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View Poll Results: How often do you cahnge your synth oil? | |||
1-3k | 1 | 0.60% | |
3k every time | 84 | 50.60% | |
5k | 58 | 34.94% | |
5-10k | 23 | 13.86% | |
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09-08-2003, 03:39 PM | #1 |
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How often do you change your synth oil in your wrx
as the post states. how often. you can reply why but i just really wanted figures
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09-08-2003, 03:46 PM | #2 |
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5k
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09-08-2003, 03:52 PM | #3 |
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Was going 3k, then I had my oil analyzed. The lab said I'd even be safe at 6.5K, but I now do 5K, anyway.
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09-08-2003, 03:53 PM | #4 | |
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09-08-2003, 03:58 PM | #5 |
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good thread, cant wait to see the info.
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09-08-2003, 04:05 PM | #6 |
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3k for me... although i was 500 miles late last time
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09-08-2003, 04:12 PM | #7 |
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I change every 3K and by that time the oil is always very black and gross.
For the info: I use Castrol Syntec 5w30. I drive like a maniac, and I have all the regular bolt ons. |
09-08-2003, 04:20 PM | #8 |
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5k here with Mobile1.
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09-08-2003, 04:21 PM | #9 | |
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I run Mobile1 20w50 during the summer and 10w30 in the cold months. I do a track event every other month and have put 36K on the car in little over 14 months. My oil never looked that bad. BTW, running TXS Stage 4+ -Jason |
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09-08-2003, 04:26 PM | #10 | |
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09-08-2003, 04:33 PM | #11 | ||
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09-08-2003, 04:42 PM | #12 |
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Losing a quart of oil every change? That's what happened to me on my RS-T with a blown turbo.
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09-08-2003, 04:43 PM | #13 | |
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no blown turbo. dont know what it is. |
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09-08-2003, 04:51 PM | #14 |
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3K-3500 every time and it's black. I also lose about a half of quart.
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09-08-2003, 04:51 PM | #15 |
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I lose about 1/2 to 1 quart every oil change. I try to do it "at" 3k, most of the time it is more like ~3k.
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09-08-2003, 04:55 PM | #16 |
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I do the Mobil1 5/30 change every 5k, my car runs great !
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09-08-2003, 04:55 PM | #17 |
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I saw the underpants gnomes stealing your oil the other night.
I think I've gone something like 4k miles this time around. I usually change it around 3k but I'm pretty lax with it. |
09-08-2003, 04:58 PM | #18 | |
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09-08-2003, 05:01 PM | #19 | |
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09-08-2003, 05:04 PM | #20 | |
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09-08-2003, 05:38 PM | #21 |
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That episode is great....
So yeah, the fact that you lose a full quart of oil still baffles me. You sure Mike hasn't been siphoning it out at night and knockin back a few oily cocktails? |
09-08-2003, 05:41 PM | #22 | |
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dont think so. i just went out and checked my oil. i am at the very tip ot the dipstick. and i am at 2300 miles since my last oil change. piece of crap car. i need to change my oil tonihgt and get a new crush washer. jason you up for a 10 pm oil change?/egt gauge replacement? |
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09-08-2003, 05:50 PM | #23 |
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I change my oil every 5-5500km. I drive like a maniac half the time, and so does my g/f.
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09-08-2003, 05:52 PM | #24 |
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I change with Mobil1 every 3K because I live in the desert where it's hot and dusty and I drive the crap out of my baby. Going to get a sample on the next change, though, to see where everything's at.
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09-08-2003, 05:55 PM | #25 | |
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I would recommend this instead of buying crush washers and such.
So much easier and cleaner. http://www.fumotovalve.com/ Quote:
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