I have a 2014 Accord Sport 4 cyl. Have just 2500 miles on it now and was wondering about the engine oil. I see on the filler cap and owners manual calls for nothing other than 0-20 weight oil. My question is this........Is there a conventional oil rated at 0-20 weight? In my local auto parts store, the lightest conventional oil is 5-20 weight and any oil rated at 0-20 weight are full synthetics.
Does this mean that to keep with manufacturers recommendations I must use a full synthetic?

Any help/advice is appreciated.

Rick

 

That might be true... I don't recall ever seeing a petroleum-based 0w-20.

 

I agree, I don't believe there are any conventional 0W-20s available. What does your Owner's Manual say?

Edit: Not that it matters, but I use 0W-20 in my 2001 Accord.

 

Owners manual says 0-20Wt regardless of climate or driving conditions.

My Honda dealer wants $53 for an oil/filter change plus their general inspection. Sounds like a lot but at the price of synthetic oil plus filter, not really a ripoff.

 

That sounds like a pretty fair price to me.

 

Honda oil isn't labeled specifically, but more than one person has said that it is synthetic.

 

There was a thread over on BITOG a few years back that highlighted a Honda press release touting their 0W-20 sourced from Mobil (which makes sense as Mobil 1 0W-20 is one of the few (only?) widely available oils in that grade..