What have you done to your car today?

[MercuryFree]

Tbh if your filter is getting so full of bad stuff in 5,000km\'s that it stops working properly, you may have bigger issues

[Guest]

 evowrx']

[quote name='boyracer693 said:

Did a first service on my WRX since i\'ve owned it(since september) Pretty sure the lady who had it before me only put water in the radiator and also BOTH radiator fans were unplugged so whoever did the cambelt on it last obviously forgot to plug them back in. Wondered why the temp would sky rocket on a hot day :\'( However now its running all good now

Decided to go with the Penrite 10w-50 in the end. Asked a few Subaru mechanics and specialists and they said it would be all good. What do you all use?

Check out the old Air Filter though! Its like king kong farted into it

Now she is running alot nicer since the service and it is definitely MUCH better with a new air filter.

/quote]

I use the same oil - seems to work fine for me - stable oil pressures even on a warm day. Might just be me but do notice a little more valve train noise just off idle but goes away as quickly as it starts as rpm builds could be my stupid clutch tho - anyone else noticed anything (150k B4 engine?

Not trying to dig up old threads about consumer products or anything but I was warned off any after market oil filters due to primary turbo \'limitations\' on the twins: opinions?

You know that aftermarket filters are manufactured to meet or exceed OE spec right? So if you are using an equivalent filter rather than the wrong one you will have no problems unless it fails.

Obviously if changed out in a reasonable period.

[GC8E2DD]

 MercuryFree']

Tbh if your filter is getting so full of bad stuff in 5,000km\'s that it stops working properly, you may have bigger issues

My bigger issue is that my race car is my daily driver.

[quote name='GC8E2DD said:

Motor still goes.

=P

[boyracer693]

Have any of you seen the new High Efficiency filters ryco sell? They are really good. They are higher in quality and have more filtration and still have the anti drain back but in a more efficient way.

Heres one from Supercheap. This filter is not really for subarus but they are slowly rolling out more HE filters for different cars. So far they have Ford, Holden, Toyota, Mitsubishi etc

http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/online-store/products/Ryco-Platinum-Oil-Filter-Z386HE.aspx?pid=340001#Cross

[Guest]

 boyracer693 said:

Have any of you seen the new High Efficiency filters ryco sell? They are really good. They are higher in quality and have more filtration and still have the anti drain back but in a more efficient way.

Heres one from Supercheap. This filter is not really for subarus but they are slowly rolling out more HE filters for different cars. So far they have Ford, Holden, Toyota, Mitsubishi etc

http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/online-store/products/Ryco-Platinum-Oil-Filter-Z386HE.aspx?pid=340001#Cross

Haha

• Not suitable for racing applications

[boyracer693]

 evowrx']

[quote name='boyracer693 said:

Have any of you seen the new High Efficiency filters ryco sell? They are really good. They are higher in quality and have more filtration and still have the anti drain back but in a more efficient way.

Heres one from Supercheap. This filter is not really for subarus but they are slowly rolling out more HE filters for different cars. So far they have Ford, Holden, Toyota, Mitsubishi etc

url=http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/online-store/products/Ryco-Platinum-Oil-Filter-Z386HE.aspx?pid=340001#Cross]http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/online-store/products/Ryco-Platinum-Oil-Filter-Z386HE.aspx?pid=340001#Cross[/url]

Haha

• Not suitable for racing applications

Ha well yeah i wouldnt get that for a race car anyway.

[MercuryFree]

 GC8E2DD']

Tbh if your filter is getting so full of bad stuff in 5,000km\'s that it stops working properly, you may have bigger issues

My bigger issue is that my race car is my daily driver.

[quote name='GC8E2DD said:

Motor still goes.

/quote]

=P

Was referring to people stressing over which filter to use as opposed to your use case

[gotasuby]

Not that you can see but managed my personal best fuel economy ever I think. 7.8l per 100 in a 6cyl 3l. And half it was driving in town but at night so not a lot of traffic

[AdamOst]

I managed to finally get under 11l/100km the other week in my rex

[Timmah]

 AdamOst said:

I managed to finally get under 11l/100km the other week in my rex

Fuelly tells me I\'m hovering around 11.6~12.1 Must be time to get a Link and let gotasuby work his magic because downgrading car is silly.

[scylar]

bought a front strut brace for the wrx.. subaruspeed is on sale lol

[sti555]

damn more than half the stock is soldout on subaruspeed,only rubbish left lol

[ADIKT]

Merry Christmas to me ;D ;D

[Koom]

Plumbed the fuel lines ready for an aftermarket regulator.

Now just have to figure where to mount the Bosch and the reg itself and its got fuel again.

Progress

[Roo]

Tore it to bits trying to get the fu ken bolts that hold the recirc hardline and rocker cover breather hardlines to the manifold, have the right spanner for the job but it\'s at work lol

Hopefully bit of a sort out of vacuum lines/fuel lines on the way back together this weekend

[WRXONP]

Had my first jam on a tig welder - welded 50mm bov adaptor on

[DRFVDR]

 WRXONP said:

Had my first jam on a tig welder - welded 50mm bov adaptor on

Alloy I am guessing nice, WATCH THE POOOL

[WRXONP]

 We are borg']

[quote name='WRXONP said:

Had my first jam on a tig welder - welded 50mm bov adaptor on

/quote]

Alloy I am guessing nice, WATCH THE POOOL

Yup Ali tig - came out pretty good too - it\'s alot easier than I thought - just the heating looks different to steel / steel gloes - Ali just goes all shiny and weird looking when it\'s hot

I mig all day - pulse mig Ali too but didn\'t want to mig my intercooler pipes haha

[ADIKT]

 WRXONP']

[quote name='WRXONP said:

Had my first jam on a tig welder - welded 50mm bov adaptor on

/quote]

Alloy I am guessing nice, WATCH THE POOOL

Yup Ali tig - came out pretty good too - it\'s alot easier than I thought - just the heating looks different to steel / steel gloes - Ali just goes all shiny and weird looking when it\'s hot

I mig all day - pulse mig Ali too but didn\'t want to mig my intercooler pipes haha

Wanna do my exhaust?? from DP back?

[WRXONP]

Sure would pm me

[DRFVDR]

[marc]

 ADIKT said:

Merry Christmas to me ;D ;D

Good call Andrew ;D

[boon]

Pro tip, the Link IAT sensor is flimsy as sh!t.

I changed mine out for a brass-bodied one from a Holden/GM (they\'re like $4 at pickapart, go take a bunch off some manifolds) they just require a much larger thread.

[Guest]

 boon said:

Pro tip, the Link IAT sensor is flimsy as sh!t.

I changed mine out for a brass-bodied one from a Holden/GM (they\'re like $4 at pickapart, go take a bunch off some manifolds) they just require a much larger thread.

Got the GM one new. Was $50 odd then just had a boss made.

Wish we had a pickapart. What models had them?

[boon]

 evowrx']

[quote name='boon said:

Pro tip, the Link IAT sensor is flimsy as sh!t.

I changed mine out for a brass-bodied one from a Holden/GM (they\'re like $4 at pickapart, go take a bunch off some manifolds) they just require a much larger thread.

/quote]

Got the GM one new. Was $50 odd then just had a boss made.

Wish we had a pickapart. What models had them?

VN Commode V6, Some Astras and Vectras around that era. Easier to get from a 4-pot motor, the V6\'s you have to remove the drivers side fuel rail and injectors (claw hammer, lol pickapart) to get at it. They also have a GM map sensor bolted to the middle of the firewall. Thread is M14x1.5