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Just pick a 0W-20 oil that meets the latest standard, GF-6A, API SN Plus. The usual name brands are fine. Go with 0W30 if racing on the track. It's won't matter if you pick the usual big brands.

It's hard to define "Full synthetic" because no one knows if the bottle you buy mostly has group 3 or group 4 base oils.

If I have to give a recommendation based on NOACK and volatility because of DI. I am not educated enough to know what minute differences have in the long run because of the variability of everyone's driving style and location.

If it ester base vs non ester base oil... It's generally known ester base oils will cause rubber seals to swell, but you'll have to rely on other forums for more information

Brands you won't find in stores in the US:
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I'm definitely gonna go ahead with the m1 afe and m1 filter.
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Fully agree with all the comments : 0W20 + big brands (Castrol my favorite) but as far as I am concerned : change your oil every 5000 miles MAX (oil is cheap and engines are expensive) ?Happy new year all !!!!
 

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I'm not giving a recommendation, only telling my recent experience.
My Honda shop filled the Mobil 1 ESP X3 0W-40 Dextos 2 oil into my car.
That oil does not has the specification and does not follow the recommended oil requirements by Honda. :nono:

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Since you call it cheap, how much do you have to pay for an oil change?
 

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Pick a 0w-20 that has the SN Plus certification to help prevent LSPI. I believe the comparable ILSAC spec is GF-6. For my first DIY change I went w/ M1 AFE. Supposed to be a pretty solid oil from what I read on BITOG.
+1 on this. GF6 labelled oil is the new standard in oil.
 

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Why are you guys stuck on API SN+ ? It's so like yesterday? It's API SP now.

Mobil 1 said:
API SP was developed to help prevent LSPI.
The oil formulations for API SP are specifically designed to help prevent LSPI in TGDI engines. API SP represents an improvement on API SN, an oil category developed in 2010.

Learn about GF-6, the newest ILSAC engine oil performance standard.
 
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Why are you guys stuck on API SN+ ? It's so like yesterday? It's API SP now.
Does M1 afe fall into that category of api sp? I've never read this far into oils before, never had to worry about it much untill now.
 
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Ok so its Mobil 1 AFE or Mobil 1 Super Synthetic. The super Synthetic even says right on the bottle recommended for most Toyotas and Hondas ? which one is better or is there an even better one out there. Idc about the price it as long as its not like 60 bucks for a 5 quart jug
 

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I'm not giving a recommendation, only telling my recent experience.
My Honda shop filled the Mobil 1 ESP X3 0W-40 Dextos 2 oil into my car.
That oil does not has the specification and does not follow the recommended oil requirements by Honda. :nono:

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Since you call it cheap, how much do you have to pay for an oil change?
69 CAD (54 USD) at my Honda dealership and I do 2 oil changes per year ?
 

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Ok so its Mobil 1 AFE or Mobil 1 Super Synthetic. The super Synthetic even says right on the bottle recommended for most Toyotas and Hondas ? which one is better or is there an even better one out there. Idc about the price it as long as its not like 60 bucks for a 5 quart jug
I usually pay about $33 for 5 quarts of Mobil1 0W-20 AFE and a Mobil1 M110A filter at Advance.
 


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Ok so its Mobil 1 AFE or Mobil 1 Super Synthetic. The super Synthetic even says right on the bottle recommended for most Toyotas and Hondas ? which one is better or is there an even better one out there. Idc about the price it as long as its not like 60 bucks for a 5 quart jug
Mobil Super Synthetic is not Mobil 1. Mobil 1 is their top line of synthetic oils. This is reflected in their advertising of the Super Synthetic as a 7.5 kmiles oil, while the lowest Mobil 1 starts at 10 kmiles (AFS and AFE) and the EP is 20 kmiles. If you are going to go with 0W20, you can decide between Mobil SS, Mobil 1 AFE, and Mobil 1 EP in the increasing price/goodness order.

And they are all API SP now. So if you have DI and any reserve of the obsolete API SN+, or (God forbid ? ) SN, better recycle them, because if you try using them now, your engine may explode. ??
 

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Ok so honda recommends 0w 20 full synthetic. What should I be running in my 2020 si? I've had one oil change so far and I did it through Honda.
I currently run Penzoil Ultra Platinum 0W-20 and have had no issues. Project Farm did a in depth review on YouTube between this oil and AMSOil. AMSOil won by a slight margin but this oil overall had better properties than Mobil 1 and other oils he tested. Not a chemist, but have looked into many articles and videos and seems to be a great option at an affordable price.
 

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That's really cheap, at my Honda dealership it's 140 EUR (170 USD / 216 CAD).
That’s why I Ieft Europe (Paris) 5 years ago for north america (Canada) ?
 

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Mobil 1 0w20 with their matching filter is all I've ever used in my 10th gen. If anything, stay away from Walmart's Supertech oil. That crap is horrible quality oil.
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