Correct grade oil
14 February 2004, 06:36 PM
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Correct grade oil
Can anyone tell me what is the best type and grade of oil to use in classic wrx?I realise there is a varied opinion on this but im looking for advise.
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15 February 2004, 02:15 AM
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i use 5w30 fully syntheic as recomend in the amercian hynes manual for the turbo legacy, with the same engine. but it is a great mystery oil for an impreza i find!
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5w30 is too thin, the normal oil used by Subaru UK is 10w40 semi synthetic, most people change to the first posted oils which are better.
Tony
PS, Julian, if i see you today, ill have my dutch manual with the correct oil grades in for you to have a look at
so forget what the yanks say, its not what you should use 
Tony
PS, Julian, if i see you today, ill have my dutch manual with the correct oil grades in for you to have a look at
so forget what the yanks say, its not what you should use
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went to halfords and they didnt have any of the mentioned oils the castrol RS and the mob 1 were both 5/30.
Never mind gave the car a polish instead.
Never mind gave the car a polish instead.
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so wot does the dutch book recomend? i've run mine for about 2 years on 5w 30 fully synth. so will i have done any damage? oh i also change it every 2k miles, and the oil filter with it.
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The dutch handbook has the same recommendations as the uk classic handbook, it says (off the top of my head as ive put the thing somewhere and cant find it now... DOH!)
5w30 shell fully synthetic, can be run in the sport without problems, for turbo engines its recommended for temps of 0 dec C and below (there is also a part about not pushing the car hard with this oil in it), -20 to +40 has a 10w40 recommendation (semi synthetic).
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5w30 shell fully synthetic, can be run in the sport without problems, for turbo engines its recommended for temps of 0 dec C and below (there is also a part about not pushing the car hard with this oil in it), -20 to +40 has a 10w40 recommendation (semi synthetic).
Tony
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