2.5 "Normal" oil temps

lol..im so confused right now....im due for my first lof with my new subie so i think ill run castrol....a better question is the filter!!!!!

 
lol..im so confused right now....im due for my first lof with my new subie so i think ill run castrol....a better question is the filter!!!!!
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Not Fram. Napa gold, wix, or subaru OEM. The Subaru ones are mucho good price @ Evergreen with the 15% MS discount, but you're in Westybrook so ymmv.

 
lol..im so confused right now....im due for my first lof with my new subie so i think ill run castrol....a better question is the filter!!!!!
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Dude do the OEM filter. The new ones are made by Purelator which is one of the best filters you can get.

Plus, Most aftermarket oil filters run a smaller oil bypass filter switch (internal to them) I think the OEM Subaru's are around 14 psi. Most aftermarkets are around 4-6 psi. There is a huge diffrence. So soon as the filter starts getting clogged a little pressure goes on on the oil filter and next thing you know the bypass opens and filter is hardly doing its job.

This is coming from a guy that "used" to run Mobil religously. OEM all the way now.

 
Plus, hell with Castrol. Go with something better. My .02 cents. Remember this is coming from a guy who buys Amsoil 10w-40 runs me about $9 a qt. lol.

 
lol...9 bucks a quart is crazy but im sure its good stuff...ive got a buddy in service over at pape so ill hit him up for some filters

 
Dude do the OEM filter. The new ones are made by Purelator which is one of the best filters you can get. Plus, Most aftermarket oil filters run a smaller oil bypass filter switch (internal to them) I think the OEM Subaru's are around 14 psi. Most aftermarkets are around 4-6 psi. There is a huge diffrence. So soon as the filter starts getting clogged a little pressure goes on on the oil filter and next thing you know the bypass opens and filter is hardly doing its job.

This is coming from a guy that "used" to run Mobil religously. OEM all the way now.
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An oil thread for the x-quick lube guy...

I had no clue about oem filter. I did learn it needs something special. I simply went with fram extreme something or other.

given subes pressure relief for their oil starts open at 45psi...what in freakin hell good is a filter that reliefs at 14?!

unless the EJ is pretending to be ecofriendly and hardly pumpin anything? (looking at the pump, I could answer my own question)

as far as oil goes, not that my quick lube time of tortured employment swayed me..
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castrol is very good. Just about any bottled is, with a brand name...

that means stuff you find at irving and mobil can go to hell.
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I got so frustrated with gas stations, I carry a gallon in the back of my car..bought from a parts store.I have been that way since the mid 90s. It is as if the station knows the desparation to buy a quart there..and does not have to care. Odds are to get strange oil, from a station. Unlike the past...

even my favorite citgo, or shell.. I buy no oil there. Irving has got to be the biggest culprit ever, bad oil in a jug.

temps below 200 are not uncommon for boxers.. I would hope that trend stays for more than not. they run a long time if they stay far away from boiling.

 
Just the fact that you mentioned fram as a viable option absolutely takes a crap on your credibility.

The internet has collectively realized that fram is ****.

 
Just the fact that you mentioned fram as a viable option absolutely takes a crap on your credibility.
The internet has collectively realized that fram is ****.
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THANK YOU!!! Fram sucks!!

 
It's funny that we talk crap about fram. Being that at the good ole VIP we sell a " premium" oil change with your choice of oil plus a fram filter for $35. Crazy huh. I never knew fram was so bad. I can only imagine what the basic lof that comes out of the bulk tank and the no name pronto filter is doing to vehicles.

 
When I switched to napa brand filters my lifted tick went away. Dunno if it's correlated, but it made me happy.

 
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