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Old 06-29-2007, 11:13 PM
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Default best engine oil for high mileage?

i have a 1994 honda accord ex. i was wondering what kind of engine oil would be best to use. engine has 212,000 miles on it. thanks.
Old 06-30-2007, 04:18 AM
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You'll probably get a lot of opinions on this, so here's mine:

All of my cars have high mileage and are stock, I use Walmart regular dino oil in all of them. I just change it as close to 3,000 miles as possible.

None of my cars burn oil. Regular oil in the proper weight, changed at the correct interval is fine for a daily driver.
Old 06-30-2007, 07:13 AM
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I know people who run Valvoline MaxLife Synthetic and are happy
Old 06-30-2007, 12:18 PM
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I use honda dealer oil. just hit 100k miles and never has burn oil.
Old 06-30-2007, 01:43 PM
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I'll second the Valvoline MaxLife. My Accord has 217K on it and I don't have any problems with oil burning.
Old 07-02-2007, 09:10 AM
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I ran up to 190K on my 93 accord. I never used anything special in it, but changed it every 3-4K miles. Mostly bought cheap stuff, Chevron, Walmart, etc. at the specified weight. Didn't burn oil when I sold it.
Old 07-02-2007, 07:12 PM
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correct grade and weight dino oil should work fine.
Old 07-09-2007, 09:06 PM
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I'd use normal oil unless there's any specific issues like burning oil or low oil pressure.
Old 07-11-2007, 06:50 PM
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im using elf oil it works well, but my 94 accord only has 88,xxx miles on it.
Old 07-15-2007, 03:42 AM
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Hi guys! I just recently change my engine oil + oil filter. I used CASTROL EDGE 0W-30. Is this Castrol Oil any good for my Accord with 75,000 mileage? Thnaks.



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