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what weight/ brand/filter you guys use?

 

Mobil 1 5W20 EP with Purolator Pure One filter

 

Mobil 1 5-20 EP Bosch 3323 filter (on sale right now at autozone)

 

mobil one 5w20 full synthetic
and OEM filters from here.
Honda Fit Accessories - Genuine Factory Honda Accessories, made by Honda for your Honda.
got the six pack and saved.

 

seems like mobil 1 syn is the common oil.

 

mobil 1 full synthetic and Hamp or S2000 filter, been using it on my integra for years.

 

Mobil 1 5W20 Full synthetic and K&N Performance Gold Oil Filter (HP-1010)

 

nothing but mobil 1 full syn goes in my babies.

 

same thing I got, should last the first 36,000 miles, LOL

for Oil I use Schaeffer's 5w20 full synthetic

 

wasn't there talk about how synthetic should not go in till at least 10-20k miles?

 

Yeah, it's right up there with "you need to change oil every 3K miles".

 

I went to Honda for my first 2 oil changes, so whatever they used, regular 5W-30

 

I used a Bosch Premium filter with Castrol TWS synthetic 5W30.

 

makes sense.

 

I've had pretty much all different types of oils in my car. For me, Mobil1 was not that great (used it for 5 years). I am not going to buy it again. Thus far, Amsoil was the best oil that I’ve had. UOA (Used-Oil Analysis) came back great at 9k miles. I am going to go 12-15k miles on my next change. Here are the two things that most people ignore or not pay too close attention to

1) Oil FILTERS are just as important when changing your oil. There are a few filters that I will use. If you’re using conventional and change your oil at 3-5k miles, OEM would probably suffice. However, for extended change intervals with synthetic, I’d get one of these: Amsoil EaO, WIX/NAPA Gold (same thing), or K&N. They have good filtering media and use springs instead of coils (like OEM, FRAM, STP, etc.)
2) Get a UOA done! You never know how far you can take a oil until you get a test done. It will tell you how the oil is doing AS WELL AS the condition of your engine. Think of it as a “urine test” for your car. VERY helpful and I suggest everyone to do one. I use blackstone-labs.

Anyway, this is just all my opinion through many years of researching which oils and such to use. Some might disagree, some might find it helpful—take it FWIW.

 

I use the stock filter with mobile 1 full synth 5w20

 

against what most remarks say,i changed oil at 2000 mi
mobil 1 0-20w oem filter, ran it 8000 mi changed because oil minder on dash said 40%
andi got nervous, blackstone anaylsis said i could go another 3000 mi silacone & aluminum slightly high but will come down this was due too break in

 

whatever is cheapest or on sale for me
it's a lease... probably will be doing oil changes at 5% on the oil life meter.

 

Here is more internet info (take it with a grain of salt)

Lot's of posts on lots of forums claim that the Honda filter is made by Fram (I do not know for sure)
and other posts, guys who have taken all kinds of filters apart claim the Fram is minimal in quality. (I dont make this stuff up folks, but a lot of info available if you got an hour to google)

2 questions come to mind
would Honda use an inferior quality filter and risk more engine warranty claims? The answer would be no if it were more than a couple dozen extra engine replacements.

would any auto manufacturer (including Honda) be tempted to buy filters from Fram if say they could save $1 a filter?
Sure because if they supplied say 4 million OEM filters a year that is a big profit.
Again it may be mindless internet chatter, don't know, but there seems to be a substantial amount of info along those lines, and certainly I am in no way trying to discourage the use of Honda oil filters.
Main reason I am not using the Honda filter right now is the Bosch was on sale and it is made by Puralator (Pure One). That one always rates high and it was convenient.

 

Gonna run Amsoil with the OEM filter when I get my oil change next month.