Synthetic Oil for Euro

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Originally Posted by aaronng

You mean the dealer or those places like Ultratune/Autobarn?

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SC = honda service center or honda dealer.....

Site mention is eiterh Shell or Castrol web site, not Ultratune/autobarn.... you can choose the make and model of the car and it will show you the recommended oils and coolant.

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Originally Posted by tron07

SC = honda service center or honda dealer.....

Site mention is eiterh Shell or Castrol web site, not Ultratune/autobarn.... you can choose the make and model of the car and it will show you the recommended oils and coolant.

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Honda dealer will use what they usually use. Most dealers buy Castrol Magnatec in drums and use that in the Hondas.

What's the best trans MT oil other than honda one ? I heard some of the trans oils can actually damage the syncros.

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Originally Posted by ALN

What's the best trans MT oil other than honda one ? I heard some of the trans oils can actually damage the syncros.

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Best is Honda MTF-III, only found in Japan. USA gets MTF-II, I'm not sure what we get as the AUDM bottle justs says Manual Transmission Fluid.

i thought someone is going to update us his use of 5w-30....... :P

Honda used 10w30 before there was Honda MTF if thats what you're talking about?

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Originally Posted by aaronng

I'll keep this thread updated with my 5w-30 oil consumption. I think though that cars with larger gaps between the piston ring and cylinder require a thicker oil. For example, WRX uses 50 or 60 oil

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Originally Posted by petsfact

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LOL, it's been a while yeah? Well, from the day I put in Castrol Edge 5w-30 to the end of 6 months where I switched over to 8100 5w-40, there was no change in the oil level. :)

Oil consumption of the Euro depends more on how you take care of your car when it comes to the regular viscosities of 0w-30 to 10w-40. My car gets 30 seconds of idle time when started in the morning and I drive it to a max of 3000rpm with very little throttle until twice the time required for the coolant temperature to reache 80ºC.

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Originally Posted by Drew

Honda used 10w30 before there was Honda MTF if thats what you're talking about?

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It's been a long long while since 10w-30 was used as MTF here.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

It's been a long long while since 10w-30 was used as MTF here.

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so do you find castrol or motul 8100 better?

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Originally Posted by petsfact

so do you find castrol or motul 8100 better?

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Same on the Euro.
But on the Astra, the Motul is quieter.

What's the best engine oil "bang for your buck" wise?