Honda FEO Premium - Honda FEO Ultra - Comparison/Review

[TheSaint]

cars going in for exhaust + service 2moro and i am changing from FEO Premium to FEO Ultra

so i thought i would share some pics and info with everyone

im only just learning about synthetic oils lol

also there was an invoice enclosure and my mobile number on the front of the FEO Ultra bottle - so i have done my best with the pics =)


my collection of OEM fluids


FEO Premium front


FEO Ultra front


back comparison


FEO Premium back


FEO Ultra back


FEO Premium lid...


FEO Ultra lid... (i found this interesting)


hope somebody finds this useful in some way lol

more info to come after a few weeks of use =)

[m3ntAL_l2]

care to share the price difference?

[TheSaint]

i pay $30odd for FEO Premium and today i got the FEO Ultra for $55

both at discount prices because i buy so much stuff through my local honda dealer parts manager =)

no idea about RRP's tho

theres another thread here about the new oil:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...tic-Engine-Oil

[migoreng]

hmmm...I read that many people don't like going from a mineral oil to full synthetic. Something about syn oils cleaning the engine and causing leaks.
But since Honda has released a fully syn oil there shouldn't be a problem with going from FEO to FEO Ultra right?

Anyway I still like my Castrol Edge 5w30 oil...

[wynode]

Thread moved out of DIY / Review forum as this isn't a review.

[Alvis]

hmmm...I read that many people don't like going from a mineral oil to full synthetic. Something about syn oils cleaning the engine and causing leaks.
But since Honda has released a fully syn oil there shouldn't be a problem with going from FEO to FEO Ultra right?

Yep, I also had read/heard something similar about this. I actually rang Honda 2 or so weeks ago about getting some new FEO oil and they told me they were getting this new fully synthetic oil in shortly; so I questioned him on whether changing from my current semi-synthetic (Magnatec) to a full synthetic would result in leaks to the seals etc.

His response was no and that he would only use a fully synthetic oil for my EK anyway as it protects the engine better... (would be interesting to do a bit more research on this...)

ANYWAY, has anyone ever asked their Honda dealer who makes the oil for Honda? It's obviously not Honda, so it must be one of the big oil companies; which in essence means you might be paying a premium for what you think is Honda oil but is probably something you could buy off the shelf at Supercheap anyway... would be interesting to hear what you guys think...?

[Alvis]

i pay $30odd for FEO Premium and today i got the FEO Ultra for $55

both at discount prices because i buy so much stuff through my local honda dealer parts manager =)

no idea about RRP's tho

theres another thread here about the new oil:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...tic-Engine-Oil

Honda quoted me RRP for Ultra @ $67. I got offered trade price of $60, but $55 is pretty good Saint!

I asked him who makes the oil and he said it could be Mobil 1, but he wasn't 100% sure...

[SPEEDCORE]

ANYWAY, has anyone ever asked their Honda dealer who makes the oil for Honda? It's obviously not Honda, so it must be one of the big oil companies;

As has been previously discussed...

Look familiar?

The only question is if as Ben said the other day.... the "normal" FEO is indeed the same as Caltex oil that is sold as Calibre branded oil. Is there a Calibre branded full synth oil on the shelves of Supercrap?

[TheSaint]

caltex specially formulate the oil to hondas strict guidlines - it wont be the same as other off the shelf products - similar perhaps - but not the same

could be another reason why my hondas have always ran the best on caltex fuel - i always get 96 or 98 from an industrial deppo - cleaner and cheaper =)

tried BP 98 in my Dc2 once - it didnt like it much lol

[tseesinngwailo]

So has anyone actually run this in the car yet? my car is due for it's 100K service, and I want to go with a good oil for it, usually use the Castrol Edge

[Baboy]

So has anyone actually run this in the car yet? my car is due for it's 100K service, and I want to go with a good oil for it, usually use the Castrol Edge

Had a 160,000k service done yesterday.............had them put FEO Ultra in.......also had all fluids,filters etc done as i have just bought the car and wanted everything up to date.

went for an extended drive on the way home.........so smooth compared to before.......and u can barely hear the motor idling

In 1000 or 10,000ks well i guess time will tell.......

$54 for 5 litres

[Alvis]

that's not a bad price too...

think i'll be giving it a go next time as well