Recent content by carb850

I never witnessed anything like this in the 74K miles of my 2004 WRX (2.0 turbo).

Thanks for the replys everyone. I traded in a 2004 WRX and had 74K trouble free miles. I was using GC @ 5K mile intervals. My situation is different now hence the question. I'm short tripping more and I'm trying to keep the warranty police happy. I have no problems using a quality synthetic at...

I just brought home a 2010 STi and have about 80 miles on it so far. :) Anyhow, I'm wondering how I should proceed with the oil. The dealer was telling me that Subaru is a stickler for OCI in the STi in cases of warranty work. Subaru awhile back revamped the intervals on Turbo engines. So the...

Que? I'm conservative and proud of it. When I purchased the WRX back in 04 I knew of the weak tranny. I wasn't happy about it but I went into it with eye's wide open. At the time though, I thought the engines were stout and not a source of problems. This spun bearing issue on non racing cars has...

I just checked the new Autozone flyer, they have GTX for $8.29 a gallon. How does Castrol GTX conventional sound for 5K miles and 6 month intervals?

I'm done with Mobil synthetic. It could be nothing but regardless I have lost interest. I think I might go with PP on 6 month intervals using Honda filters. Who usually puts the PP up on sale for BOGO and the 2 for deals?

I hate to sound ignorant, but what is ACEA A3? I switched to GC which the guys on this site claim is very close to a 40W. BTW, GC better be my answer because I stocked up on 27quarts while I found it on sale for $4.49

5Y 60K miles but they are very quick to deny warranties for any modifications to the car. Currently I have only remapped the ECU which could be reversed easily but I still don't put it past them to deny warranty. Plus, the spun bearings seem to be happening between 50-70K miles. I could see mine...

Your absolutely right. While I'm not defending NASIOC at all, I will say a few have pointed out exactly what your stating. A few have even posted about having the same issue using other oil. So I'm not convinced that it is the fault of M1, but I seen enough to have me switch brands. Plus many...

How do Honda's filters rate? I was planning on using those but I would consider others. As for the oil weight, I want to stick with whatever Honda allows just for powertrain warranty purposes. I know they spec 5W-20 but they also might list heavier weights for summer, I don't know. Autozone...

I have an '04 WRX and thinking about getting an oil analysis. I found on a Subaru specific forum a fair number of guys spinning bearings at ~ 60K. A good number of them were using Mobil 1 5W-30. I used dino oil until 10K, that is when I switched to Mobil synthetic. I ran that up until 35K and...

My wifes 2005 CRV now has about 20K miles and up until this point she has been doing 3K intervals with dino oil at the local quickie oil change mart. I'm going to start changing it myself and looking for recommendations. The car is short tripped about 80% of the time and she is putting on...