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05-27-2008, 11:59 PM | #1 |
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Location: Iselin, NJ
Vehicle:2008 WRX Blue |
Newbie (new 08 WRX)
Hi ppl,
I'm from "North" NJ and last week i went to the dealer to see the new WRX and couldnt resist so i brought it home with me. First thing when i got home was disable the DRL. I hate that Thing. Next thing will be the short shifter! It has 320 miles on it now, and i notice that the dealer does 3.000 miles oil changes?! there are some specific reason to that?! or can i change the oil to Mobil 1 (i was thinking on 5W-30) maybe on 5.000 miles intevals, is that ok, or do you guys recommend something else?! I have the 5 years /100.000 miles extended warranty, what can i change without loosing the warranty?! would a K&N CAI make me loose the warranty or should i stick to the inbox K&N Filter?! What other "MOD's" can i do without loose the warranty?! One thing that i feel strange is the suspension, i never had an AWD car before, in all my other cars i changed the suspension as soon as possible, but in this one i dont know what to do and if there are some kind of suspension that i can install that is covered by warranty?! Would the BOV make me loose power on the car or the warranty?! Do i have any way in the forum to see the members that live neer me?! Thanks!!
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05-28-2008, 12:07 AM | #2 |
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Welcome to the boards. Hit up the Unibomber manifesto, and check out the warranty faq as well.
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05-28-2008, 01:22 AM | #3 |
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yes according to unibomber... bov's are indeed bad..
new wrx = nice |
05-28-2008, 01:53 AM | #4 | |
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05-28-2008, 03:05 AM | #5 |
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Vehicle:2008 wrx white |
^wow answered all your questions. Welcome to the forums! You might want to look into the STI pink springs, they were sale for $158 which is a steal! heres a link for you https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/p...oducts_id=1363
btw i didn't know you needed an oil change after the first 1000 miles doh i should go get one soon... |
05-28-2008, 09:39 AM | #6 |
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Way to go Beaverboy...great answers.
And as recommended, I would order the STi Pink springs mentioned above immediately while the price is so low. |
05-28-2008, 10:55 AM | #7 |
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Just remember Subaru Recomends a 4mth/3750mi oil change interval on their Turbo Cars.
I would stick to that and keep records of all your maintenance work or else any trouble down the line could cause you problems if the car was not maintanied properly. register on mysubaru.com and you can keep track of everything there. |
05-28-2008, 01:01 PM | #8 |
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unabomber once said that mysubaru.com has bad maintenance charts
but subaru.com has the better ones or something? |
05-28-2008, 01:36 PM | #9 |
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I could be wrong about Subaru suggesting that. It's commonly considered part of break-in, as the first 1000mi is going to put the most metal shavings into the oil.. at least, that is, until you blow something up going mod-crazy.
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05-28-2008, 02:53 PM | #10 |
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Tks for the info.
I have a free service, maybe i will use it arround the 1.000 miles. About the oil is always the same problem there are so many people talking about it, and each person has its own opinion, and i'm lost... I always used mobil 1 and never any kind of problem, my wife car its a 2006 Jetta and uses the Castrol Syntec 5w/30 recommnded by VW (it has the logo on the bottle), in 5.000 intervals, (the oil is for 10.000), but i notice that after the 3.800/4.000 miles the car is not the same, i never noticed nothing like this with mobil 1 in other cars before, thats why i was thinking on mobil 1, i dont like the experience that i having this castrol. maybe i will be trying Valvoline, i dont know, what you gyus think?! About the suspension, i'm going to wait some time... for now i will buy the drop in K&N Filter and the short shifter.... Thanks. |
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