Recent content by InspectoRob

It would sure be nice if the oil bottles were to give breakdown - even if it was just to the groups: group III 60%, group IV 30%, etc.. Sure most consumers wouldn't know much about it at first, but they would probably google or join this site and learn. It would help cut through some of the...

Go to the BITOG homepage and under 'Articles' pull up Motor Oil University. Remember, the first number is the cold visc. and that is only relevant for a short time from startup to warm. Cold weather you 5 or even 0 visc. so it circulates quickly. At running temp. you want 30 as specified by...

I have a 16 WRX and the 6sp was a little finicky when I bought it with 38k. I am not sure if it was still with factory oil or if prev. owner changed it. I changed to RedLine 75w90ns and it didn't improve. It still takes a 2 sec. hesitation between clutch and first when stopped or else it grinds...

I have a 2016 WRX and I am happy with M1 0w30 and bosch oil filters. The 0 vis at flows good at startup and 30 vis hot is thick enough to protect but doesn't thin out as much as 20. I have had nearly zero oil consumption between 9k oci.. 85k miles so far and doing great. I don't race or even...

I use M1 AFE in my subaru year round. My previous subaru would be noisy all the time but mostly at startup (initially loud but would quiet some over few min. of warmup), when I bought it used with 60K miles. Switching to 0w30 from 5w30 it was almost as quiet at startup as at normal operating...

I use M1 0w-30 in my WRX now and Love it! I just got it and did first oil change last week, but my 04 Impreza wagon I used it exclusively since 65k and I just retired it at 237k due to transmission and rust - was still running Great. I first changed to 0w-30, after reading Motor Oil University...

does anyone have info on this? Triax sounds good according to the Amazon info, but I never heard of it. Hard to find many 0w30 oils but the BITOG motor oil university has me convinced and I use M1 0w30 and OCI at 10k in my 04 impreza. 238k and 0 engine problems until rust got me. I now have 16...

BITOG has a moly basics on the home page. Seems that coating the oil pan when it settles out, and the cost are the drawbacks to very high moly content.

The fuel efficiency increase is actual fact - it is due to a much lighter wallet that the vehicle has to haul around!