Question about synthetic oil
 

I was considering switching to synthetic oil for my 2005 Acura EL.
Crappy tire has this on sale
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
you can download a coupon for $10 off.
This is 5w-30 oil. Will this grade of oil be fine for my car or do I have to use a different grade?
Also do I need a special filter or can I use a standard oil filter?

I think acura recommends 5w20 for your car. And once you go synthetic you will have to stick with synthetic u can't go back and forth with synthetic and regular oil. And no you don't need a special oil filter.

^^^ that's not true. Search this topic, its been done to death, ressurected and deaded again.

thats what i thought too

But i went from synthetic to regular because my car was burning oil. Its been 6 months and nothing.

To the OP, I dont know how picky you are about your car , etc , but i ve gone from sysnthetic to regular, change grades many times , change brands , run low on oil , sometimes put too much oil in my engine ( because i just assumed i m running low) and my car still drives the same , engine still going strong , gas mileage hasnt drop.

I woulnd worry too much about the grade, its a freaking honda , i bet if will run with not oil :D (j/k)

At the end of the day , oil provides lubrication , so as long as there is oil in there you should be fine.

I will admit that my car ran a little bit better with synthetic though but its freaking expensive and no worth it if your car is burning oil ( which most hondas do )

If you really want to find out , check the manual or call the dealer . You can also use the search button in this forum as it has been cover a lot of times

The only difference between synthetic and non synthetic oil (other than some additives) is that all molecules are equal size, where as conventional/regular oil the molecules aren't. The oil isn't worked enough to break everything down evenly and thus its cheaper.

Switching back and fourth is not a big deal. I've topped up with regular and different grade to compensate for low oil lvl I have with anything I find in the garage.

10w30 is a tad thick but as long as its summer time, it'll be fine. Thicker the oil, the slower it moves. Head being the last thing to get oil lubrication, you may hear a slight tick in the morning for several seconds, but its not a big deal.

This:

http://www.torontocivics.com/showthread.php?t=170327

dont you dare put that in your motor.
lol

mobil 1 baby
or royal purple
or amsoil

other than those i wont bother.
IMO.

The D17A2 recommends 5w20 but its actually too thin especially in the summer time. The reason Honda recommends this is because you get slighly better fuel mileage with a thinner oil. The truth really is that 5w30 is better for your car, and if you are burning or leaking oil it can help prevent it. That being said, I care a lot about my car but I don't bother with synthetic. Dino oil protects good enough and synthetic just isnt worth the money. Synthetic blends like Valvoline MaxLife are awesome oils too and only a little bit more expensive than Dino oils.