for anyone in the bay do you know anywhere i can get mobil 1 ow-20?
cause thier website reccomends 0w-20 for honda engines.

but i can onloy seem to get my hands on 5w-30

is it ok just to use 5w-30?
i heard alot of folks just using 5w-30 but i wanted to make sure.

 

yes, 5w-30 is perfect you don't even have too change oil for 3000 to 6000 milesjust make sure your oil filter is a good one

 

Yeah - I've noticed that too! 5-20 oil is so impossible to find around here! I could've sworn someone here said Mobil 1 is now making a 5-20 or 0-20 oil, but I haven't seen it.... only 5-30. I've been successful in finding AMSOIL in 5-20 though...and it looks like it'll be a lot more expensive than Mobil 1 here, but it's all I can find in 5-20. Isn't it only us Honda people and some Fords that use this oil? ....*grumble*...

 

You can mix your own cocktail. 0-30 + 5-30 = 0-30

 

0w-20 is available at Walmart in the East Bay (Pittsburg, Antioch, that is if you mean SF bay area). I had Walmart change the oil at my 1st change a couple K miles ago to Mobil1 0w-20. I brought a Mobil1 105 filter, new oil pan plug ring. They did it without a hitch (I closely watched everything). $28 for 5 qts & for them to do the job. Well worth it just so I don't have to deal with the oil recycling!

 

you can use either 0-20 or 5-30 which is what i run. honda went to 0-20 for cafe standards to help with emissions. 5-30 is just fine

 

10W-30s hos. at least in TEXAS