Pawlwawl06 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 40miles to school n back, about 20 to and from work...about 80% highway miles Weather conditions: South East US, NC- 4 seasons, mild spring/fall, humid summers, chilly winters 35k miles on the old 2002 I also agree w/ this, I was just curious...especially since this is the first car I've paid (well paying) for myself. I def wanna keep it in top shape as well learn more about my car and cars in general. Thanks again for all the replys. wow 35K on a 2002! I would be lucky if I don't end up putting 35K in 1 year at the rate I'm going. I changed to the Penzoil Synth. last oil change, I have 40K miles on the car now. I drive about 40-50 miles each day from house -> school -> work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Subaru issued TSB# 02-103-07, due to the "Turbocharger Oil Supply Mesh Screen". For all Turbo vehicles, Subaru recommended that the engine oil and filter be changed every 3,750 miles or 3-3/4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slmgringo Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 wow 35K on a 2002! I would be lucky if I don't end up putting 35K in 1 year at the rate I'm going. I changed to the Penzoil Synth. last oil change, I have 40K miles on the car now. I drive about 40-50 miles each day from house -> school -> work. Na I hear ya, I'm sure I'll do the same between work n school n what not. It had one previous owner..an old guy i think who used it to get groceries, so I lucked out. It cost a pretty penny tho, after everything about 11k with a 30k warranty on the powertrian. At the time I was also looking @ a 99Leg for like 7k, but it had close to 90k and no warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawlwawl06 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Na I hear ya, I'm sure I'll do the same between work n school n what not. It had one previous owner..an old guy i think who used it to get groceries, so I lucked out. It cost a pretty penny tho, after everything about 11k with a 30k warranty on the powertrian. At the time I was also looking @ a 99Leg for like 7k, but it had close to 90k and no warranty. The pre-2005 Legacy models are beautiful. Any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slmgringo Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 not yet, its been pretty rainy here in NC, soon tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
change_agent Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I use MOTUL 5w30..makes a world of difference... Me too...it is very good.....used Mobil 1 in other cars...the Service people here use it because the base stock is better then Mobil 1 which is mass produced and sold at Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzyss Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Me too...it is very good.....used Mobil 1 in other cars...the Service people here use it because the base stock is better then Mobil 1 which is mass produced and sold at Walmart. Why do you think that "mass production" is bad? Krzys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 One guy I know that does oil analysis for a living does changes every 10k with synthetic. Not saying that's the way to go, but synthetics tend not to really break down. Sorry, but that blanket statement is just about as worse as it can get. Don't judge the oil, judge the application. My wife's Focus is so gentle and easy on the oil, it comes out partially clean at 5K intervals on dino oil. A M1 oil analysis showed mine was toast in 5k miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 The harder the oil is to buy the better it is, everybody knows that Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsGT Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I was at the Subaru dealer for my 45k service last week. They walked me into the shop to show me an oil filter leak and the tech told me not to use synthetic oil. He said synthetic oil is too thin and I am risking damage to the turbo. Then he showed me an article written in a Subaru tech newsletter to confirm it. Has anyone heard anything similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baruGT Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I was at the Subaru dealer for my 45k service last week. They walked me into the shop to show me an oil filter leak and the tech told me not to use synthetic oil. He said synthetic oil is too thin and I am risking damage to the turbo. Then he showed me an article written in a Subaru tech newsletter to confirm it. Has anyone heard anything similar? never heard of this....ive been using synthetic for a while and know some knowledgeable subaru techs and have never heard of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT_Ltd_wagon Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I was at the Subaru dealer for my 45k service last week. They walked me into the shop to show me an oil filter leak and the tech told me not to use synthetic oil. He said synthetic oil is too thin and I am risking damage to the turbo. Then he showed me an article written in a Subaru tech newsletter to confirm it. Has anyone heard anything similar? My dealer/service dept told me the same thing. I have an 05 with 98,000 on it and have been using Mobil 1 since day 1 (I had them change my oil 500 miles after I bought the car). At about 85,000 I started having oil consumption issues and was put on a consumption program. During this they said they did some research and told me the exact same thing you did. So maybe it is true. Since then I bought and 06 with 5300 yes not a typo 5300 miles on it. I am NOT running synthetic in this I'm not sure what I should do. They didn't tell me synthetic would void warranty or anything but I do change oil every 4,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Given that we've seen I think both here and on BITOG how dino can shear in our turbo cars, I'd say you may be pushing it with the 4K OCI. Personally I would switch to synthetic, especially if you are modded and invest in one or two used oil analyses and see what your car is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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