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06-12-2005, 10:16 PM | #1 |
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900 mile first oil change
ok, I have 900 miles on my motor, I need an oil change, how many of your are running synthetic oils? any specific brand?
anyone running Mobil One synthetic oil?
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06-12-2005, 10:28 PM | #2 |
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I am. Switched over at 1100 miles. Car has only got 12K now, but runs great and hasn't lost a drop of oil between the two oil changes I've done so far(5K, 10K). Go for it.
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06-12-2005, 10:40 PM | #3 |
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I also switched at 1000. I "broke my car in" through some hard driving and varying RPM and the oil consumption is little to none in between oil changes. If I had to do it again, I'd drive the car the same but keep dino oil in for a good while longer.
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06-13-2005, 03:26 PM | #4 |
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Wrong forum buddy, I'll move this to the right forum and inside the FAQ/Threads of Note post there is a wonderful write up on oil, I suggest you read it.
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06-13-2005, 07:22 PM | #5 |
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I did dino at 2750 and 4750. Switched to Mobil 1 5W-30 at 6880. So far, so good.
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06-14-2005, 08:37 AM | #6 | |
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06-14-2005, 09:09 AM | #7 | |
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You have me looking at Mobil's web site again. I can't find the Mobil Racing 0W-30 on there anymore. Wonder if they dropped it? I actually have some of that in my car right now and am going to send it out for testing, though if I can never buy that again, maybe there is no point in knowing how it is performing. Hmm... |
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06-14-2005, 12:56 PM | #8 | |
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06-14-2005, 01:52 PM | #9 | |
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06-14-2005, 01:57 PM | #10 | |
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06-14-2005, 02:08 PM | #12 | |
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06-14-2005, 02:12 PM | #13 |
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I have been tempted to try the RedLine. Might do it one of these changes. Is there a good site to order the German Castrol?
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06-14-2005, 03:15 PM | #14 | |
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06-14-2005, 03:35 PM | #15 |
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Lots of work. Think I am going to use the Extended Performance Mobil 1 and have it tested. If I don't like the results I'll move to Redline.
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06-14-2005, 04:44 PM | #16 |
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well for one, i would never run synthetic oil THAT early in the engine's life, I would use good ol' Castrol GTX.
but for synthetic I use M1 10w30, wonderful stuff. Although if you live in somewhat colder climates, you might want to stick with 5w30. |
06-15-2005, 08:00 AM | #17 |
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Not sure why you would bother changing the oil so soon but I just did my first oil change at 3750 and I put in Castrol Syntec. No problems at all. Runs great.
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06-15-2005, 08:41 AM | #18 |
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My 2000 Forester factory recomendation for the first oil change was 3,000 miles and NOT before 1,000 miles. I split the difference and changed over to Mobil 1 at ~2200 miles. I now have 91,000 trouble free miles and do a 5,000 miles OCI. My engine consumes about 6 oz of oil per 5000 mile change. Too many feel they have more experience than the factory engineers and change out the factory fill much too early. Several on this NG have had the factory fill oil analysed and found extra moly and stuff to assist in obtaining a good broken in engine.
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06-15-2005, 09:14 AM | #19 | |
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After seeing a UOA on an FXT factory fill, and on Andy H's STi with a synthetic blend with under 3k on the oil, there are a few cases where the oil sheared down to a 20 weight. Outside of N. America I don't think you'll see 5W30 as the preferred oil weight for an STi. My FXT's (as did my WRX and probably the STi) owner's manual says that 5W30 is preferred for fuel economy and that a thicker viscosity is required for higher temps and severe driving. A lot of people miss that IMO. You can search around and use something like Havoline that contains a good shot of moly. 5W30 just doesn't cut it in every application in every Subaru in N. America. Hey, we gotta keep those CAFE requirements in check regardless if there are people driving around with an oil that sheared down to a 20 weight. Is there any harm in driving around with a 20 weight? I don't know and I don't want to be the one that finds out. -Dennis |
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