Markbo

What is an SR20??

There is some buried stuff on these motors.

Thanks. Got a couple on the way. I get the wholesale so all good.

What about brand... I can get a Bosch or Napa Platinum a lot easier than from a dealer - not one close. Either of those good?

When are you going to upgrade the turbo?

This is great stuff. The pics are great and all the how-to's have sure helped me understand some things. Raised some questions too. I got more research to do! Many thanks covert!

Is there a particular year range for the RX-8 filter... want to make sure I get the right one the first time.

I guess you did too?

Here is a link someone sent me from the Petroleum Quality Institute of America showing some data on about 24 different synthetic oils. I have NOT read it myself, but wanted to throw the information out here while I had it handy. What the individual tests data means will either be up to each individual to research or if we have any petroleum engineers maybe one will come along with comments on each one. Not included is Rotella T6. Maybe we can find it's corresponding data to compare. http://www.pqiamerica.com/March2013PCMO/Marchsyntheticsallfinal.html

Read the oil issue sticky. I think it is up to 1 million pages. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/clearing-up-all-oil-info-79800.html

You can do a search on my name and read several threads I have started since Christmas that detail what I have gone through. They will show what components I added - that you may not want to - but also details what I have done, searched for, replaced and am doing as it directly relates to the oil system. VERY basically: Drop oil pan and inspect to decide next course. Read the part about "clean, color, sand, chunks = what to do next". I found color - no visible size specs. I am replacing the oil cooler, pulled both banjo bolts and removed the filters and am upgrading to an IPT filtered oil supply line. Since I don't know of any shop that actually does oil flushing - and in my mind of the OCVS are not operating at idle, it may not be optimum even if I could - I intend to do back to back to back oil changes very quickly, like 50 miles each.

That's actually done...sorry I left it out of my list.

Very similar to my details. I am going back with a BNR 16G, catless up pipe, Invidia down pipe, AVO intake, lots of new hoses (amazing how many were rock hard), IPT oil supply. Pulled banjo bolt filters. New gauges & of course tune thereafter, but not upgrtading fuel pump or injectors for a while - if it all holds. Just dropped pan and found gold sheen...not sand, but color. Shop recommends running oil through & change at 1-200 miles several times. I would feel a LOT better about a flush but I don't know of any shop that does an oil flush, only Tranny and coolant. Who does oil flushes? I don't want to spend $4000 now and have to spend another $4-$5000 on a new shortblock, head work and turbo & do it all over again. The cars not worth that much.