Hi Prime members,
I was at a few local shops and I learned something new. I am guessing I am out of date because I found out that North American oil standards are different than the European standards. The mechanic at the shops I visited said that the North American synthetic oil is not 100% synthetic and the European synthetic is 100%.
They say that the oil base in North American ones is not synthetic and they add synthetic stuff into it and make it synthetic but in the European oils the oil base is synthetic and they add synthetic stuff into it which make it 100% synthetic. They say that you get better performance and optimal engine protection when using European synthetic oil.
There are many brands such as MOTUL, ELF, Liqui Molly etc. from Europe but most of them I noticed come only in 5W-30 so not sure if it is ok for the NSX engine because the user manual says 10W-30. Mechanics all said there is no problem in using the 5W-30 European synthetic oils in the NSX.
They also said that the high-end European engines need that 100% synthetic European oil but Japanese engines do not really need them.
For the NSX engine it is better to use European synthetic oils for better performance and engine wear??? I have a 1992 with 173,500 miles and I am worried about engine wear more than performance.
Thanks prime members for your input :smile:
I was at a few local shops and I learned something new. I am guessing I am out of date because I found out that North American oil standards are different than the European standards. The mechanic at the shops I visited said that the North American synthetic oil is not 100% synthetic and the European synthetic is 100%.
They say that the oil base in North American ones is not synthetic and they add synthetic stuff into it and make it synthetic but in the European oils the oil base is synthetic and they add synthetic stuff into it which make it 100% synthetic. They say that you get better performance and optimal engine protection when using European synthetic oil.
There are many brands such as MOTUL, ELF, Liqui Molly etc. from Europe but most of them I noticed come only in 5W-30 so not sure if it is ok for the NSX engine because the user manual says 10W-30. Mechanics all said there is no problem in using the 5W-30 European synthetic oils in the NSX.
They also said that the high-end European engines need that 100% synthetic European oil but Japanese engines do not really need them.
For the NSX engine it is better to use European synthetic oils for better performance and engine wear??? I have a 1992 with 173,500 miles and I am worried about engine wear more than performance.
Thanks prime members for your input :smile: