Decent Oil and Filter?

[Leese]

Hey Team,

Being that it's a fricken long time since I've owned a turbo car, I'm not sure what oil would be best for my 2000 Legacy B4.

She's due for an oil and filter change in 800kms, so just wondering what you guys recommend?

Also - does anyone know what oil filter she needs?

Cheers,

Leese

[MINTGTB]

Sup Leese, Just use a Genuine Subaru Oil Filter for ya car and i use Elf Competition GT 10W40 Oil in my car. Everyone on here has differing opinions on what oil to use etc etc. But i find Elf oils really good. 8)

[Guest keltik]

My only advice, Go genuine on the filter and avoid penzoil.

[GravelBen]

A fully synthetic 5w40 should be the best oil for it.

[Bazza-NZ]

 keltik said:

My only advice, Go genuine on the filter and avoid penzoil.

+1

i use Magnatec Oil 10-40W, works really well, sometime add a little bit of MLB8 into it to keep things running smoothly

[Guest]

 GravelBen said:

A fully synthetic 5w40 should be the best oil for it.

I use castrol edge sport 5w40

[Munkvy]

 MINTGTB said:

Sup Leese, Just use a Genuine Subaru Oil Filter for ya car and i use Elf Competition GT 10W40 Oil in my car. Everyone on here has differing opinions on what oil to use etc etc. But i find Elf oils really good. 8)

+1 for Genuine filter. And avoid Fram filters like the plague.

I also use Elf Competition 10w40 in both my road legacy and my rally car.

[G-unit]

ive got a Fram filter and castrol magnatec 10w 40 oil, nice clean oil for 195ks

[DRFVDR]

I use Donaldson and FRAM exclusively and have never had a problem with either and I would use 100 filters a year

[suubyduuby]

Originally used Castrol Edge 5W30 as that's what Sublab recommended.

Now use Shell Helix 10W40....

Do oil/filter every 5k on mine as well.

[BC5RA]

I use a full vegetable extract oil and Dilmah filters.

[subieboy]

 BC5RA said:

I use a full vegetable extract oil and Dilmah filters.

+1 though on occasion I do like a bit of Extra Virgin Olive Oil... ;D

On a serious note,

Whatever Castrol grade these blokes use/recommend and same with filter:

http://www.autotechservices.co.nz/

They are all over it like a fat kid on a cupcake

[RAYDEO]

 keltik said:

My only advice, Go genuine on the filter and avoid penzoil.

why?

this is what i wwas told to use by my engine builder...

[Guest]

Sublab recommend Magnatec 5w30 but it isn't available off the shelf.

For an off the shelf oil, I've been told to use Castrol Edge 5w30 (but I haven't actually tried it yet).

In theory, the B4's take 4.5L of oil and I believe the Castrol Edge bottles are 5L.

You can pick up the genuine filters for about $20 from Subaru (it often helps to mention Clubsub if you go to Winger Subaru Greenlane).

I'd definitely recommend changing the oil every 5000k in the turbos too.

[Guest boostin]

I've never had any issues with Fram filters. I sold them for years with no problems at all. These days pretty much all I fit is genuine filters, but if I can't get a genuine filter, then I'll fit Fram.

As for oil, my personal choice is Total Quartz 9000 10w50. Its an SM rated fully synthetic. I use that as its slightly thicker and the engine is quieter as a result, the engine doesn't use any (it drinks 5w30!!), its available from Winger Greenlane, and I have a dislike for Castrol Magnatec. Its pretty reasonably priced too. Oh yeah, and its a 5L pack. ;D

[Guest]

Interesting, why the dislike of Magnatec?

[Guest boostin]

We use Magnatec, and we do a lot of engine rebuilds. I can't help feeling they're somehow connected....

[Guest]

Hehehe, hmmm. That doesn't sound good.

I expect I'll be putting in Edge at my next change anyway.

[MINTGTB]

 boostin said:

I've never had any issues with Fram filters. I sold them for years with no problems at all. These days pretty much all I fit is genuine filters, but if I can't get a genuine filter, then I'll fit Fram.

As for oil, my personal choice is Total Quartz 9000 10w50. Its an SM rated fully synthetic. I use that as its slightly thicker and the engine is quieter as a result, the engine doesn't use any (it drinks 5w30!!), its available from Winger Greenlane, and I have a dislike for Castrol Magnatec. Its pretty reasonably priced too. Oh yeah, and its a 5L pack. ;D

SAME! I use to use FRAM filters before and I had no problems with them in my car.. the bonus is they have grippy adhesive on the filter itself to aid in removal and tightening of the unit. Whereas the Genuine doesn't.

[Guest keltik]

Ive just seen horror stories on the usmb of fram oil filters exploding. The guys on "Bobistheoilguy.com" seem to hate the construction of them also.

[Munkvy]

I too have heard horror stories as a result of cardboard being the main component of the inside of fram filters. However, I have only heard of this being an issue in race cars, not so sure about road cars.

Either way, I use Elf Competition as thats what STi Japan recommend and whats used by some seriously highly strung cars in the NZ Production Car series. If it can handle that, I reckon its good enough for use in my lowly RS Legacy rally car

[MINTGTB]

 Munkvy said:

I too have heard horror stories as a result of cardboard being the main component of the inside of fram filters. However, I have only heard of this being an issue in race cars, not so sure about road cars.

Either way, I use Elf Competition as thats what STi Japan recommend and whats used by some seriously highly strung cars in the NZ Production Car series. If it can handle that, I reckon its good enough for use in my lowly RS Legacy rally car

Dont Garry Capper Performance (GCP) highly recommend Elf Oils? 8)

[Munkvy]

Not sure - Im in Wellington, so wouldnt know sorry.

[driftrex]

everyones got different opinions when it comes to oil and filters, im not even gonna bother saying what i think lol.

[dubbedup]

 driftrex said:

everyones got different opinions when it comes to oil and filters, im not even gonna bother saying what i think lol.

+1