5W20 instead of 5W30 for 2001 Honda CRV?

[LotI]

Originally Posted By: Revrick

Great suggestions and insights, folks. It does seem penny-foolish to use 5W20 for this car that has run 180,000 miles exclusively on 5W30, the last 80,000 or so on Mobil 1. So, I'll stick with 5W30 Mobil 1 and have the valves checked to boot.

Thanks, all.

P.S, In the interest of "full disclosure," my oldest son is a chemical engineer at the Mobil One plant in Beaumont, TX! We only use Mobil One now.

Good choice, you can keep him in a job! I would assume you get a discount too?
I'm a long-time user of XOM oils and when I married, I became a shareholder(makes me wish gas prices would go up sometimes).

 

[fdcg27]

Okay
I wasn't entirely sure when the CRV got the Accord engine.
I thought that later ones might have had the timing belt 2.3, but I guess not.

 

[Merkava_4]

I'm proud of you guys. You guys actually recommended AGAINST 5W-20 for a change.