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Driven DI40 and Motul 300V 5w-40 are all available on FCP Euro (using the lifetime warranty). Anyone have experience?
Use PayPal and that shipping can be refunded as well. That's how I do it.Since you're getting the oil for the cost of shipping after the first buy, run the Driven DI40.
Even walmart super tech 5w-40 has A40 approval......amazing price too.Whatever has A40 approval
Supertech 5W-40 is not available on this side of the border.Even walmart super tech 5w-40 has A40 approval......amazing price too.
I'd go ST route......I know it's not liquimoly.
And it is not A40 Approved.Supertech 5W-40 is not available on this side of the border.
It’s not an oil really suited for the track. I read about a guy who followed the A40 spec and ran what Porsche recommended. Ended up spinning a bearing and had to replace the motor. I’d rather get something that has motorsports in mind so it is not compromised as much with emissions regulation and cost targets.What's wrong with M1 0W-40? Cheap, easy to find, factory fill.
M1 0W-40 is an oil used by professional race teams.It’s not an oil really suited for the track. I read about a guy who followed the A40 spec and ran what Porsche recommended. Ended up spinning a bearing and had to replace the motor. I’d rather get something that has motorsports in mind so it is not compromised as much with emissions regulation and cost targets.
M1 0W-40 is an oil used by professional race teams.
this is because it is a mid 2000s caymanI read about a guy who followed the A40 spec and ran what Porsche recommended. Ended up spinning a bearing and had to replace the motor.
Yeah I could make my 996 oil pressure needle bounce if I took an exit too fast.this is because it is a mid 2000s cayman
Yeah I’d like to see the technical analysis that indicates thr oil is the definitive cause of the failure.It’s not an oil really suited for the track. I read about a guy who followed the A40 spec and ran what Porsche recommended. Ended up spinning a bearing and had to replace the motor. I’d rather get something that has motorsports in mind so it is not compromised as much with emissions regulation and cost targets.
Here is Porsche A40 testing procedure: This test will last 203 hours. The engine, and the oil, will go through: - 4 times the simulation of 35 hours of summer driving, - 4 times the simulation of 13.5 hours of winter driving, - 40 cold starts, - 5 times the simulation of 1-hour sessions on the “Nürburgring” racetrack, - 3.5 hours of “running-in” program Measurements on the engine and on the oil will be done at regular intervals, and the following parameter will be taken into account to grant the approval or not: - torque curve (internal friction), - oxidation of the oil, - Piston cleanliness and ring sticking, - Valve train wear protection. Cam & tappet wear must be less than 10 μm. - Engine cleanliness and sludge: after 203 hours, no deposits must be visible. - Bearing wear protection: visual rating according to Porsche in-house method.
The GT3 cup cars, are purpose built race motors with clearances and materials tuned to extract every ounce of HP out of them, and they get rebuilt every 25hrs. I suspect they use 0w-40 because of the catalytic converters on the car.
The reason most of the boutique oils exist in the first place is out of a need for a higher performance oil. The DT40/DI40 oil was born out of solving a problem with street engine reliability under heavy racing loads. A lot of guys I race with use the Boutique oils like Motul and Miller’s and Driven and never had any engine failures. Competitive NASA level drivers. I don’t have technical analysis, but I do have experience and common sense!
Yes.So you would just run Mobil 1 0w-40 and call it good?
Yep! You can go Castrol Edge 0W40 in Wal Mart.So you would just run Mobil 1 0w-40 and call it good?
It is......I will take a picture of the bottle and post it.......And it is not A40 Approved.