Hot climate oil SAE ???
05 April 2002, 01:06 PM
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Hi Guys,
What is the best oil to put in at the 1000 mile service on a MY2001 JPN spec STI for year round hot climate like in The Bahamas ??
The standard is a synthetic 5 - 50 no ??
Thanks,
Ray
What is the best oil to put in at the 1000 mile service on a MY2001 JPN spec STI for year round hot climate like in The Bahamas ??
The standard is a synthetic 5 - 50 no ??
Thanks,
Ray
05 April 2002, 01:18 PM
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As I understand it the colder the climate the thinner the oil needed... and vice versa
The viscosity is shown by numbers
0W-30 being extremely thin (too thin for subaru)
ie. 10W-60
15W-50 would be ideal for your climate...
I live in Switzerland and it's still very cold in the mornings
so I'm sticking with 5W-50 Mobil 1 (yes in Switzerland this still
exists.)
I will swop to 10W-60 or 15W-50 in summer..
P.S. I would also use a fully synthetic oil!
Plums.
The viscosity is shown by numbers
0W-30 being extremely thin (too thin for subaru)
ie. 10W-60
15W-50 would be ideal for your climate...
I live in Switzerland and it's still very cold in the mornings
so I'm sticking with 5W-50 Mobil 1 (yes in Switzerland this still
exists.)
I will swop to 10W-60 or 15W-50 in summer..
P.S. I would also use a fully synthetic oil!
Plums.
05 April 2002, 01:31 PM
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My previous answer was for after the car had been fully run in
after about 7500 miles some people say you shouldn't put fully
synthetic oil in a Scooby before that time.....
Sorry!
after about 7500 miles some people say you shouldn't put fully
synthetic oil in a Scooby before that time.....
Sorry!
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