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Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite Hope you didnt get one that has poor machining around the valve guide bore that eat oil. I got rid of our '09 forester early IN SERVICE LIFE due to this problem (unfortunately a month befor I saw a TSB on the issue). We like our '11 with the new engine. GOOD...

Originally Posted By: buster Mobil 1 AFE 0w30. ACEA-08 API SN GM 4718M High temperature ability on par with Mobil 1 EP. Low friction formulation. Sorry, can you please explain the sections in italiacs to me?? Thanks for the help, my next question is if a 0W weight oil would help my motor on...

So I just got an 09 Subaru. The factory recommendation in the EJ25 is 5W30, I would like to use 5W20 or even 0W20. I just changed the oil with 29k miles on the motor using a factory filter and Pennzoil Ultra 5W30. I wanted to get the oil and filter (Carquest??) from the previous owner out of...