Which Engine Oil to Used for DC5R???

[MrThanh]

any of u guys use ELF synthetic for ur DC5R? I use it in my 05 WRX and its what Subaru Japan now recommend using

used it in my dc5 for the last 40k kms. engine felt smoother than the other stuff i used previously (mobil 1 synth, castrol R) and i seemed to get a bit more from a full tank of fuel.

[kavehman]

I just ordered some amsoil.... will let u guys know how it is.

[Didz]

use motul 8100 excess... no probs with it at all 5w-30w

[bigbadbeau]

anyone used motul 10-40w chrono?

[Wlee2]

I concur. I use 10W-40 Red Line in summer and 10W-30 in winter in my DC5R for track and street and I am satisfied with its performance. I am going to get an oil analysis done soon though to check whether the oil is performing well.

Redline might be overkill for the street though if you are not tracking? Perhaps using a quality semi synthetic, changed regularly, from a respected brand, such as Motul, might be more suitable. Be sure to use the correct viscosity for your car which should be either a 10W-30 or 10W-40 depending on the climate where you are.

Here is that site that tinkerbell mentioned to get redline and other top shelf oils for reasonable prices: http://www.performancelub.com/index.htm

I have not bought from that site before but wlee2 on this forums has and I think he was happy with the service.

yeh tom.. i get from that guy

hes increased his prices lately =(...

i use Castrol Syntec 5w50...
ill be continuing to use this oil over whhat i use to use Royal purple 20w50 (looked like jelly mm yum)...


hey tom wanna go buy some this weekend?
i wanna pick up enough oil for like 4 changes.. because hes quite far away.. maybee buy some gearbox oil too.. might look at changing mine soon

[tinkerbell]

anyone used motul 10-40w chrono?

we have a more in depth thread about oil for Honda's here:

http://forum.clubitr.com.au/showthread.php?t=192

[Evatec]

How about 5W30? Is it suitable for both street and track use?

Redline 5W30 is what the guys from Redline suggested I use in hot Australia and thats what I use. My JDM DC2R is rev limited at 9500 rpm and my JDM DC5R 9250 rpm. I regularly put the techo needle past the end of the numbers on the tacho (9000) in the DC5R.