hey ppl. i have a 1999 honda inspire ( acura tl in american ) and i'm about to service it for the first time. i want to know what is the best type(weight) of oil i can use. I live in the Bahamas so the weather is warm. I heard that climate has a little factor in engine performance

 

try reading the owners manual, really have you ever changed the oil in a car?

 

this is my very first car, and i ordered it directly from japan. the manual is in japanese so thats no help. as stated i have a honda inspire. its the japanese version of the acura tl. its a right hand drive.

 

5w-30 will be the correct weight, look on the oil cap it should say what weight oil to put in, unless that is in Japanese.

 

thanks alot... imma go the shop rite now to get it in the synthetic form... i heard thats the best type of oil.

 

Stick with what they recommend from the factory which is 5w30.

 

not really more marketing than anything, if the cars was a second car that was stored more than it was driven then it's a good option but if it's a daily driver save the money and get regular dino 5w30, also don't use the cardboard filled orange fram filters get a wix, NAPA gold or about any other name brand oil filter that doesn't have FRAM in it's name.

 

Im pretty sure that the oil cap specifies 5w-20...
I use and recommend 5w-30 though.

 

i think starting in 2001 (correct me if i am wrong) honda started specing 5w-20 for added fuel econo, my 2003 says 5w-20 on the cap, but i am currently using 5w-30. which is what these engines were originally designed for, even though they don't care what goes in it 0,5w/20 or 0,5,10w/30.

 

thank guys. got the 5w-30 gonna put it in tomorrow morning.

14.15 a quart in the bahamas (synthetic version) got 5 quarts

 

did the jdm inspires get j32s or something else?

 

If you forget when it was last changed how dark should it get? How can you tell when it should be changed?

 

well the last time my car was serviced it was in march and i know by the color of the oil. its a little dark. and thanks rbc2000 i got the napa oil filter

 

You CANT judge the condition of the oil by the color.

 

^very tru. however i say if you can't remember when you last had it done, and it looks blacker than coal, id say change it just to be safe.

 

My oil is like light caramel colored. so time might be the only factor , but I don't know the exact amount nor the mileage but I don't drive far.

 

You reset the "Maintenance Required" light at every oil change?

 

I believe that I did, I should wait for that to pop on, seems it doesn't come on every 3k for some reason, i'll change it when it warms up I think