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Hey guys, I'm going to flush all of the fluids in my car sometime soon.
I've got a dc5 Type R.
What brands do you guys use for power steering, clutch, brake, coolant, engine oil etc.
My driving will be 95% road with rough pushing through the mountains. and 5% track work.
What oil do you guys use? Full synthetic, semi etc? What grade etc.
If it's not a popular brand, where to get it may also be helpful :)
I use royal purple for engine oil ($14 for 0.946L), redline for gearbox ($25 for 0.946L). OEM for coolant, PS, brake/clutch
Definetely get something good for gbox. If track work, could try castrol syntrax
PS: OEM
Coolant: OEM
Brake fluid: Motul RBF600
Clutch: OEM or whatever I have lying around
Gearbox: OEM MTF or Red Line MTL
Engine oil: Red Line 10W-30 or 10W-40
This is in a DC5R, plenty of track work. I've probably done 2000-2500 track km in this car, 138,000 km overall. I change engine oil and brake fluid every 2 track days, gearbox oil every track day and the other stuff I just follow the normal service schedule. No mechanical problems at all except 4th gear is a little reluctant to engage now, though I believe this is mostly due to years of shifting into 4th a bit briskly and no fault of the gearbox oil.
Talk to Michael at Autosphere for Red Line and Motul stuff.
Engine oil: Penrite 10 Tenths 10W40 or HPR5
Gearbox: Penrite Pro Gear 75W85
Coolant: Penrite 4 year Long Life
Brake/Clutch fluid: Penrite Super DOT4 (275 degree dry boiling point) or Racing (310 degree dry boiling point)
P/S: Penrite HPSO
Have been using Penrite in my personal cars along with customers car for a few years now. Have not had a single issue at all with their products and you have the peace of mind that it is made in Australia by a family owned Australian business.
I can supply all required Penrite fluids.
My DC5R is predominantly a street car which I take to the track ~4+ times a year. I choose to use fully synthetic engine, transmission and brake fluids as they are less prone to breaking down when put through a lot of heat on track.
Engine: I'm using Red Line 5W-40. There are plenty of used oil analysis threads that support Red Line oils and their durability on the track.
Gearbox: I've previously used Red Line MTL (70W-80) which I'm quite a fan of. In an attempt to provide the gearbox with a bit more protection whilst on track, I recently started using Red Line MT-85 which is a 75W-85. The initial cold shift feel is noticeably notchier, but decent once it heats up. I would stick to the stock Honda weight of 70W-80 for the best shift feel.
Brakes: Motul RBF600 or ATE Superblue / ATE Amber.
Clutch: Whatever brake fluid I've got.
P/S: OEM