Recent content by zeroptzero

I think a lot of it is shed off the cylinders by piston rings very early in the break-in process - first 100 miles ? - and it gets pushed downwards into the oil sump, and then settles to the bottom of the pan. I don't think it gets circulated through the motor enough to get to the oil filter...

Thanks, I am wanting to stay with an OEM part , Subaru or Toyota , you are right that is a weird filter, lol.

Toyota has been reverting back to the first generation filters too.

My brand new 2024 Subaru BRZ comes with a black Tokyo Roki oil filter, made in Japan. This filter is a bit shorter than the previous generation filter - the old motor was a 2L variant, my 24 has the 2.4 L motor. I don't know why the old motor had a larger filter - taller. I see dealers...

my thinking is that the hone pattern on the cylinders has valleys and peaks, during break in those peaks get sheared down, and that metal has only one way to go - down to the oil pan. I suspect that is the metal that is seen from early break-in, and it settles at the bottom of the pan...

Yes I made sure to check the oil in the bright sun, you do see glitter suspended in the oil , but I found some gritty stuff that settled to the bottom of the drain pan, you can feel it between your fingers and it remains in the pan as the last fluid is cleared out of the collection pan. Not a...

Thanks for the reply, that is reassuring to know it can be normal to find this material. I installed Amsoil 5w20 SS, with a factory Subaru oil filter for the BRZ. I put in a magnetic oil drain plug too.

I dumped the factory oil at 600 miles (est), I collected the oil in a clean plastic pan. After the oil change I poured the oil in a second container and swished it around as I got towards the bottom like I was panning for gold. That left some very fine metal material at the bottom, the...

I sided with 75w90 for a bit more viscosity protection, over 75w85

I've had a hard time reading my dipstick oil level, it is so hard to see when the oil is clean. I've heard you can use sandpaper on the dipstick to rough it up. My Subaru also has the distinction of having oil levels shown on the dipstick, one side is always higher than the other, and...

I went back under the car to drain off just under 1/2 quart today, I overfilled it the other day, but many people tell you to overfill these cars. I prefer to keep it at the full mark, not overfilled for street driving. I also tossed on a magnetic drain bolt while I was at it. I still...

The glittery material at the bottom of my drain container could be felt between your fingers, it was gritty feeling , in my opinion it should have been picked up by the oil filter if it was sent upwards at any time. But the metal could have sheared off the cylinders early on and washed and...

Yeah I am running the Redline without additives. So far so good. There is also some speculation that the wording in the owner manual was just copied from other Subaru vehicles that have different types of LSD's and which share space with trannies etc. I can't see how going to a 75w90...

yes it is a 24 BRZ, it specs 75w85 , it says you can use 75w90 but you may get more vibrations and noise and switch back when you can to 75w85. I am running 75w90 Redline and not switching back as it feels good, no noise or vibrations or any issue.

I flushed the pan with 4 quarts of spare oil I had sitting around doing nothing and it came out with some glitter as well, so I put it to good use. I had to order a Subaru filter and crush washer from Amazon yesterday as my dealer parts department seemed to think it was okay to close at 1pm...