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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...

So usually I just let my cars go long distances on the first factory oil fill, and change at the recommended mileage. On my new 2024 Subaru I just dumped the factory oil at 600 miles. I flushed the oil pan with a bit of fresh oil as well since I had some extra older oil sitting around not...

I am doing an oil change today on a new vehicle. I was curious if you lubricate the o-rings that are on the bottom of the oil cap and on the dipstick ? I know you need to lube the o-ring on the oil filter. I wonder if the o-rings on the oil cap and dipstick should be dry for more "grip"...

I always thought the oil dipstick reading would be somewhat similar from cold to hot readings, but I have some difference on my new car. If I read the dipstick cold after sitting overnight it is slightly under the full mark. I believe oil expands as it is heated, but more oil should drain...

I remember reading some tests done where they switched older cars to full synthetic fluids and they found some power gains on the dyno. I think Royal Purple was a proponent of that testing, often on older muscle cars. Do you think that is still possible today when you dump factory...

I recall when I had my Honda S2000 the engagement of the differential LSD seemed to be affected by different viscosity fluids I experimented with, it was a bit subtle and mostly noticed when taking wide sweeping curves like highway on-ramps. That car spec'd SAE 90 fluid, we tried 75w90...

I just installed Redline 75w90 GL5 in the rear differential of my Subaru BRZ (torsen LSD), this fluid was easy to get quickly and Redline seems to have a good reputation for all gear oil, I was also super happy with their MT-LV in the manual tranny which worked extremely well. The...

If you had to estimate a certain approximate mileage when full engine break-in is complete what number would that be ? At what point does the engine make maximum power, with rings fully seated, and engine wear starts to decrease ? Planning to dump the factory fluid on my car earlier than...

With my 2024 Subaru BRZ it runs a 0w-20 oil from the factory and as the recommended oil. I have it in winter storage right now with only 200 kms on it. It will go on the road in May as a weekend only garage queen car. I have a daily driver that I use for work, and I just want a weekend...

Go Easy but Not Too Easy ? I brought home a new car in the last 3 weeks - 2024 Subaru BRZ, it was in the dealer show room and it only had 10 kms on it - no test drives ! yay. Everything I've been seeing lately has suggested taking it easy on break-in, while I agree not to drive it like it...

I picked up a stash of Amsoil SS in 5w20 viscosity, I believe it is an SN oil. There is a bunch of nomenclature denoting Dexos 1 gen 1 and gen 2, but I want to make sure it is a good oil to protect against LSPI ? My Subaru BRZ has dual fuel injection (port and DI ) which I like...

Differential Gear Oil LX - What to Replace it With in Aftermarket - Subaru BRZ rear diff with LSD I tried searching for what a Differential Gear Oil LX is but I could not find much about it. This is listed in the Subaru manual for the rear diff of a Subaru BRZ, as the factory fill. It...

For my 2024 Subaru BRZ with the 6MT transmission, I've been considering the Amsoil 5w30 MTL as I always had good luck with it in my Honda S2000, even in very cold winter temps. Amsoil says that it is made for Synchromesh Transmissions. I want to use an MTF rather than gear oil that some...

I would like to dump the factory oil at 1000 kms on my 2024 Subaru BRZ - about 600 miles. Most of the break-in should be done by then. I would like to go with Amsoil 0w-30, so would it be okay to go with full synthetic at 1000 kms ? I know Subaru expects me to do the first oil change around...

I have been away from manual transmission cars for a few years now, and I always like to use a dedicated MTF fluid like Amsoil (5w30) MTF , GL4. That fluid always worked great in cold temps, never any issue. I now have a car that suggests a gear oil 75w LV fluid. I always thought...

I recently brought home a 2024 Subaru BRZ, which will be a weekend only car that I will drive for 3 seasons only (Canada), and will be stored in winter. No track duty of any kind. The manual transmission spec is a 75w fluid, GL4. It will likely be a bit of time before I need to...

I recently brought home a brand new 2024 Subaru BRZ , it replaces my Honda S2000 which I sold a few years ago. I've been longing for something similar ever since I sold my car. The BRZ struck me as modern updated version of the S2000 with a fixed roof (I never liked convertibles) with...