Oil change question...

Jayhawker · 09-20-2007, 12:42 AM

I received a coupon from the dealer in the mail today for an oil change for
$24.95 and the fine print said the Hybrid would be $10 more. Is it because of the oil viscosity? Just curious.

Jayhawker · 09-20-2007, 10:05 AM

Never mind. Found the answer.

av911 · 09-20-2007, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayhawker

Never mind. Found the answer.

And the answer is.....?

Jayhawker · 09-20-2007, 02:30 PM

From what I found on www.hybridcars.com, it is a synthetic viscosity.

thedamaja · 09-21-2007, 08:50 AM

$34.95 for synthetic isn't a bad price.

Jayhawker · 09-23-2007, 10:55 PM

I was speaking with my buddy today and he said that the oil is as thin as water. Honda used this weight with fuel savings in mind. I don't know if it's synthetic or not so I guess I will find out this week.

rufisa · 09-24-2007, 02:40 PM

The answer is yes, HCH use 0W20, the most expensive oil in the market, at least here in Portugal.

Fred S · 09-24-2007, 05:04 PM

So the dealership has to pay $1.00 per quart instead of the $0.05/qt for the barrels of oil. Funny how inflated the cost difference is once they pass it to you.

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09-20-2007, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jayhawker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 233 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Never mind. Found the answer.

09-20-2007, 02:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jayhawker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 233 iTrader: 0 / 0%	From what I found on www.hybridcars.com, it is a synthetic viscosity.

09-21-2007, 08:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
thedamaja Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SBN Age: 29 Posts: 346 Respect my authoritah! iTrader: 0 / 0%	$34.95 for synthetic isn't a bad price.

09-23-2007, 10:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jayhawker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 233 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I was speaking with my buddy today and he said that the oil is as thin as water. Honda used this weight with fuel savings in mind. I don't know if it's synthetic or not so I guess I will find out this week.

09-24-2007, 02:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
rufisa Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 / 0%	The answer is yes, HCH use 0W20, the most expensive oil in the market, at least here in Portugal.

09-24-2007, 05:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fred S Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Coram, NY Age: 26 Posts: 46 Fred Schamberger iTrader: 0 / 0%	So the dealership has to pay $1.00 per quart instead of the $0.05/qt for the barrels of oil. Funny how inflated the cost difference is once they pass it to you.