AlecsS2k

Hi everyone i have an 05 S2k and in need of an oil change it has almost 9k miles and i would just like to know if you guys think its okay for me to put mobil 1 10w-30 full synthetic oil in it. And also does anyone know what oil honda dealerships put in s2ks?


EDIT- Bought car with 3.5k miles no idea what previous owner did with it car almost has 9k miles havent done any oil change yet alot of ppl say mobil 1 sythetic 10w 30 causes problems others say its good

USAF_S2K

9k miles if you go that long you need amsoil and filter.

speedjunky01

why? Lol

Cali is proposing a law to stop changes at 3000 it's wasteful, has no benefit unless you track the car, an it's just one hell of an ad campaign by oil companies and garages that you need it at 3k

S2k gets it at 5,000
All others 7,500

!@#$%

I change my oil once it starts to visibly look dirty among the several oil level checks.

Usually, this happens around 5k-6k miles.

This time around, I bought some castrol syn blend 10w30 with mobil 1 m1-104. *shrug

JackS

You might consider using a conventional oil for your first change since your car is just barely broke in then switch to a full synthetic after the next 5,000 miles.
There are going to be many opinions but this one seems very reasonable to me and is somewhat close to the way I broke my own car in. Idealy, the first change should have been made at 5k. Did you ignore the maintanance minder?

importkid

Probably going off the engine oil % light in 06+ S's.


Mobil 1 is known to burn and is supposedly one of the main culprits for the timing chain tensioner issues these cars can get. Honda uses castrol 5w30 bulk more than likely. I use the regular GTX and change at 5k without any issues. Just remember to check your oil every fill up.

AlecsS2k

thanks for all the feedback guys and the story was i bought the car with 3500 miles and i have no idea what previous owner did with it and i know this is bad but the car had been low oil since i think 6500 miles and it almost has 9000 miles now,is Mobil 1 10w 30 synthetic really that bad?

robotvoice

This is incorrect. How oil looks has absolutely NO bearing on how much service life is left in it. I see people saying this all the time and it is wrong. The only way to know how much life your oil has left and how long you can extend your intervals is to get a UOA (used oil analysis) done by a lab such as Blackstone.

The problem with M1 is that it shears down very quickly and doesn't stay in grade. I would never use it in a performance car. There's much better options for oil out there for the S.

AlecsS2k

oh i see what other options did you have in mind?

carrnut21

I recently switched from Mobil 1 to Castrol EDGE with Titanium (both 10w-30), its basically the exact same price (buy 5 quart jugs from walmart, its pretty cheap there)

I am burning a noticeable amount less now then when I was using Mobil 1.

Also make sure to use the OEM honda PCX filter, its specific to the S2000.