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I'm doing an oil change this weekend. My car has 95K miles. Just wondering what engine oil you guys usually use. Let me know. Thanks.
What oil should I use for my 2000 RS?
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Castrol GTX 5W-30 all the way! And genuine Subaru filters.
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The castrol GTX 5W-30, is it fully synthetic?
The mobil 1 Synthetic, is it 5W-30 also?
Thanks!
The castrol GTX 5W-30, is it fully synthetic?
The mobil 1 Synthetic, is it 5W-30 also?
Thanks!
That's what I use, too in my Subaru. I use Syntec in my Miata though.
Just curious- but why do you feel the need to switch to synthetic?
No the Castrol is not.
You can use 10w-30 too if you want. But what kind of driving do you do? Daily? Auto-x?
Nope, its Dino. I don't use synthetic, my car has never used it so I don't want to switch now.
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Amsoil or Royal Purple. You get what you pay for a lot of the time. Switching over to synthetic from dino oil, you might want to do a couple changes with a synthetic blend such as Mobil Clean 7500, then switch over.
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I drive it once in a while.
I drive it once in a while.
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what's basically the difference between the synthetic and non-synthetic? which one do really well? I just use my car for daily driving. :Gost:
what's basically the difference between the synthetic and non-synthetic? which one do really well? I just use my car for daily driving. :Gost:
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What kind off should I use on my 00 impreza it has 182,000 please help me
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What kind off should I use on my 00 impreza it has 182,000 please help me
Thanks
150,000 miles. shell rotella T6 5w40
Rotella T6!!!
Its the shiz
and its cheap ~20 at your local wally world
Difference between syn and conventional
Less Friction.
Itll lubricate better, break down slower, and leave less deposits
However if you have leaks on your engine you may notice an increase because the flow rates are different between conventional and synthetic
Its the shiz
and its cheap ~20 at your local wally world
Difference between syn and conventional
Less Friction.
Itll lubricate better, break down slower, and leave less deposits
However if you have leaks on your engine you may notice an increase because the flow rates are different between conventional and synthetic
I use Nippon enos syn., Lucas syn. additive, and OEM filter.
Get rid of the Lucas additive.... Have you actually seen what that stuff really is?? LOL Who ever told you to use that stuff needs to learn a few things...
Have you taken a look at the M1 0w40? Might want to do that as a money saver option compared to the Eneos even though the Eneos new sustina would be better, but pricey.
Mobile 1 is a horrible oil. I tried regular, high mileage, different weights, etc. i always burned tons of that crap.
I tried all other popular oils, didnt burn as much but still way too much.
Then i switched to Rotella T5 10w30 synthetic. Went from 1qt every 350 miles to 1qt every 500.
During regular temperatures, youre supposed to use 10w30 according to the manual. Once its fairly cold (under 40f,) you can switch to 5w30/5w40.
I use nothing but Rotella now in everything i run. Not worth it to use anything else, coming from experience
I tried all other popular oils, didnt burn as much but still way too much.
Then i switched to Rotella T5 10w30 synthetic. Went from 1qt every 350 miles to 1qt every 500.
During regular temperatures, youre supposed to use 10w30 according to the manual. Once its fairly cold (under 40f,) you can switch to 5w30/5w40.
I use nothing but Rotella now in everything i run. Not worth it to use anything else, coming from experience
what's in it. I didn't see that it was particularly bad or good. or really does anything. I just did a quick search and it seams like the only thing special about it is that it contains zinc. I didn't see whether that's bad or not.
Heres a quick link to help you decide if its good;
web.archive.org/web/20100926133335/http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm
I, personally, only use an additive (Marvel Mystery Oil) just before oil changes. My engine has somewhat high miles, MMO is one of the few thats been proven over time to actually be useful
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