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    Anyone running thick oil? Like an xW-50?

    Hi all, My turbo Subaru consumed about a quart of M1 10w-30 over 5k, and the same amount of GC 0w-30 by 6.3k. That led me to put in some Syntec 5w-50 this past weekend (the specs look good-- it's a group III/PAO mix, API SM/SL, ACEA A3, ILSAC GF-4). Anyone have any opinions on Castrol Syntec...
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    Mobil 1 10w30, 5365 mi, 2004 Subaru Impreza STi

    I got my first UOA done on my Suby, and here are the results. I ran 5,265 miles of mostly freeway driving with occasional canyon runs (always with proper warm up before hammering it). The car was refilled with GC for this next interval. EQUIPMENT MAKE: Subaru OIL USE INTERVAL: 5,265 Miles...
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    Floor Jacks vs. Bottle Jacks

    I bought a floor jack + 2 jack stands from Sears a couple weeks ago on sale. Today I was back and saw that I could've bought a bottle jack instead of the floor jack for the same price... It looks to me like the bottle jack has the same or better lift capacity, and is a lot lighter to lug...
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    Sil-Glyde vs. Powdered Graphite

    For my rubber sway bar bushings, I've been concerned about using the proper rubber-safe lube to keep my bushings in good shape. So far, I've been using Silglyde, by recommendation of this board. It seems to work well, but others have suggested powedered graphite as well. Anyone use powdered...
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