Hope someone can help me with this, what type and brand of oil do Honda dealerships normally use for vtec engines during a service?

Thanks.

 

In my experience it varies greatly between one dealer and another, although I have heard Shell helix semi-synth banded about on more than one occasion. For the Teg I use semi-synth 10W40 magnatec as do alot of the guys on the Honda boards.

I've heard alot of people saying that synth like mobil1 is too thin for VTEC engines.

 

I used to use Mobil FS for 4 years, no issues, runs better IMHO aswell. I used to change my oil every 3000miles, and check weekly.

 

Well, our local Honda dealer use semi synth 10w-40 for a Honda NSX

(I presume when you said vtec you meant NSX - or was it me just name dropping again? )

 

The Honda dealers normally use semi-synth for the Civic Type-R as advised to them by Honda. But the real reason I believe is that negligent drivers who rev the nuts off the car without bothering to lift the bonnet once in a while can end up with a seriously low oil level if using fully synthetic - result being more warranty problems for Honda.

I use fully synthetic as well with no problems. Far better for the engine IMO.

 

Can get you Mobil 1 0w40 for £20 - 4Litres if you want, discount for larger amount, just thought I would chance my arm

Craig

 

Catrol Fully Syn SRX or something like that as recomended by Chiswick Honda

J