Oil info for a V3 STI

[Guest Dazza]

Hey all my Rex is due for a oil change (first one since ive owned it) and am wondering what oil to use?

In my old BF5 GT Legacy I used a Semi-Senthytic (spelling) Pennzoil which was great I also tried Castol Magnetic but the Legacy use to burn it and would turn black quickly where as the Pennzoil didnt so put me off Magnetic abit.

My Rex doesn't get thrashed alot just a bit of a boost every now and then when its warmed up.

Any help on this would be great thanks! Darren

[Simon C]

I think it's better to use decent oil like Magnatec and change it often (every 5000km) than it is to get really expensive stuff and change it less often (10000km). I use Castrol Edge 5-30W every 5000km.

[nt_a_foz]

If you wondering why no one is answering is possibly cause there is already 300000000 million threads about oil and what type to use around here.

Have a search and youl find plenty of info

[Guest Dazza]

Ok true will do cheers

[Hailz]

Magnatec oil is what all the Subaru dealerships use so I think you'd be pretty safe with that if it's what they use, I run it in my Leggy (5/30 grade) and it seems to love it, also as mentioned doing it every 5k would be a good idea, 10k for a turbo car is a fair amount of time, no wonder your last car was burning it lol

[crazy-jono]

i use valvoline durablend in my v3 sti works fine. recommended by stu at stubaru

and always change at 5000kms

[Guest]

i use total 5w30 in my wrx , we sell total oil products at my work , we had an oil analylser guy come and pick some samples of oil up from a truck we were working on , he was telling us that nothing even comes close to total oil , in terms of hows its made up , wear protection etc , he tests alot of oils and reakons its the best .

[Guest Dazza]

 Hailz said:

Magnatec oil is what all the Subaru dealerships use so I think you'd be pretty safe with that if it's what they use, I run it in my Leggy (5/30 grade) and it seems to love it, also as mentioned doing it every 5k would be a good idea, 10k for a turbo car is a fair amount of time, no wonder your last car was burning it lol

I was changing oil in my old Legacy every 5000ks for some reason it didnt like the Magnetic. Will change the oil every 5000ks in my STI aswell would never change it every 10000ks in a turbo car.

[Guest Dazza]

 Benno said:

i use total 5w30 in my wrx , we sell total oil products at my work , we had an oil analylser guy come and pick some samples of oil up from a truck we were working on , he was telling us that nothing even comes close to total oil , in terms of hows its made up , wear protection etc , he tests alot of oils and reakons its the best .

Yea a mate of mine use to have a worked '88 VR4 and him and his mechanic who built the motor for it swore by total aswell said it was superior to all other oils. Im going to go with a total oil.

Thanks for the info guys

[Guest]

oh true , yea the oil guy says its like nothing hes ever tested , and he works for BP lol . do you have access to total oil ?

[Treecrusher]

I use castrol edge now, (as suggested in another thread on here). it makes the engine run smoothly but is really expensive. 5w30 will do the trick, but I used 5w15 because its up at the ski field every weekend. (better for cold starts)

[Guest Dazza]

 Benno said:

oh true , yea the oil guy says its like nothing hes ever tested , and he works for BP lol . do you have access to total oil ?

No i don't know who sells it here in christchurch but will do my best to find some should be able to buy some online if all else fails

[Guest boostin]

Yep, Total here too. I use the 15-50 Quartz 9000.

[Guest]

edge and M1 for me, every change I alternate between the two

[Koom]

 Dazza']

[quote name='Benno said:

oh true , yea the oil guy says its like nothing hes ever tested , and he works for BP lol . do you have access to total oil ?

/quote]

No i don't know who sells it here in christchurch but will do my best to find some should be able to buy some online if all else fails

I think that Supercheap (the NZ version, not the Aussie one) in Sydenham opposite the Mobil station on Colombo st sell Total oils.

[Koom]

Also, I quite like Elf Competition SM (semi-synth) 10w-40 at the mo. Really like it cause I get it cheaper than I can buy bottled water haha. But I've always changed oils before 5000kms so don't give them a chance to fully break down. Reckon its betterer than the Castrol Edge I used to use.

[Guest Dazza]

 Koom']

[quote name='Benno said:

oh true , yea the oil guy says its like nothing hes ever tested , and he works for BP lol . do you have access to total oil ?

/quote]

No i don't know who sells it here in christchurch but will do my best to find some should be able to buy some online if all else fails

Great thanks I will drop in there sometime also found a contact online who sells total oil in chch (think he could be a rep for the company)

I think that Supercheap (the NZ version, not the Aussie one) in Sydenham opposite the Mobil station on Colombo st sell Total oils.

[Guest]

if you cant i can organise you some through my work at a real good price , my boss buys bulk container loads of it direct from france

[Treecrusher]

 Benno said:

if you cant i can organise you some through my work at a real good price , my boss buys bulk container loads of it direct from france

Is there any chance more of us can get some? How much do you think it would be?

Cheers.

[Guest]

yea for sure i could probly get it sent straight from work , ill sus some prices on tuesday , im guessing 5w30 and 10w40 would be what everyone is after ?

[Treecrusher]

 Benno said:

yea for sure i could probly get it sent straight from work , ill sus some prices on tuesday , im guessing 5w30 and 10w40 would be what everyone is after ?

That would be mint. If you can get 5w15 I would be interested in that as well.

[Guest]

im not to sure if they do a 5 w 15 , the stuff i get quatz 9000 5w30 seems to be good stuff

[Guest Dazza]

 Benno said:

yea for sure i could probly get it sent straight from work , ill sus some prices on tuesday , im guessing 5w30 and 10w40 would be what everyone is after ?

Great 5w30 for me please whats the price for 5L?

[Guest]

i think my last one was $38 or so ..? postage would be another $10 on top