Engine oil PENNZOIL or MOTUL
SP certified oils have better LSPI protection than SN, and SP is what Subaru requires for this generation.
Prolube is trash used motul and my top speed increased by almost 10 on all gears on my d250
I've been running 8100 Power 5w30 for the last two changes, every 3000 miles, and the aced the initial Blackstone test.
I've been using the x-clean EFE every 3k miles forever now an am tuned on full e85 now for 30k miles besides the factory valve tube seal leaking they fixed at 14k miles once but that's due to 23' errors. Now am thinking did I use the wrong one hahaha but am 30k miles deep in my use never anything oil that the efe in mine.
I use PUP 0w20 in mine. Lots of tests and UOA show that Pennzoil Ultra Platinum is the best non-boutique oil you can buy. But honestly any top shelf oil will work. 5k km intervals are more important than brand with a turbo engine.
Using Motul (8100 5w-40 initially then 0W-40) since 8 years in my Honda City '09 and I replace engine oil myself every year. Engine is smooth and gives decent mileage. Never faced any issues
Upping your oil change intervals to 5000kms wouldn't be a bad idea. I use motul 5w40 and haven't had issues
Do her a favor a change the oil, with Valvoline Restore and Protect or Pennzoil Ultra platinum, it will quite down a little and it would be great for the car.
I used so many brands
- Motul : okay
Could be the oil and not any problem with the engine itself. In India, these engines come with Motul 7100 full synthetic oil. There have been some discussions on the 390Duke forums and on Reddit that the oil burning issue and high oil consumption is caused by using Motul 7100
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Which engine oil to choose — PENNZOIL or MOTUL?
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Which engine oil are better — MOTUL or PENNZOIL?
In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil MOTUL were overall better than PENNZOIL.
- PENNZOIL received a PR Score of 93 out of 100, and MOTUL scored 91 point.
- PENNZOIL ranked 8 in the overall ranking, and MOTUL ranked 5.
- The average rating is higher for PENNZOIL (4.5) than for MOTUL (4.4).
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Engine oil PENNZOIL have better feature ratings than MOTUL:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for PENNZOIL is better than MOTUL.
- Exhaust smoke - drivers claim, that this property for PENNZOIL is outperforms MOTUL.
- Engine noise - reviews suggest, that this property for MOTUL is preferred to PENNZOIL.
Which engine oil are more popular — PENNZOIL or MOTUL?
In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil MOTUL were overall more popular than PENNZOIL.
By vote balance, engine oil MOTUL surpassed PENNZOIL:
- For PENNZOIL, the ratio of positive (648) to negative (45) votes is 603 votes.
- For MOTUL, the ratio of positive (1003) to negative (91) votes is 912 votes.
By number of reviews, engine oil MOTUL surpassed PENNZOIL:
- For engine oil PENNZOIL there are 230 reviews: 214 positive, 3 neutral, 13 negative.
- For engine oil MOTUL there are 357 reviews: 319 positive, 23 neutral, 15 negative.
Which engine oil do car owners prefer — PENNZOIL or MOTUL?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil MOTUL led more car-specific ratings than PENNZOIL:
MOTUL are chosen by owners of cars such as: BMW X3, Renault Megane, Audi TT, and others.
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