# Which oil for 2017 Acura MDX?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-oil-for-2017-acura-mdx/134606>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mdx, acura\
**Created:** [February 14, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-oil-for-2017-acura-mdx/134606 "2019-02-14T12:53:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-oil-for-2017-acura-mdx/134606/21 "2019-02-15T11:56:44Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> How does it cost more? If $39 at a dealership vs $39 at an independent?

Around here - Dealer sale prices for an oil change is $80. If I went to the dealer and bought the filter and oil from them it would cost me more then $39. They charge $9/qt for oil and $15 for filter. My vehicle uses 6.5 quarts of oil. Just the oil and filter from the dealer and me doing the labor is over $70.

You also have to deal with their bullsh\*t. One time this local dealer was running a special on safety inspections. So I took my truck there. They cam back with all these repairs costing over $1000 they said my truck needed. One was a timing belt. The timing belt was 2 months old. No thank you…I’ll either to the work myself or find a good HONEST independent.

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**Author:** ![Ben-T\_Spanner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@Ben-T\_Spanner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ben-T_Spanner)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-oil-for-2017-acura-mdx/134606/22 "2019-02-15T14:56:21Z")

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I have two Acuras. I have a free coupon for the next oil change plus tire rotation and wash at the selling dealership. When I don’t have a coupon, I check the websites of the local Acura, and Honda dealerships and look for specials. The last service I had done was at a Honda store. It’s closer the my Acura dealer and uses the same oil and filter.

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**Author:** ![John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/john_andrew_mccormick/32/7141_2.png) [@John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Andrew_McCormick)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-oil-for-2017-acura-mdx/134606/23 "2019-02-15T15:12:56Z")

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I’m in Southern California and around here me taking my car to a Ford dealer or a independent the ford dealer is actually cheaper than what the independent mechanic will charge me. Of course he’s a small little shop so you are paying a little more because his overhead is higher among other things, me thinks anyway. $40 vs $60

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-oil-for-2017-acura-mdx/134606/24 "2019-07-27T18:21:44Z")

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For me it is a convenience and the price is competitive. If you like doing it yourself, more power to you.

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