I plan on buying a new 2008 Accord coupe V6 to replace my aging 97 VTEC-4 Accord coupe. I am considering for this new car to maintain it using synthetic oil and strictly use Honda stock oil filters. My 97 Accord with the 2.2l VTEC four is doing fine at 210K with Jiffy lube quality oil and filters every 3-5K with no engine related repairs. The engine is only lightly sweating oil at the gasket, and burning about
1/4qt every 3K or so. My engine is not as smooth as was new, but is still impressive in performance. I am wondering if any of you who use synthetic oil (such as Mobil-1) see any real world benefits (in addition to extended oil life) to Honda's modern engines especially V6 engines. I still plan on using quick-lube change places, although with synthetic I will bring them my own oil and honda stock filters. I considered doing my own oil changes, however I don't want to deal with ramps in my apartment.- posted
16 years ago