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Most 'street' oils have detergents inside them and help 'clean' the oil. This is not something special to Royal Purple.

Sounds like you don't take your car to the race track, so I wouldn't...

Theres a tie rod kit here that someone has developed that functions way better than the Hard Race one: http://forum.clubitr.com.au/showthread.php?14421-Grant-s-DC2/page7

A guy in Melbourne had a CEL with his beat because something was up with his timing as well. Hope you find out whats wrong with your motor soon.

Meet the Beat 2014:...

Your car isn't making enough power to warrant a heavier duty clutch, so I'd suggest a Stage 1. I'd even go as far as to say that a stock clutch will probably give you another 150,000kms+ of...

This was our problem.

My mothers CL9 dropped a cylinder yesterday which caused it to shake slightly at idle but noticably as she tried to drive it. Does the motor rev cleanly even if in neutral/park?

Clutch fluid is the same as brake fluid, however the two reservoirs are not connected on a DC2 vtir.

Sounds like the problem is a leak somewhere in the clutch system; clean off all your leak-prone...

Here are the photos I took this morning - do they help answer your question?
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Still looking for an answer? I'm back home on Sunday so can get one to you by then if nobody else pipes responds before hand.

If it makes you feel any better, VW considers 1 litre of oil consumption per 1000kms 'within spec' for a golf GTI.

The oil consumption could be due to a combination of driving style, start/stop...

Sounds like you don't put your engine through a lot of repeated stress (long durations of high RPM), so fancy oils won't do you any good besides rip a hole in your wallet like some of the others have...

Heres a link stolen from ChargeR on the ClubITR forums:

http://forum.clubitr.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=2313&stc=1&d=1229036297

Red Line MT-90 is not the correct weight for your gearbox and I'd strongly recommend against it. I've run Red Line MT-85 which is a 75W-85 weight in my DC5R gearbox before and its pretty horrible...

I'd agree with Ben that you won't fine any differences between slotted and blanks on the road with spirited driving, etc.

On the track, I'd say so long as you have supporting mods like appropriate...

Is the 8th gen a CU2?

Have you inspected how much brake pad is left lately? The screeching might be because your brake pads are low and the wear indicator might be engaging.

Brake lines will promote a consistent &...

I've run about 230km at the track on a set of solid RDA rotors that I picked up for ~ $110 each and they haven't failed on me, yet. A good warm up and cool down lap will prevent any kind of...

Time to go back to Winton again! :D

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...

The cheapest (and nastiest) option would be to find another mirror of similar dimensions and stick it over the top of the broken mirror.

I'd recommend grabbing a replacement mirror + housing...

Where abouts are you located? In Melbourne by any chance? I might have a couple.

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Having an ECU hold a certain cam angle is not the most reliable of methods to prevent P2V contact, and if you inspect the cam angle on a datalog, you might be surprised at how much...

I know this is not the professional advice you seek, but for the upcoming H Nationals event at Winton, we'll be giving people the opportunity to have an experienced driver sit in with people who feel...

:thumbsup: DakDak gives some good advice here.

Another good oil to try is Red Line MTL which is a GL-4 70W-80, the same viscosity as OEM Honda fluid. The advantage of the Red Line is that its a...

It sounds like the 'clang' is the ABS engaging - your description is pretty much spot on for what happens when ABS is engaged in the DC5.

I wasn't able to understand fully the second part of your...