I'm still doing what the other guys do...if it's on sale, stock up.

5W20 or 5W30 Mobil 1....don't care, I just get whatever is on sale. Can't discern a difference in MPG between the two viscosities. My Odysseys will disintegrate around an operating engine with compression still in the middle of what it's supposed to be. Just finished a 3,000+ mile road trip in our 2002. Up and down the southern Rockies, up and down the Cajon pass. Cruise speeds varied; sometimes had to keep it down at 65mph, otherwise was able to hold 75 mph to 78 mph all day long on several legs between stops. 6 people, 21 cubic foot roof cargo box on our roof rails (Yakima's biggest).

Did the math on every fillup; 22 mpg was the worst on California ethanol-laced ARCO trash fuel. 27 mpg was the best recorded on this trip using Shell pure gasoline in Albuquerque.

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Odyfamily, are you still using that Motorad thermostat and did you experience any high engine temps during your trip?
I agree with your assessment on your choice of engine oil and weights.
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I can't wait until Honda starts using 0W-10 synthetic oil in vehicles in the US, so we can have another oil viscosity debate all over again.

For those of you who have not seen this video yet, then here you go:

Jeff Jetter of Honda discusses plans to use 0W-20 and perhaps 0W-10 in the future

 

By that time Google will make it

 

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