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06-20-2013, 03:10 AM | #26 |
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24k 3-3500 miles Mobil1 Full Syn 5w30 Extended Performance, K&N oil filter. Cobb AP Stage II w/full TBE(Catless), ram intake, FMIC, headers, radiator, GS AOS, oil fill relocation tube, BOV. I live 5 miles from work, and rarely hit high boost. Mostly just playing around. Lots of oil consumption... i go through a qt every 3 weeks. I haven't been able to figure it out yet. A year ago, i transferred from Japan back to the states, and since then, the car has been running... differently. I noticed that the exhaust notes are different, and the gas and oil consumption is different. I took the FMIC pipes off to see how bad it was, being that there was no oil residue on the outside of the motor anywhere... And it so happened that there was a lot of oil in the IC pipes... So, i started looking around for a solution. Originally, i thought that it was the turbo (compressor side seal) going bad, being that it was all in the IC piping. But, it could have been more, and it's not bad enough to think that its coming from anywhere else, except from the turbo through the pipes. So i was looking for a temporary solution and went with the GS AOS. Being that i have a FMIC, i needed to get an oil fill relocation tube, as the stock one sits right under the ride side pipe. KillerB made one for the 08 STi recently, and GS AOS fit, minus some IC hood scoop cutting. But, that was two weeks ago, and since, i haven't noticed too much oil being burned. I will post up some time from now with more results. Turbo will probably have to be rebuilt/replaced to ensure its not the seal. ~M~
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06-20-2013, 01:12 PM | #27 | |
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06-20-2013, 01:18 PM | #28 |
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06-20-2013, 01:19 PM | #29 |
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06-20-2013, 01:48 PM | #30 |
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Not sure why a lot of people seem to have issues with the mobil 1. I've been running it in my sti for the past 2 years as well as my wrx for 3 years and I have never lost more than a quart in between 2500-3k mile oil changes. Also it takes me anywhere from 5-9 months to go 3k miles.
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06-20-2013, 02:19 PM | #31 |
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I have been using Mobil1 oil in all my Subies, and this is the first time that it has been an issue. I honestly don't think that it has anything to do with the oil, but more so what's going on in the car.
Thanks though for the inputs. ~M~ |
06-20-2013, 04:47 PM | #32 |
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- 56,000mi - 5k - Rotella T6 - Stage 2 - WOT on ramps are common, but otherwise easy on the car - 1/2 quart consumption at most, usually 1/4 or less over 5k. Never had to top off. |
06-20-2013, 05:43 PM | #33 |
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06-20-2013, 06:53 PM | #34 |
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was a OTS stage 1 for a week until a custom stage 1 at 2700 miles (1 week is 500 miles for me though!)
then at 30k it was a OTS stage 2 with AEM intake map for a week until a custom dyno tune. mods are invidia TBE catless, PW TMIC, AEM intake and GS EBCS, with the usual gauges (boost/wideband) just checked the stick yesterday after 1300 mi on the oil change and its still full |
06-20-2013, 09:45 PM | #35 | |
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Did you look at the comments that people were saying about using a 5w40 like Amsoil or shell rotella T-6 5w40?? I have seen countless posts one after another where people have switched from the M1 5w30 to a 5w40 like the T-6 5w40 and oil consumption went down and the engine ran better. If you care to know, the gf5 rated M1 oils (like the 0w20, 5w20, 0w30, 5w30 and the 10w30) are designed to shear down some to help fuel economy... That is not good in a turbo engine when oil is even more important. If you think the oil has nothing to do with the consumption problem then you have much to learn... |
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06-20-2013, 09:52 PM | #36 | |
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You would understand that they are designed to shear down to aid fuel economy and are not designed to protect a turbo charged engine as good as a none GF-5 rated/ester based oil... Redline, Schaeffers, amsoil and rotella T-6 are better oils. There are 1000's of used oil analysis to show what I am talking about... If you think oil is just oil then you are in for a big surprise... |
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06-21-2013, 12:07 AM | #37 |
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the 2 biggest reasons that these engines 'consume' oil are
1) wimpy-wimpy-wimpy break in 2) wrong oil being used BOTH of these get argued to death here...mostly by idiots who dont know their ears from their asholes. but there are reasons that so many n000bs have issues like consumption and blown turbos and the like, and guys like me DONT wonder why that is??? i see so many, mostly young and dumb, guys posting incredibly stupid things like 'religuously changing' their oil at x,xxx stupid low number.....and using $$$<enter overpriced boutique oil> but they know best and are dumping $50 to $100 worth of oil every couple months while guys like me are paying $30 for oil AND filter and changing it 2 or 3x/year and not having any consumption issues or engine internal issues now....why do people think they NEED to do things like spend so much for oil and use it for such a short interval?? if it is such great oil, why dump it so soon lotsa stupid here....glad i got over it so long ago |
06-21-2013, 01:47 AM | #38 | |
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06-21-2013, 02:07 AM | #39 |
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06-21-2013, 02:17 AM | #40 | |
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You call people out on their choices, call them foolish, claim you have a solution yet contribute nothing here to it? I don't get the point. Why don't you cut the cryptic nonsense and just answer the question? I don't even know why I bothered, you're going to respond "I've been giving advice since 1995 d00000dle" Quit being a plunger and bringing up old *****. But maybe some of us want to feed into your narcissism and actually use information you might have and don't feeling like sorting through sixty thousand bloody posts to find this "gem" you could have contributed in less characters than your previous ballbust. But you wouldn't do that. I wasn't reading your posts ten years ago so I missed the boat, right d00000d? |
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06-21-2013, 02:57 AM | #41 |
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133k on motor 2.5k OCI Rotella T6 Full Syn 5w40 Basic bolt ons at Tuned 18.5lbs (no catch can) Mix of aggressive street/track driving Go through about 1/2 a quart every ~2000miles. Considering boost, my driving, and mileage I'd say thats not half-bad |
06-21-2013, 09:00 AM | #42 | |
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06-22-2013, 03:21 AM | #43 | |
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you dont really know **** about **** just like the rest of the kidiots around here...so shut it and learn something |
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06-22-2013, 03:37 AM | #44 |
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06-22-2013, 04:03 AM | #45 |
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no...just stating the obvious and educating the idiots on what they got WRONG in their heads....as usual
just because somebody hasnt REALLY taken the time to read through enough of this board to have any sort of valid opinion and then posts stupid **** out their ass in an attempt to smear me.....that isnt stiring the pot...its just bull**** just like it usually is got it?? now...ON with the hilarity... i need to read some more of these gems of automotive hilarity... |
06-23-2013, 02:53 AM | #46 |
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It's the same argument where people think they need to keep using an oil even though the engine is drinking it decently.... They are told over and over what they need to do and they don't listen because they have this lil idea of I know better but still complain why they have to add oil every 2-3 weeks.... The car door keeps slappin their lil head and they still don't get it...
Most people can't stand it when the facts start flying.... because when it rains it pours... Squashing their ever shrinking opinion of what they think works... If the engine is burning oil then something needs to be changed... not gettin around that one that is for sure... I contribute these factless opinions on the stupid commercials on tv and these stupid adds and then people not having one bit of intelligence to even think about if what they are reading or seeing is actually technically correct. So to the people that have posted in this thread who has oil usage problems then it is time to make a change...ok If you need more info then the few of us that know a lil somethin can give that info. |
06-23-2013, 04:31 AM | #47 |
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Short ram, TBE, open source tuned Rotella T6 76k miles Car is a DD, do not run it too hard at all I was using about a quart every 1000 miles. Did a compression/leakdown and everything was good. Slight amount of smoke from exhaust whem WOT. Had an oil flush done and the engine released some really black cruddy stuff. Since then I only use about a half quart every month when driving hard, and virtually no oil is absent with regular driving. |
06-23-2013, 01:44 PM | #48 | |
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06-23-2013, 01:52 PM | #49 |
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06-23-2013, 02:25 PM | #50 | |
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