For crying out loud, read the F!@#$% manual and do what it says.
They burn 2-3 quarts every 3000 miles
For crying out loud, read the F!@#$% manual and do what it says.
09-15-2005, 01:48 PM
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[QUOTE=S2kracka,Sep 15 2005, 12:27 AM]Do you have any hard technical data to back this claim up or is it merely the fact your car is still running and on the road?
09-18-2005, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Ludedude,Sep 13 2005, 02:49 PM
The US manual specifically states no synthetic oil before 10,000 miles.
The manual specifically says, "You may use a synthetic motor oil if it meets the same requirements given for a conventional motor oil;...You must follow the oil and filter change intervals given on the maintenance schedule."
09-20-2005, 11:52 AM
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What in the world is mineral oil?? If the car has non-synthetic oil in it, then it is a derivative of something distilled from crude oil. Highly refined, but still a petroleum product not synthetic or mineral. Am I missing something??
Also, if the manual states to stay with mineral or conventional oil, there is a reason. Synthetic reduces the amount of wear inside the engine, and maybe Honda wants a specific amount of wear to occur. Being the reqular oil will induce more wear than synthetic. Switching to synthetic will cause it to take longer for this given amount of wear to occur. So, for example, if switching to synthetic drops wear on engine parts by 50%. If you switch at 1,000 miles instead of 10,000 miles, the engine will not be completely broken in until it has 19,000 miles on it. I for one have no desire to go against the manual even if it is wrong. With different oil in there, Honda could state you went against the suggested manufacturers recommendations and cause heartache for you down the road.
Just my 2 cents.
Also, if the manual states to stay with mineral or conventional oil, there is a reason. Synthetic reduces the amount of wear inside the engine, and maybe Honda wants a specific amount of wear to occur. Being the reqular oil will induce more wear than synthetic. Switching to synthetic will cause it to take longer for this given amount of wear to occur. So, for example, if switching to synthetic drops wear on engine parts by 50%. If you switch at 1,000 miles instead of 10,000 miles, the engine will not be completely broken in until it has 19,000 miles on it. I for one have no desire to go against the manual even if it is wrong. With different oil in there, Honda could state you went against the suggested manufacturers recommendations and cause heartache for you down the road.
Just my 2 cents.
09-20-2005, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Clayman,Sep 15 2005, 02:48 PM
Remember, it also tells you not to tow anything (which members here do frequently with no issues)
What do you call pre-mature clutch wear? What about the added stress on moving component's like cv's, diff, tranny, frame, suspension, motor, should I go on? Don't get me wrong, the S2000 can tow, but not without added stress on vital componentry
Originally Posted by Clayman,Sep 15 2005, 02:48 PM
and to shift into 6th gear at 52mph (which no one in their right mind does).
I can shift this car into 5th gear at 27 mph and into 6th gear at in between 35-40 mph without absolutely no bogging whatsoever.
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