grayaccord

hey everyone, my 02 accord is due for an oil change and i was thinking about putting in mobil 1 synthetic oil. I have about 6700 miles on it now, but i been hearing that i shouldn't put in till the 10k mark so the engine could be broken in. is that true.

Fred Cook

I never followed the manual. I changed my oil in my 2002 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L after the first 1,000 miles. I've always done this with every car I've had. Since then I have been running Mobile 1 Synthetic, and changing it ever 3k. Just be sure to use Honda Oil Filters.

Just my $0.02!

grayaccord

thanks for the advice, what about mobil 1 filter, i was thinking either that or oem

vtecaccord01

Castrol full synthetic is what most of my mechanics recommend. Y did you wait so long to change the oil. I thought you were suppose to change it after like 1500 when you get the car brand new.

Fred Cook

Just use Honda Filters


Most mechanics recommend Castrol Synthetic because there is a bigger markup (more profit for them to make). I was actually reading Consumer Reports a couple of months ago, and it rated Mobil 1 Synthetic #1. Most tuners I know swear by Mobil 1. Castrol Synthetic is cheaper, but that's the only good thing about it.

grayaccord

the manual said the first oil changes should be at 3750 under servere condition. i changed it at that mark, so this would be my second oil change, and i want to change to synthetic oil because i've heard good things about it.

e3NiNe

i just bought synth oil at walmart on saturday ... mobile 1 (5qt jug) $18.38 ... castrol synth (5qt jug) $20.77

hype8912

Maybe this will shed some light on the subject from an earlier thread

https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...ight=synthetic

vtecinside

Although I use Mobil 1 myself, the 5th gen accord with 1 million plus miles used Castrol Synthetic.

iakona

Okay, along this same subject line, is there a down side from switching from Castrol 5W-30 Syntec to Mobil 1 5W-30 syntec at 60K?