For the past 50,000 miles or so I've used one quart of Mobil-1 with
each oil change. It's cheaper than going all synthetic and I've read
that you receive many of the benefits of a synthetic change. I use a
10-30 in summer in my Integra w/130,000 and a 5-30 in winter. With my
2001 Accord and 2002 Civic I stick with 5-30 year round (even though
the OM says to use a 5-20).

"Brian" <brian@mail.com> wrote in message news:<wctQa.269$KZ.107985@news1.news.adelphia.net> ...
> Ive used 10w-30 for the past 35k miles with no problems in my 96 civic.
> Seems to quiet down the valve chatter. Most important thing is to keep
> changing it often, as with any oil.
>
>
> "Frank wilson" <nospam@mailbox.com> wrote in message
> news:3F0185ED.9FB226C3@mailbox.com...
> > Saw a post on this NG from the other day which address the subject
> > of oil viscosity.From the responses,it appears that it's a serious no-no
> >
> > to use anything but 5W-30...at least on certain models.
> >
> > Apart from possibly lower gas mileage with heavier oil,is it
> > *really* bad news to use 10W-30 in the summer rather than
> > 5W-30? I certainly always use 5W-30 in the colder months.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >