2.5 "Normal" oil temps

around 200-210 driving down the road. About 220-230 if I am all up in to her. This is read off a pro guage tapped on a sandwich adapter for the oil filter.

 
Turbo. temps will range around the same regardless. Far as I know 180-220 is normal. The factory light is set to 248 F or so for it to come on. that's when oil really starts to cook. The higher quality oil you have the better it will resist the heat.

 
so what oils do you prefer...ive always run castrol in my old pickup but ive heard amsoil and royal purple are good to......on another note.....is it true synthetic oil will kill a subaru turbo??? if so why???

 
I have been running synthetic oil in my car since like 1k miles on my OD. I bought the car new.

The truth of the matter is that people experience something that goes wrong with there car.

So right away they are like "Crap what did I do wrong?" "Was it something I put in the car?"

Next thing you know they think back and say hey " I just changed my oil and with with X branded oil this time, that has to be the problem."

So what happens is that just cause one person had an issue with there car that could have happend for a number of reasons they blame it on the oil.

Now they say all this with no real proof to back up what they are saying.

I have done Blackstone Lab test on 3 diffrent oils: Redline, Mobil 1, and Royal Purple. From the test I results I recieved back. I will never ever again touch Royal Purple. Blackstone lbs pretty much told be that it was crap. After 3k miles it had no additive left and was pretty much done. Now the Mobil 1 was good results and the Redline oil came out with flying colors. But the pricetag on that stuff, wow.

Not unless you are throwing like Super heavy weight oil or some crap like that into the car you shouldnt have any problems.

Run a 5-30, 10-30, 10-40. Or somewhere along those lines and you will be ok.

After my engine swap I just did I put in Torco 30w break in fluid. Then I am now switched to Amsoil syn 10-40. After I get some miles on the car I am going to change the oil run it for 3k miles and send it off to Blackstone labs and see how the oil is and how the motor is holding up.

 
Oil temperature in any gas engine is usually about 15 to 20 degrees warmer than coolant temperature.

 
^ i just switched from the other way, both synthetics run out like water after 3k. my magnetic drain plug says the mobil 1 is better, i need to look into blackstone labs. i've also considered switching to rotella t 10-40. if it's good enough for an international dump truck it's good enough for my sube

 
Really? huh, maybe I'll put some in next oil change! Sorry for the mis-information.

 
^ i just switched from the other way, both synthetics run out like water after 3k. my magnetic drain plug says the mobil 1 is better, i need to look into blackstone labs. i've also considered switching to rotella t 10-40. if it's good enough for an international dump truck it's good enough for my sube
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Blackstone said my Castrol was fine for what it's worth.

 
Really? huh, maybe I'll put some in next oil change! Sorry for the mis-information.
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No mis-info at all. A lot of people don't run it, but I have found with the high mileage Subarus, they don't consume it at all, and it lasts longer and still looks better by the time it's changed. Especially in the older ones like your GL!!!

 
I treat oil like maine. I learned a lot just by being under a lot of cars (quick lube)

I stay regular castrol in the summer..(pan starts off fresh with synthetic) cheap on the mystery random 1/2 quart suckings.

The winter does use a synthetic for low temp ratings.

This also allowed me to decipher that outside atmosphere can do anything in.

I am next to a garage for example. Some tow truck could drop off a freon leaking hypergolic disaster.

I remember being behind a truck with the reefer vents open... fish guts fyling out the back. I do not even know how to describe what it did with oil. I had to stop and step away from the damn car.

My neighbor and his ea81 (back when they were daily drivers) he dropped some rotella-T 15w-40. The heat riser was extreme to match it, but it did get by.

the rotella was good if the egr went crazy carbon cycling. It liked the oil like the diesel carbons. This is extreme, today it does not happen like that anymore.

I pay attention to the blackstone tests from my dad's rig.. he is consistent, the seasons and locations are not. It can change, and not even be the machinery. This year was a bad bout with wheel seals and bearings... a hint to keep close eye on anyhting with fluids.

that gulf stuff... I ponder cold weather ciming in a hurricane wind and see a layer of crud all over everything this fall.

 
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I treat oil like maine. I learned a lot just by being under a lot of cars (quick lube)
I stay regular castrol in the summer..(pan starts off fresh with synthetic) cheap on the mystery random 1/2 quart suckings.

The winter does use a synthetic for low temp ratings.

This also allowed me to decipher that outside atmosphere can do anything in.

I am next to a garage for example. Some tow truck could drop off a freon leaking hypergolic disaster.

I remember being behind a truck with the reefer vents open... fish guts fyling out the back. I do not even know how to describe what it did with oil. I had to stop and step away from the damn car.

My neighbor and his ea81 (back when they were daily drivers) he dropped some rotella-T 15w-40. The heat riser was extreme to match it, but it did get by.

the rotella was good if the egr went crazy carbon cycling. It liked the oil like the diesel carbons. This is extreme, today it does not happen like that anymore.

I pay attention to the blackstone tests from my dad's rig.. he is consistent, the seasons and locations are not. It can change, and not even be the machinery. This year was a bad bout with wheel seals and bearings... a hint to keep close eye on anyhting with fluids.

that gulf stuff... I ponder cold weather ciming in a hurricane wind and see a layer of crud all over everything this fall.
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I wish I could say I was able to follow any of that.

 
I treat oil like maine. I learned a lot just by being under a lot of cars (quick lube)
I stay regular castrol in the summer..(pan starts off fresh with synthetic) cheap on the mystery random 1/2 quart suckings.

The winter does use a synthetic for low temp ratings.

This also allowed me to decipher that outside atmosphere can do anything in.

I am next to a garage for example. Some tow truck could drop off a freon leaking hypergolic disaster.

I remember being behind a truck with the reefer vents open... fish guts fyling out the back. I do not even know how to describe what it did with oil. I had to stop and step away from the damn car.

My neighbor and his ea81 (back when they were daily drivers) he dropped some rotella-T 15w-40. The heat riser was extreme to match it, but it did get by.

the rotella was good if the egr went crazy carbon cycling. It liked the oil like the diesel carbons. This is extreme, today it does not happen like that anymore.

I pay attention to the blackstone tests from my dad's rig.. he is consistent, the seasons and locations are not. It can change, and not even be the machinery. This year was a bad bout with wheel seals and bearings... a hint to keep close eye on anyhting with fluids.

that gulf stuff... I ponder cold weather ciming in a hurricane wind and see a layer of crud all over everything this fall.
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I wish I could say I was able to follow any of that.

 
I wish I could say I was able to follow any of that.
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Don't worry its normal from him no one can follow what he says.
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