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Old 02-01-2014, 01:51 PM
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What brand and what weight oil?
Old 02-01-2014, 03:32 PM
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Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 because it meets the Honda/Acura HT0-06 spec for turbos
Most oils don't meet this spec.

Oil Specification for Turbocharged Engines
Honda/Acura HTO-06
Main feature is a modified hot-tube test. Purpose:
• Evaluate the deposit-forming tendency of an oil after aging. (Testing an oil in fresh condition only is not useful.)
• The aging procedure simulates additive consumption and sludge/soot build-up.
1. Moisture & NOx Bubbling
2. Sludge/Soot Simulation
3. Hot Tube
• Procedure is available to lubricant and additive companies upon request.
• This procedure does not discriminate against high-moly oils. (High-moly oils are not a problem for Honda turbocharger technology.)
• This test correlates well with Honda turbocharger testing (bench and real-world).
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Although I highly recommend PP 5w30, I use Amsoil 0w30 sig series.
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Kendall 5-30 full synthetic
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Originally Posted by johndeerefarmer
Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 because it meets the Honda/Acura HT0-06 spec for turbos
Most oils don't meet this spec.

Oil Specification for Turbocharged Engines
Honda/Acura HTO-06
Main feature is a modified hot-tube test. Purpose:
• Evaluate the deposit-forming tendency of an oil after aging. (Testing an oil in fresh condition only is not useful.)
• The aging procedure simulates additive consumption and sludge/soot build-up.
1. Moisture & NOx Bubbling
2. Sludge/Soot Simulation
3. Hot Tube
• Procedure is available to lubricant and additive companies upon request.
• This procedure does not discriminate against high-moly oils. (High-moly oils are not a problem for Honda turbocharger technology.)
• This test correlates well with Honda turbocharger testing (bench and real-world).
^ After I drop my break in oil I will be putting in Mobil 1 Synthetic or Penzoil Platinum Synthetic because they both meet or exceed Ford WSS-M2C945-A standard which is what is called for in the Ecoboost.
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Amsoil Syn 5W30
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Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 with Motorcraft filter.
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Was using Motorcraft Syn-blend 5w-30 for 35k miles. Just switched to Pennzoil Ultra 5w-30 so I'll so how that goes.
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I'll be running Mobil 1. Not sure if it will be 0w-30 or 5w-30

I would never run Pennzoil as i have seen too many motors that were crusted over with Pennzoil junk.
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Mobil 1 0w-30


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