whats a good engine oil for winter? im gonna do maintainece work tommorrow, oil change, tranny flush and coolant flush, possibly brake flush if i can get a partner, but what is good for my 99 tl, with 89k, should i use synthetic? thats what i got in right now, castrol synthetic, 5w-30..

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nm, im gonna go wit the M1 setup, oil+filter.

btw made my decision after searchin threads, sorry bout this thread, but doin oilchange early mornin tommorrow (10:30 pm now) and yea sorta late to find out what one i should use...
bye

 

The main advantage on useing the Synthetic Oils is their don't get thick and gummy at freezing or below air temps.
They claim they will give the engine the needed lubrication in the critical first few crancks of the engine when starting.
Given your location up North and the below freezing temps, I wouldn't use anything else.
I use the Penzoil full synthetic 5-W30 here in FLA all year round.

 

word.....good lookin dood.

 

yup full synthetic is the best by far - you can get the 5q mobil 1 oil at WalMart (hate that place) for about $23.

 

alright, t hanks guys will do in the mornin, mods u can close thread now :P

 

Same situation here, what would be a good oil filter to use, I have a 99 acura 3.2 tl with 88,000.

 

As far as oil goes any thing 5w will be fine. hell even 10w would work but 5w30 is what teh car calls for (01 is less weight) as long as you use whats recomended your fine. as for the filter, if your doing the typical 3000 mile changes any thing is good.

 

how about Mobile1 ....0W-20 ?

I've been using it since summer, and now for winter.

some people say that the revs are faster with 0W-20.....

I guess it does get up to vtec a tad bit quicker....

 

Because you are in a very cold climate area, the "0" grade is fine for the winter but not necessary in the summer. 20 wt oil is a bit thin for a car with over 60k miles....would not go with anything lighter than 30wt for the added protection/viscosity.

 

i use amsoil 5W-30 for summer
and now winter i use Motul 0W-40, they outperform any other big name brands

the 0W-40 is amazing in winter, good startup and great power

highly recommended

 

Corn oil

 

 

'amazing in winter' would be true of almost any 0w oil. 'great power'? Even Motul doesn't claim this.

 

thanks for your suggestion... I'll put back mobile1 0W-30 next time

 

thanks for your suggestion... I'll put back mobile1 0W-30 next time for the spring and summer

 

yea i was checkin out the amsoil at cdn tire, parts source but didnt find motul at them actually, so i went wit mobil 1, while i was searchin, for next summer poppin in the amsoill 0w-30 since my engine is so damn smooth and quiet

i always get compliments on "nice car" and "is it on?"

 

Motul 0W-40 contains ESTER and will enhance power output, and motul really does outperform most commercial oil, this is designed for larger output cars, the lower output cars can use 0w-30 which is more efficient in fuel econ

they did a dyno test on a ford and motul have 4whp more than castrol syntec with the 5W-30

and most of all it's 100% synthetic, unlike the Mobil and Castrol which are not 100%

 

use amsoil or motul, u will love it!!!

it's running 10-11 CAD a liter but it worths it, at least to me

 

next time when u want amsoil or motul let me know, i can hook u up for cheap, at least can save the GST/PST

N1 auto has Motul in stock, i can sneak a bottle for u

 

cool man we'll stay in touch, still

u sell ur tl-p yet? or still deciding lol. when i first saw it i had an orgasm.

i would buy it wit the price i gave u cuz i can still get a good value off my tl, but with startin my apprentice/college and leavin my good payin job. cant do it, maybe if u keep it till next winter or next summer......maybe.......lol