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Sorry I've been gone for a min guys, life gets busy as you know. To my knowledge the FA24 is only available in North America in the Ascent, Outback XT and Legacy XT as of right now with rumors of a Forster XT soon. So there are no global standards to compare to as far this engine is concerned...

I tried to keep it specific to the oil that would best protect the engine over the long haul. My main concern is preventing carbon build up as this is the first DI engine I have owned. I did change topics to adding an oil catch can, but it has gotten side tracked from others as well. I’m still...

Haha! I think I’d have to side with most of your points surfstar made. Though SlavaB I see what you’re getting getting at. Not all engines, fuel systems and even DI setups are made the same. There are so many variables it makes it difficult to say for sure that something that helps one vehicle...

What are the advantages of a Euro oil compared to standard synthetics?

Now that we’ve somewhat beaten the oil question like a dead horse. What do you guys think about adding a catch can at some point? I’ve never really needed one before but I have seen some evidence of it helping on turbo engines and keeping things cleaner.

Boy, I didn’t think we would get heated over some of the topics in here. Haha Just playing. Something I have noticed in the past working on GM’a 3.6 in the Acadia/Traverse/etc and Ford 5.4’s is that some timing chain guides and phasers break down far sooner than others. Obviously OCI’s and...

I’ll have to check that out. Thank you very much!!

I hear ya. I tend to research things to death. Usually circling back to my original plan, wasting a bunch of time.

Absolutely! I am curious what does cause it. I haven’t done any research, just know it’s common in the older ones. It’s annoying and sometimes embarrassing. But for a $700 beater car, I’m not going to complain. If it fails, I’ll find a cheap replacement engine. Lol

Good point on the oil filter! I know higher viscosity oils than OE recommended have been discussed on quite frequently, but I’m not so keen on doing it on newer engines going to 0w20 or even 0w16. Mainly for the reason of the timing chains as PimTac had mentioned. Also on that issue is variable...

While I do agree with that for the most part. I do tend to overthink things with random topics on vehicles (mainly lighting) and especially being a new car I want to ensure that I do everything possible to keep it going for as long as possible or as long as we own it. My 01 Outback has 220k-ish...

Ain’t that the truth!!! Once it gets consistently warmer out I’m going to do some corrosion prevention via fluid film. Seems to be doing great on my 2015 Tacoma.

Thank you, I did not realize the Valvoline was not made anymore. I found it on their site but I didn’t check store availability. Sorry about the misspelling on Pennzoil as well. I didn’t realize that SuperTECH was a decent brand. I have always pushed it aside as I tend to think of it as a low...

Looking to find the highest quality oil within reason considering price. I have a 2021 Subaru Ascent with the FA24F direct injection 2.4L turbo. I want to keep this vehicle in great shape as we tend to keep our vehicles 10+ years. I live in Iowa so we experience -20F to 100F temps. We typically...

Originally Posted by d00df00d Originally Posted by eljefino if you have an engine oil leak that reaches them, that's bad news. Interesting. Why is this? Like Spetz said, engine oil contains many detergents in that can affect rubber that is not oil-resistant or designed for direct oil...

Originally Posted by 4WD Actually it mentions all kind of changes including the new chain design … but since you signed up here with an agenda it would not matter … I did not sign up with any agenda. I signed up because I couldn't find a direct answer to a question regarding Fluid Film...

Great! Thank you guys! I'll have to look when my wife gets home for the color of the coolant. I believe it is dark green. I would prefer to stay away from anything Dex-Cool related. Seen WAY to many problems, though that was usually coupled with poor maintenance practices. I think I'll stick...

Hey guys! My wifes 2012 fusion 2.5 is coming up on 90k and I'm wanting to do a coolant flush on it. I have PLENTY of Toyota Long Life (red) and Super Long Life (pink) coolant. Would these be acceptable to use in the Fusion? I would think so as Toyota and Subaru coolants tend to be top tier. Or...

Do you guys really think GM would change their ways with the 3.6L? The new 5.3L v8's are still having lifter issues, although now they are bending push rods (sometimes within 20k miles) instead of shelling out the roller or cam. What I'm getting at is that all the past GM issues are just pushed...

Awesome! Thank you guys! I have noticed on FF (as well as blasters) site that they claim it is ok for most undercarriage or suspension bushings. But I just wanted to get an answer from others, especially from this forum. You don't just stumble upon this forum...you have to be pretty meticulously...