"E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote in message news:<BC50ED6A.48D03%e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>...
> On 2/12/04 6:14 AM, in article
> 7f642e28b59da85572b48a7f87d7f655@loc...o utautos.com, "apollos1943"
> <apollos1943@> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000 4 cylinders?
> >
> > Honda recommends their brnad of oil; but is there another product that is
> > just as good ot better?
> >
> > apollos1943
> >
> >
>
> Stick to name brand oil and make sure it meets the service requirements
> spelled out in your users manual and it will be fine. It all comes from the
> same dinosaur guts (unless you opt for synthetic). This is a religious
> topic. I doubt you will get a single answer to this question.

Some of the new base oils are "Type II" or "Type III" - AKA "hydroisomerized"
or "hydrocracked" petroleum oil. There's been some controversy over
Castrol NA changing their motor oil from mostly PAO (Type IV) to a Type III
base oil, and marketing it as "synthetic".

<http://www.oilhelp.com/about.htm>

Texaco Havoline motor oil was labelled as "Type II" during the Shell/Texaco
joint venture (Equilon). Chevron called their base oil IsoSyn, which is a Type
II base oil they used in Chevron Surpreme and Delo motor oils. I believe
Chevron also patented the process. Since the Chevron/Texaco merger, they
likely use the same formula in different color bottles.

<http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/nafl/auto/content/promotions.shtm>

 

apollos1943 wrote:
> [B]Hey guys, What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000
> cylinders?
>
> My personal favorite is Chevron. Unfortunately, Accord calls fo
> 5W-20 while Chevron does not make it, or at least hard to buy
> Penzoil makes 5W-20 and is a great brand.
>
> I am almost positive that Honda company buy Penzzoil and the like an
> label them as "Honda". They may not even care to bottle themselves.
>
> Penzzoil (one "z" or double "z" by the way?) 5W-20 sells for abou
> 1.9$ per bottle and is not available from Costco. What did you pa
> for Honda 5W-20

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apollos1943 wrote:
> [B]Hey guys, What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000
> cylinders?
>
> My personal favorite is Chevron. Unfortunately, Accord calls fo
> 5W-20 while Chevron does not make it, or at least hard to buy
> Penzoil makes 5W-20 and is a great brand.
>
> I am almost positive that Honda company buy Penzzoil and the like an
> label them as "Honda". They may not even care to bottle themselves.
>
> Penzzoil (one "z" or double "z" by the way?) 5W-20 sells for abou
> 1.9$ per bottle and is not available from Costco. What did you pa
> for Honda 5W-20

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> apollos1943 wrote:
>
>>[B]Hey guys, What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000 4
>>cylinders?
>>
>>My personal favorite is Chevron. Unfortunately, Accord calls for
>>5W-20 while Chevron does not make it, or at least hard to buy.
>>Penzoil makes 5W-20 and is a great brand.
>>
>>I am almost positive that Honda company buy Penzzoil and the like and
>>label them as "Honda". They may not even care to bottle themselves.
>>
>>Penzzoil (one "z" or double "z" by the way?) 5W-20 sells for about
>>1.9$ per bottle and is not available from Costco. What did you pay
>>for Honda 5W-20?

The 2000 Accord still calls for 5w-30, so most any brand should be
available in that weight.

Norm

 

> apollos1943 wrote:
>
>>[B]Hey guys, What is the best engine oil for the accord sedan 2000 4
>>cylinders?
>>
>>My personal favorite is Chevron. Unfortunately, Accord calls for
>>5W-20 while Chevron does not make it, or at least hard to buy.
>>Penzoil makes 5W-20 and is a great brand.
>>
>>I am almost positive that Honda company buy Penzzoil and the like and
>>label them as "Honda". They may not even care to bottle themselves.
>>
>>Penzzoil (one "z" or double "z" by the way?) 5W-20 sells for about
>>1.9$ per bottle and is not available from Costco. What did you pay
>>for Honda 5W-20?

The 2000 Accord still calls for 5w-30, so most any brand should be
available in that weight.

Norm