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    Which oil for my old Subaru?

    Originally Posted By: Lex94 Oil is far better today than 24 years ago so the "caution SAE 5W-30 is not recommended for sustained high-speed driving" is obsolete. I had M1 0w20 in my Subaru EJ25 and on a rapid acceleration U-turn, the engine rattled pretty bad for a split second during the 1 ->...
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    Which oil for my old Subaru?

    Originally Posted By: fdcg27 What grade oil did this engine see through its life? If it's still alive and kicking after 261K and twenty four years, whatever was used apparently worked well and should be your first choice. I honestly don't know. All I know is that the son used Fram filters...
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    Which oil for my old Subaru?

    sorry guys, apparently I can't read today. my manual also says "caution SAE 5W-30 is not recommended for sustained high-speed driving". Should I be heeding that warning if I go on a road trip or is it to save there butts? Originally Posted By: NormanBuntz Any name brand HM 5w-30 that's on...
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    Which oil for my old Subaru?

    gah! it won't let me edit! here's some more info I found the manual says "in very hot areas or heavy-duty applications 30, 40, 10w-50, 20w-40 or 20w-50 May be used." the API classification is SE, SF.
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    Which oil for my old Subaru?

    Hi there guys, I'm needing an oil recommendation for my 1990 Subaru Loyale with a 1.8l EA82 engine with 261,000 miles on it. the manual says to use 5w-30 from -30° to 30° and 10w-30 or 10w-40 from -10° to 100°. I'm kind of confused with how long the intervals are. the manual says 5,000 on one...
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