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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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Unhappy Help! OIL CHANGE!!!!!!!!

I have a 2001 Acura Type S with 221,000 miles on it. Which brand oil? How many quarts? Which weight?

Thinking Mobil 1!

Help me out people!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:02 AM
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12 quarts shitty brand

dude seriously go to Kragens Napa Autozone whatever your part store is they usually have a specials on oil conv ranges from 13-20 synthetic ranges from 20-35 comes with 5 quarts or a jug and the filter, CL takes 4.5 or so, so you will have some left over.

Search is your friend.

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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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First thing you should do is pour a 2 liter bottle of VANILLA coke before the oil. This will clean out the harmful deposits your engine probably picked up over all those miles. The engine should run much smoother after. It has to be VANILLA though, regular coke probably wont work as good.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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thanks funny.... which weight?
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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search or look in the owners manual.

were not going to spoon feed you. 5w-20 5w-30 one of those

you can even open your hood and look at it will tell you honestly
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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thanks a lot! ill go with mobil 1
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 01:43 PM
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I have a 2003 CL-S with the J32A2 in it. I personally use a Honda oil filter, Honda oil pan plug crush washer, and either Castol or Pennzoil 5W-30 oil. I realize my oil cap says use 5W-20 but the 5W-30 is slightly thicker and will lead to better lubrication of engine parts, meaning longer engine life.
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by berettashooter25
I have a 2003 CL-S with the J32A2 in it. I personally use a Honda oil filter, Honda oil pan plug crush washer, and either Castol or Pennzoil 5W-30 oil. I realize my oil cap says use 5W-20 but the 5W-30 is slightly thicker and will lead to better lubrication of engine parts, meaning longer engine life.
Engine was made for 5W-30, but 5W-20 gives little better MPG. Either will work great.

Honda oil filter isn't a great quality filter, but it obviously gets the job done. Oil brand isn't as important, as long as you use a well known name.
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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I've been through some diff phases on filters...Honda OEM, Bosch, Purolator Pure One...And I always use Valvoline, just a personal preference.

#Thisisgoingtoturnintoanotheroilbrandthread

Shit, that came out a lot longer than I thought it would/
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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If you feel like reading:

www.bobistheoilguy.com
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
If you feel like reading:

www.bobistheoilguy.com
Great site.
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Yep. You have to want to learn going on there. If not, its easy to get lost among the plethora of informative posts.
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Great info in that link.

Civic, I just found myself watching your avy for a few minutes...
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