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I'll be picking up a new 2008 S2000 CR next week and I have a question regarding the age of the engine oil. I've posted on the S2Ki forum but I also wanted to post it here because I really value the feedback from a lot of members here.
The car has been sitting in the showroom all this time and it has not been driven (< 10 miles). The build date of the car must be around the fall of 2007 so that means the engine oil in the car is close to 2 years old. I want to ask the dealer to change the oil before pick up but I'm sure they will not have the special Honda "break in oil". Should I ask them to change it anyway and then add something like Valvoline MaxLife Engine Protector on my own or should I just keep the original oil. If I keep the original oil, should I change it out at the recommened 7500 miles? I can't imagine using 2 year old oil for 7500 miles could be a good thing no matter how "special" it is.
Edit: Valvoline MaxLife Engine Protector is no longer produced and so is the Valvoline Synpower Oil Treatment. Where can one get a cheap helping of moly and ZDDP and other good stuff
The car has been sitting in the showroom all this time and it has not been driven (< 10 miles). The build date of the car must be around the fall of 2007 so that means the engine oil in the car is close to 2 years old. I want to ask the dealer to change the oil before pick up but I'm sure they will not have the special Honda "break in oil". Should I ask them to change it anyway and then add something like Valvoline MaxLife Engine Protector on my own or should I just keep the original oil. If I keep the original oil, should I change it out at the recommened 7500 miles? I can't imagine using 2 year old oil for 7500 miles could be a good thing no matter how "special" it is.
Edit: Valvoline MaxLife Engine Protector is no longer produced and so is the Valvoline Synpower Oil Treatment. Where can one get a cheap helping of moly and ZDDP and other good stuff