Originally Posted By: ecotourist
I have a 2007 Honda Accord V6 EX-L 4 dr sedan with the fairly rare 6MT. Nice car.
I run the lowest cost brand name SAE 5W-20 SN oil I can find, along with a WIX filter changed every other change (just as Honda recommends). I change the oil based on the oil monitor. It averages 8000 Km (5000 miles) between changes. I expect the engine to be running well at 300,000 Km. Not sure I'll get more than that out of the body.
I just got a fantastic deal on some Pennzoil Platinum so I stocked up, but that'll be the first synthetic it will have seen. I really don't see the point of using anything more expensive.
I recently had the timing belt changed by the selling dealer. They hadn't seen the car for some time and offered me a free multi point check (meaning they hoped to sell me a bunch of stuff). To their surprise they couldn't find anything wrong with it - other than the cabin filter needed replacing - which I did myself in less than 5 minutes using a Honda OEM filter (for a savings of $80). They were right, it did need changing. I soon got a note asking if they could sell my Accord if I ever want to get rid of it. So it's well taken care of using the lowest cost brand name SN oil I can find.
Nice story. Who'd have thought engineers could get oil grade, specification and OLM all right.
What is the world coming to?