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Car Forum / Honda Cars / April 2006kendall motor oil any good
Hello, I used to go to the Honda dealer to have the oil changes, but now have considered ogoing to this Goodyear wood & fullterton place in Georgia that is AAA rated. These guys use Kendall motor oil. I believe the dealer uses a different brand, pennzoil (spelling?). Are these comparable? Also, do I need to have a Honda brand air filter or would other brands be ok? THANKS > Hello, > I used to go to the Honda dealer to have the oil changes, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Also, do I need to have a Honda brand air filter or would other > brands be ok? Many oil change places use Kendall, probably because they are cheap in bulks. Dealers could use anything. My personal preference is Castrol GTX in bottles. No, you do not have to use Honda brand air filters unless you are just obsessed about OEM parts. If your car is still under warranty, it is safer to use Honda parts though. Kendall is reeeeal cheap stuff, not that it's bad. ConocoPhillips is a large energy company ;) But the local Honda dealer uses bulk Castrol and advertised as such. >> Hello, >> I used to go to the Honda dealer to have the oil changes, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > in bottles. > [snip] Your taste in motor oil is impeccable. Don't forget to change the 36-cent drain plug washer. >>> Hello, >>> I used to go to the Honda dealer to have the oil changes, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Your taste in motor oil is impeccable. Don't forget to change the 36-cent > drain plug washer. I have already did, many times. If I had an oil change and kendall was put in, I wouldn't lose sleep over it. But you can do better over the long run, in terms of assurred low wear and sludge formation. I suggest a steady diet of Pennzoil, Pennzoil Platinum synthetic, Mobil 1 synthetic, Chevron, or Motorcraft. These oils are proven to be high quality over the long run. See oil analysis results at: www.bobistheoilguy.com > If I had an oil change and kendall was put in, I wouldn't lose sleep > over it. But you can do better over the long run, in terms of assurred > low wear and sludge formation. I suggest a steady diet of Pennzoil, > Pennzoil Platinum synthetic, Mobil 1 synthetic, Chevron, or Motorcraft. > These oils are proven to be high quality over the long run. See oil > analysis results at: www.bobistheoilguy.com while i think bob means well, spark analysis cannot give /any/ information on the organic content of oils, only the metallic. hence, there's no real info on base stock, viscosity modifiers, seal conditioners, detergents, antioxidants, etc. i really have a problem by this spark analysis based endorsement of motorcraft. so what if the metallics are present in the same quantities as other oils? my hands-on real life experience is that motorcraft is utter garbage. it makes honda oil seals leak like sieves and the engine clatter like a bag of loose gonads. reverting to castrol gtx cured my oil leaks and quietened the engine down completely. > i really have a problem by this spark analysis based endorsement of > motorcraft. so what if the metallics are present in the same quantities > as other oils? my hands-on real life experience is that motorcraft is > utter garbage. it makes honda oil seals leak like sieves and the engine > clatter like a bag of loose gonads. reverting to castrol gtx cured my > oil leaks and quietened the engine down completely. i wonder who makes motorcraft oil... cant be ford, of course. That's interesting. How many miles on the Honda when Motorcraft caused leaks? > That's interesting. How many miles on the Honda when Motorcraft caused > leaks? 106 k through 116k. i'm at 135k now and it's not leaking. > > If I had an oil change and kendall was put in, I wouldn't lose sleep > > over it. But you can do better over the long run, in terms of assurred [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > clatter like a bag of loose gonads. reverting to castrol gtx cured my > oil leaks and quietened the engine down completely. I use Castrol in most of my vintage tin and oil consumption is half of that of major brands such as havoline, Quaker State/Penzoil, etc. The only other brand that in my view is credible is Valvoline. Some individuals swear by Shell Rotella. Personally, I think that dino oil is fine for use in internal combustion engines provided timely oil changes take place. 2,500 miles for mediocre stuff such as Quaker State etc and as much as 5K for Castrol. JT |
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