wots the best oil for a 97 turbo 2000? oil thickness is what im after.

 

Oh god, not another one.

SEARCH FACILITY

 

oh sh*t is that a pants question? im new to all this, sorry to offend.

 

I'm sorry. It's just that ten-page mega-threads on this subject barely fall off the front page before a new one starts. I take it you don't have a manual for your car.

I'll say 10w-40 fully-synthetic. 15w-40 will be ok too- ours is not a very cold country.

Be prepared for everyone else to have a different opinion.

 

Seriously, I'd forget asking on here...every man and his dog has their own differing opinion on what to use.

And of course, they are all oil experts too

Seeing you've been pointed to the ways of the search facility you'll see what I mean and end being more confused than before....sorry!

HTH

<refrains from recommending an oil through fear of starting another flaming oil debate thread>

 

10W-40 is perfect

15W-50 is way too thick

CarLube are doing their TripleR Fully Synthetic at £12:99 ...........

But, you could pay 3 times that if you think it makes a difference ......

I would NOT put Mineral Oil in, or that reconstituted Motorway Oil ........

A lot of crap is talked about Oil, as you would expect from a Car Forum .......

Pete

 

Pete,
15w50 isnt too thick, if anything it will protect the engine better than the 10w40 rated oil as it keeps its stability better in hot engines like turbocharged scoobs plus its also the choice of STi, you know, those people who developed the STi with Subaru Japan

Tony

 

Here we go again!

 

Redline tell me its too thick ...................

They know a thing or two about Oil

Pete

 

How many times have you said that then Pete? Got that data to back it up yet?

 

You are clearly getting lost in all this technical stuff, please try to keep up!

I will post, again, what Redline say:-

15W50


The ultimate high-temperature protection in Red Line engine oils recommended for street use. Good for engines that regularly run very high oil temperatures. Best for engines that run large clearances such as air-cooled engines or large-displacement, all-out racing engines that see occasional street use. Provides 25% more viscosity in bearings than petroleum 20W-50s. Not recommended for use in cold climates where temperatures are at or below 10°F or -12°C. Not recommended for street use in production engines that see sustained oil temperatures below 225°F (those engines should use Red Line 10W-30 or 10W-40).

I repeat this IMPORTANT piece:-

Not recommended for street use in production engines that see sustained oil temperatures below 225°F (those engines should use Red Line 10W-30 or 10W-40).

Pete

 

Yes, I have read what Redline say on their WEBSITE, but how do you know that that infomation is accurate? I know mobil 1's info is accurate due to the 20,000 miles that I have covered in my sti 4 (no remap) on mobil 1 motorsport 15w50.

 

Here we go then!!

http://www.redlineoil.com/whitePaper/motoroils.pdf

Pete

 

Again, that doesn't tell us anymore than what shell, castrol, silkolene etc would say about their own products. ( They aren't going to run them down, are they?)

I cannot recommend any of the above companies simply because I havn't used them in an impreza. I have used Mobil 1 and have experienced no problems. ( 6 oil changes I believe in 20,000 miles. ) Surely Pete, if your impreza has been run on shell helix, and has suffered no engine problems in 60k, you should be recommending shell helix???

 

They are talking about their own product and not anyone elses.

I see Shell are recommending grades of oils for cars now: http://www.shell.com/home/au-en/html/iwgen/shell_for_businesses/lube_match/app_lubematch.html

(albeit in Australia)

 

Pete,

Millers recommend a 20w60 oil for turbocharged engines, and Motul recommend a 15w50, though as ive stated, Subaru Techinca International's branded product is actually Motul 300v 15w50.

Tony

 

Everyone will disagree but..

I use 5w 40 as i do alot of short journeys to and from work during the week. This seemed like a good compromise.

 

Wake up mr lewis, i'm bored!

 

Can't the Mods create an Oil Forum or merge all these oil threads together?
It's like watching Groundhog Day but about oil

 

i brought an wrx import 2 weeks ago so i might learn something from this post,
when i brought it the geeza gave me a part can of oil that he has put in the engine!

esso ultron,fully synthetic, 5w-40. this is what is in it at the minute.

will it be ok? or do i need to get it out?
as i said. this is new to me too.

 

I'm only away for a few days (at Rotorstock) and what happens? You all start arguing again Shame on you

We need an oil advice thread and it's coming, hopefully

Cheers
Simon

 

For engines over 30,000miles I recommend

Mobil1 15W/50 MOTORSPORT Formula, Fully Synthetic.
R.

 

Why?

 

No.... dont have an oil forum , what else would we have on page 1

 

does anyone out there still get their rides seviced at subaru?
what do they use when they do your doo?
they have been filling mine with mobil1 5W/40,
but i can only get it from them. it's £8.78 + vat for 1 litre
or you can take a bigger container and its £8.78 +vat per litre
(***!!!?), but it does need toppin up on a regular basis!
mobil1 recommend 10W/30 on their site, if you check that out,
but where i get mine serviced they reckon the word from
the boys in japan is to go with mobil1 5W/40. that seems like
a steady recommendation to me lads, but at the end of the day
the choice is all yours!

goodnight

 

When engines wear a bit they don't like thin oils, a thin oil e.g. 5w50 in a higher milagae scooby is not good...

15w50 is in theory worse due to lower protection but in practice better... that's why it exists...

R.

 

Hang on a minute, they're both sae 50's and at 100degC are exactly the same viscosity (18.5cst). How can one be thinner than the other?

Cheers
Simon

 

I don't In fact I do the same for the same reason, use Motul 5w40, and until now I can only be very positive.

 

At startup 20degC they will be different...

 

Indeed but still 4 to 5 times thicker than they are at 100degC

Cheers
Simon