Re: 5w50 synthetic instead of 5w20
> The original poster said 5W-Fifty, everyone else is talking about
> 5W-Thirty.
>
> Fifty is an invitation to damage and a warranty denial IMO.
I would never pick the fifty weight for a honda unless it was on its last
leg and burned a quart a week. But I probably also wouldn't waste it if I
came upon it somehow, especially now in the summer. Viscosity at operating
temperature is not that far apart.
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