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Originally Posted By: barlowc berky, what kind of oil (i.e. brand, weight, etc.) is your current fill and what are you switching to? From: Shell Rotella T 5w-40 To: Castrol Syntec 0w-30 (the german stuff)

Ok, you have confirmed my original thoughts. Thanks for the quick replies. Pablo, I like your idea, but the cost is still a concern. Perhaps in the future I will use this idea. Oh, and for those that have asked. I have a 2005 WRX. I honestly have no idea if I have an oil cooler or not. I'll...

How can I make sure I get all of the oil out of the system during the oil change? I am switching oil brands today and want to make sure I get all of the old oil out of all of the little tubes and crevasses. Does simply draining the oil really get it all out? Would it hurt to attempt to start the...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I ended up getting some GC today at AZ, even though it wasn't on sale. I need to get my oil changed next weekend, so I couldn't wait around for it to go on sale. I'll see how I like it and if so, I'll probably stick with it. It's still cheaper than AMSOil and has...

Originally Posted By: sicko 2.0L? I thought the US WRX either had the 2.2 or 2.5? But I could be mistaken. Yeah, it's 2.0. the 2.5 is the STI and the base impreza non-turbo. maybe the newer ones are 2.2? the 2005 is definitely 2.0 though. Originally Posted By: Oregoonian Mobi1 1 5w30EP...

wow. lots of quick replies. The Syntec 0w30 intrigues me. I will definitely check into that one a bit more. Also, instead of starting a new thread, what oil filters do you guys go with? I've used K&N, M1, and P1 so far. I can't really notice a difference, but I haven't torn the filters apart or...

So I've read quite a few posts on here and obviously everyone has their own opinions on their favorite oil. So, based on the questions in the post "What oil should I use? What is the BEST oil?", here are my answers and a few more tidbits about my scenario. 1. What kind of vehicle you have...