Schwa

I did a search already, seems like Mobil 1 is a good brand overall for the integra. I'm not sure if I should use synthetic though.

My car has 80000 miles and this is my first oil change since I bought her. Would it be a good idea to start using synthetic oil or just whatever the factory oil is?

Thanks!

EviLLLLSiNz

i posted on this before. synthetic is good for your car of course but not really necessary. personally i just put in regular oil. good enough for me. 95 gsr with 61k miles

Provocateur

I have to change my oil every 3k miles regardless, so I save about $14 every oil change by using regular oil. Unless you really want to and can afford it, conventional oil will do just fine.

TheOtherDave™

My DC4 has used Castrol GTX full synthetic and Hastings™ brand (or Wix™) oil filters since the first oil change.

If you can afford to run synthetic, I'd recommend it. But it is equally important to do routine oil changes and use a quality oil filter.

That means staying as far away from FRAM as possible.
Their oil filters are absolute shit, IMO.

dubcac

Look into synthetic vs. non-synthetic on turbocharged vehicles.

minh

what brand oil filter is quality ?

TheOtherDave™

Hastings, Wix, Purolator, Mobil 1... all of these have performed well in testing.

I had an article lying around from a Prelude Owner's Forum in Texas, where they break down the results quite nicely.. I'll see if I can find the link tonight. h:

minh

thnx

just bought a 98 gs recently with 52000 miles, not sure if previous owner use syntheic or not (although record shows that he always goto acura dealer for oil change every 3-4000 miles or so)....is it safe to start using synthetic now? (if the previous owner havent already)

TheOtherDave™

http://www.ntpog.org/reviews/filters/filters.shtml

Here's the link directly to Gerhard Bartsch's article at NTPOG.

I'll also add this link to the Integra FAQ.

Schwa

Hey guys. Thanks. I basically have the same question as minh about going from regular to synthetic. LOL about the Fram I saw that stuff at like crappy auto stores...I ended up gettin Castrol Syntec 10W30 and went to the stealership to get the filter.