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oil observations
have two things to report since the head gasket change a couple of weeks
ago: 1. changed out the oil twice to help get rid of the grit, and the last time, used castrol gtx 5w-20. using normal gtx 5w-30, on a 1200 mile high speed weekend like last weekend, i'd normally burn about a pint of oil. using castrol's 5w-20, burn-off is /much/ less, maybe 1/8" on the dipstick. i'd read that the 5w-20 is supposed to be a higher quality base stock and i'm pleased to report that this much lower burn rate is pretty good proof of that. 2. used a cheapo woolmort oil filter - super tech st3593a, ~$2.00. using a honda filter, with this kind of high speed run and 1200 miles, i'd expect to see the oil start to discolor by now, but so far, it's still straw colored. a surprisingly good result. after some research it seems that these filters are made by champion labs, a high quality oem supplier, and they use synthetic filter media which allows higher through-rates and smaller particle removal. again, interesting data point. i'll keep an eye on proceedings and report back at higher mileage, but so far, i see no reason to fear the "new" honda oil spec. and while i'd be very wary of some cheapo non-oem oil filters, this particular one seems to be ok. |
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