I am taking my new-to-me 2015 Acura TLX V6 to the dealer for a service bulletin on Friday and it's also due for an oil change. I will plan to take it to my personal mechanic for all non-warranty and service, but it seems silly to not just have the oil changed while it's at the dealership.
While I know that any 0w-20 oil will most likely do the job, I called the dealership to see if they would let me bring in my own oil instead of using the Acura brand oil that they would otherwise use. They said that it wouldn't be an issue. Plan B would have been to get a bottle of the Acura oil to have tested so that I would have a baseline for a UOA.
I was surprised when I looked in the owners manual and it simply called for an API certified oil and didn't list anything else. It seems that most owners manuals would list "SN" or whatever the current equivalent was at the time.
Considering the Honda/Acura HTO-06 specification, it seems like they would list that as at least a recommendation.
I opted to go with my personal favorite Mobil 1 Extended Performance even though it doesn't list HTO-06. It looks like Pennzoil Platinum 0w-20 lists HTO-06 on the website (there's actually conflicting information) but I didn't see it listed on the bottles at Walmart or I might have made a different choice simply because I know it's also an excellent choice.
I can't imagine a scenario where Mobil 1 EP wouldn't perform well, so I guess that's my plan. It seemed that the HTO-06 specification wasn't on any of the 0w bottles.
While I know that any 0w-20 oil will most likely do the job, I called the dealership to see if they would let me bring in my own oil instead of using the Acura brand oil that they would otherwise use. They said that it wouldn't be an issue. Plan B would have been to get a bottle of the Acura oil to have tested so that I would have a baseline for a UOA.
I was surprised when I looked in the owners manual and it simply called for an API certified oil and didn't list anything else. It seems that most owners manuals would list "SN" or whatever the current equivalent was at the time.
Considering the Honda/Acura HTO-06 specification, it seems like they would list that as at least a recommendation.
I opted to go with my personal favorite Mobil 1 Extended Performance even though it doesn't list HTO-06. It looks like Pennzoil Platinum 0w-20 lists HTO-06 on the website (there's actually conflicting information) but I didn't see it listed on the bottles at Walmart or I might have made a different choice simply because I know it's also an excellent choice.
I can't imagine a scenario where Mobil 1 EP wouldn't perform well, so I guess that's my plan. It seemed that the HTO-06 specification wasn't on any of the 0w bottles.
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