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What do you use when ...
you cannot get a genuine Subaru Oil Filter?
My local Dealer has stopped trading in Subaru .....
I'm due to do an Oil change (the non **** way!
) .... I have always used a Subaru Oil Filter, the price is the same as others - so, it seemed a wise move.
Now, I have a dilema ..... use a Patented part?
My Motor Factors have offered me a FRAM Part .... now, in the 1960's they were a highly respected manufacturer, is it the same today?
What Oil Filters do you use .... and have your Big End bearings gone after you have used a non Subaru part?
My local Dealer has stopped trading in Subaru .....
I'm due to do an Oil change (the non **** way!
) .... I have always used a Subaru Oil Filter, the price is the same as others - so, it seemed a wise move.Now, I have a dilema ..... use a Patented part?
My Motor Factors have offered me a FRAM Part .... now, in the 1960's they were a highly respected manufacturer, is it the same today?
What Oil Filters do you use .... and have your Big End bearings gone after you have used a non Subaru part?
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Just for pete 
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Drive into local garage when the odometer reaches 10,000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee , read free paper.
3) 15 minutes later, write a cheque and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change: £30
Coffee: £2.00
Total: £32.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a cheque for £50.00.
2) Stop by Threshers and buy a case of beer, write a cheque for £10, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under caravan.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Curse and swear.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly, hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
18) Dump first litre of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first litre of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin swearing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Swear for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit golfing trophy (if you have one?!?!).
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow..
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh litres of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence..
38) Car is impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts: £50.00
DUI: £2500.00
Impound fee: £75.00
Bail: £1500.00
Beer: £10.00
Total: £4,155.00
But you know the job was done right!
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Drive into local garage when the odometer reaches 10,000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee , read free paper.
3) 15 minutes later, write a cheque and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change: £30
Coffee: £2.00
Total: £32.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a cheque for £50.00.
2) Stop by Threshers and buy a case of beer, write a cheque for £10, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under caravan.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Curse and swear.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly, hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
18) Dump first litre of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first litre of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin swearing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Swear for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit golfing trophy (if you have one?!?!).
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow..
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh litres of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence..
38) Car is impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts: £50.00
DUI: £2500.00
Impound fee: £75.00
Bail: £1500.00
Beer: £10.00
Total: £4,155.00
But you know the job was done right!
Just for pete
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Drive into local garage when the odometer reaches 10,000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee , read free paper.
3) 15 minutes later, write a cheque and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change: £30
Coffee: £2.00
Total: £32.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a cheque for £50.00.
2) Stop by Threshers and buy a case of beer, write a cheque for £10, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under caravan.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Curse and swear.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly, hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
18) Dump first litre of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first litre of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin swearing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Swear for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit golfing trophy (if you have one?!?!).
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow..
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh litres of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence..
38) Car is impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts: £50.00
DUI: £2500.00
Impound fee: £75.00
Bail: £1500.00
Beer: £10.00
Total: £4,155.00
But you know the job was done right!
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Drive into local garage when the odometer reaches 10,000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee , read free paper.
3) 15 minutes later, write a cheque and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change: £30
Coffee: £2.00
Total: £32.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a cheque for £50.00.
2) Stop by Threshers and buy a case of beer, write a cheque for £10, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under caravan.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Curse and swear.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly, hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
18) Dump first litre of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first litre of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin swearing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Swear for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit golfing trophy (if you have one?!?!).
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow..
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh litres of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence..
38) Car is impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts: £50.00
DUI: £2500.00
Impound fee: £75.00
Bail: £1500.00
Beer: £10.00
Total: £4,155.00
But you know the job was done right!
you know, filling it then topping it up throughout the night. sort of in the same way you bottle feed a lamb, every couple of hours should do it
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From: N.Y.S.O.C. - NORTH YORKSHIRE SUBARU OWNERS CLUB
Yep. one of the main causes of bottom end failure... also remember to disconnect crank sensor and turn engine over.. ie without firing.. Trust me when you have had a bottom end gone you learn how to do it properly lol.. lets just hope the mechanic who did mine has gone back to school lol
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From: Zed Ess Won Hay Tee
to be honest, for the first few years of my scoob ownership i did it the "proper way"
changes every 3k
pre filling the filter
cranking over to get pressure before firing etc etc
and it still blew up, after that i thought "**** it" and just did the changes every 10k, gave the filter a quick splash and then fired the thing up.
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Yeah, that's right ... disconnect sensor, remove spark plugs, tune radio into Radio2, remove seats, open boot/hatch, disconnect diff., remove all wheels and tyres, wind windows down and connect all seatbelts into their respective recepticles.
Failure to do all of the above will result in the Big Ends going
Failure to do all of the above will result in the Big Ends going
I've been using filters from Opie Oils - up until recently, they were Purolator (which I'm using at the moment) but they've changed to another make, the name of which escapes me at the mo. Interestingly, they're the larger size version, not the tiny item Subaru sell now. To pay 15 quid for a filter is crazy!
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I did think that the genuine article was around £8?
Even so, there are some on here who pay a crazy £35+ for 5 Litres of Oil .... willingly. When Oil which meets all the required standards is £12!?
I consider a quality filter far higher than expensive Oil.
Even so, there are some on here who pay a crazy £35+ for 5 Litres of Oil .... willingly. When Oil which meets all the required standards is £12!?
I consider a quality filter far higher than expensive Oil.
Would you REALLY put a £12 oil in your Subaru?
5 litres at £35 + £7 for a good quality filter = £42 or 81p per week (yearly oil change)
5 litres at £12 + £15 for a filter = £27 or 52p per week
A difference of 29p! Is there anyone here who would begrudge their engine 29p/ week?
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I put excellent quality oil (£12 for 5 Litres) in my car and save the difference, thanks all the same
It's like bathing in cows milk instead of water - no difference, but one makes you feel 'more special'
Just found out that my ex-Subaru dealer is still selling Subaru Parts - I shall be there at 8:30am tomorrow - thanks for all the replies though
It's like bathing in cows milk instead of water - no difference, but one makes you feel 'more special'
Just found out that my ex-Subaru dealer is still selling Subaru Parts - I shall be there at 8:30am tomorrow - thanks for all the replies though