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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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i was wondering what oil do majority dc5 owners use, right now im using mobile 1 5w30, i head alot about royal purple and amsoil, im thinking about changing my oil if there better one out there. any suggestion?
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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whatever the dealer puts in it.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Amsoil every 5k.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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amsoil, it's a little more expensive, but generally lasts longer.

I really only use it because my mechanic only uses that oil as he swears by it and only deals with honda mods.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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valveoline full synthetic 5w-30 is what i use. Every 3k spot on.


Modified by djs87 at 11:06 PM 2/17/2008
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:34 AM
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Castol Syntec 5W-30 !
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 05:57 AM
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Mobil1 5w-20, but I think I'll switch to 5w-30 next oil change.

Amsoil is the best if you can source it.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:29 AM
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i have RP in my car now, but im going to use amsoil next and ill prolly stick with that
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:55 AM
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I use conventional Pennzoil or Castrol 10w30 and change it every 500 miles. If I never stockish I would def use amsoil 5w30.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:40 PM
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check out some eneos or motul
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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Mobil1 5w-30 with mobil1 filter.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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i been using royal purple 5w30 since i had my rsx and its runs great
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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I go off and on between Valvoline Syn and Royal Purple...
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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regular mobil 5-30 cause i get it for free at my job
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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all our vehices use royal purple products, and weve never had a failure yet.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 01:08 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rsxs84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Mobil1 5w-30 with mobil1 filter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the s2k oil filter has gotten far too expensive. 14 dollars vs 10 dollars, so i went with the mobil1 filter as well.
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