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Well, new oils always feels smooth and revs quicker when compared to well used oils.
I'm just a bit suspicious that the dealer are really doing what they were told to do!
I've heard some cases that they bring the customers oil home with them for their own use.
There are some dodgy dealers out there! Be sure you have a good relationship with your dealer. Get to know the service manager & tech well.
Castrol oil is not Honda FEO oil. Castrol oil suck balls, espeically magnetec.
when i hit my service last time and told them to use the motul oil i brought...
when i picked up the car the rep. returned me with left over oil so i think my dealer and doing what they supposed to do... :D very happy with them...
had a warrenty repair done today too... they changed front brake discs
Over at the Holden dealer that my gf frequents, they give you the leftover oil as well.
FEO is blended by Caltex to Honda specifications as stipulated on the container.
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Originally Posted by baboo
Hi guys,
How soon can we changed from using mineral oil to synthetic? My Euro will probably hits 4000km only for the 10k service? Should I wait for the 20k service to use those fantastic oil as discussed here? For the 1k service, my dealer puts in Castrol Magnatec in.
Thanks.
Aaron
Hi! Another Aaron here. From the forums, some suggest 20,000km, while US forums suggest 10,000miles (16,000km). Others just put in full synthetic after 10,000km. It's up to you but most recommend at least 10,000km.Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronx88
My next service is due soon, I'll give the Motul 8100 a shot and see how that goes. The euro feel like it's lost some of it's spirit :)
i personally won't go to full syn until 20,000km... in that way i've given the car enough time to break-in :D
yeah motul 8100 5w-40 is really good... give it a try for sure... you will feel the difference!
VirIIx I'm goin to (try) do the same, like you said my euro lost some of its "spirit" aswell... doesnt rev as smoothly or as quickly as before.
Though I'm just expecting the dealer to say "if you don't use our oil we'll void the warranty" :rolleyes:
What have other people done when they take their car in for a service? Just insist? or turn up with the oil and force them to use it? (if in fact they don't take it home and put it in their car haha)
i don't think it'll void warranty - that's ridiculous, especially if they tried to pull that one over you.
It's like saying, we recommend you use such and such petrol and such and such tyres and because you didn't use such and such and changed such and such it's adversely affected the vehicle in such a way it's voided your warranty.
just tell those monkeys to put it in :)
my next service will be 20,000km, prob get it done around the 16/17K km mark.
Service manual says Honda won't approve warranty work if the use of non-Honda fluids cause damage. Since the dealer is already using non-Honda fluids in the first place, then I can put in my higher specced engine oil and they have to honour the warranty. To void warranty, the dealer has to report that the use of non-Honda fluids caused the problem. If they don't report, then it is probably assumed it is Honda engine oil. If they do report, then I can tell Honda Australia that this dealer had put in Castrol Magnatec instead of Honda engine oil.
Not sure if I should get worried.
Rang a couple of dealers to see there feedback on 0w-20 oi &l does not go down to well they think its a bit thin.
But according the the owners handbook 0w-20 is fine :confused: :confused: