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I'm looking for comments from anyone who may have compared experience using
5w-20 synthetic oil vs. conventional or synthetic blend oil in their '04 TL. Specifically, have you experienced better fuel economy? Thanks, RJ |
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![]() "horo" <golfwoodservices@insightbb.com> wrote in message news:9d64a2d657cdbd3a6a4514a342df3104@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.co m... > I'm looking for comments from anyone who may have compared experience using > 5w-20 synthetic oil vs. conventional or synthetic blend oil in their '04 > TL. > > Specifically, have you experienced better fuel economy? > > Thanks, > RJ As I posted previously on this ng, I have only compared the viscuosity of synthetic and conventional oil in the cold. However, I read in the Consumer Report a while back that for all intent and purposes, there are no advantages of one over the other in terms of wear or fuel economy as long as 1) you do not live in the cold areas and 2) you change the oil frequently. I also recall reading about semi-synthetic oil that did not present any great advantage over the conventioanl and full synthetic oils. But to anwer your specific question: no, I have not made any comparaison. I would extrapolate that if you change you conventional oil regularly you will not see any. This being said, after plucking 30,000$ on my new Acura, and seing that 5w20 is recommended by Acura, I will use this type of oil. I live in Canada and conventional oils become mollasse in the dead of winter nights. Also, the last thing I want is to have Acura void my warranty for something like that. |
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