Oil - Best Type & Where From?
22 May 2009, 07:41 PM
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22 May 2009, 09:08 PM
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Subaru do, its shell helix 10w40
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So what year is your car and has it ever been run on fully synthetic oil (plus what is the mileage?)
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22 May 2009, 11:03 PM
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Car is 2006 47k miles. Don't know what oil it has been run on.
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silkolean 10/50,runs sweet and dosent burn a drop......opieoils.com
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go for some good stuuf, 300v motul, very good. 15w50 is the one i have. Excellent
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guy@ opie oils can recomend you an oil based on your cars modifications to give maximum protection!
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I thought the manual stated 5w30 yet all of the above are different! Now i'm confused!
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Quote:
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I thought the manual stated 5w30 yet all of the above are different! Now i'm confused!
manual says 5w/30 but not for turbo models!
turbo more like 5w40 or 10w40
24 May 2009, 10:06 AM
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It says 5w-30 for 2.0 DOHC or 2.5 Turbo engines. Mine is 2.5 Turbo.
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we've got shell helix 10w40 on the pumps at work, cheap as chips it is
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22 May 2009, 09:08 PM
(well you did ask 
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