Would an Ester based oil like Red Line Performance or Amsoil Signature be a good choice? Red Line oils tend to a bit thicker also within their viscosity. I am having good luck with Kendall GT-1 Max in 160,000 miles on a 2008 Sierra which seems to be using less oil though this one is 5w30.
Best High-Mileage 0W-20 for Oil Consumption? (updated at post 64)
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1 quart in 3750 miles? Fagitaboutit!
Same with PUP 5w30, very thin for a 30.
But the motor is worn .
Is the Subaru still under warranty? I would tell your neighbor you charge $30 for oil advice.
Sounds like his mind is already made up, so I'd tell him RTFM.
FWIW, VME 5W-20 had less OC @ 7K than Redline 5W-30 had at 6K in my 2018 Ram.
Trust me that car than engine this isn't an oil issue! My Corolla is speced for 5W-30 2019 I ran 5W-20 in the Corolla oil used in that OIC was pretty close to the norm for the car less than half a quart! Its time to stop lying to the customers to satisfy CAFE!
Does this need to be cleaned up? Context is important and I don't understand what you are saying in a lot of this post.
I thought thicker oil doesn't help with oil burning?
Think about it! But say just a few short moments after you post something you can't edit it anyway!
0w20 Afe was smoother than Ep in my 2.5 Camry. Afe seemed done at 2700 miles and I replaced with more Afe. I like the smoothness.
A little update:
The Forester went 3700 miles on Havoline Lifelong 0W-20 SP before the low oil light came on. When the light comes on, it is 1.1-1.2 qt low (as shown in the picture). This is longer than any other brand.
Valvoline, Subaru OE and M1 have required a top-off by 2500-3k. It looks like Havoline went a bit longer, but this could have been due to a variation in operating conditions.
Maybe this isnt the right way of looking at it, but I would prefer to add periodically than let it run to the point that you get a low indicator. I would worry that if it got that low, you could be causing more wear on the engine.
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@The CriticSubaru Japan now only recommends two oil grades 0W30 and 10W50
Something interesting Subaru Japan now apparently only recommend 0W30 for regular cars and 10W50 for WRX STI's...I know in the past they used to recommend 5W30 and 5W40... http://www.pleiades-zero.com/?page_id=69 And the 10W50 not to be used in the F series engines FA20 FB20
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Tell your neighbor to check the dipstick and not wait for a light before he ruins that motor. I like QSFS and high mileage but Havoline alway performed well for me too QS is easier to get ahold of for me but I would run 30 weight in it. Try running HPL Cleaner oil for a oci, change filter every 1500 miles and try to clean the rings up. Have QSFS 5w30 in my Element and it is holding up better than Maxlife FS I had in it, only used .4qt vs 1 qt is 3k miles. Draining a qt once I get the car back from my son to put a qt of the HPL cleaner oil in it.
I’m confused. Valvoline went in but Havoline came out?
Are oils changing midstream like a lot of people are these days?
I took care of an oil burning fb25 6mt outback for a friend from 200k-280k the original engine consumed a quart every 500 miles until the last 10k it used a quart every 150 miles. The least consumption was with m1 0w40. No flushes or additives, cleanings, driving styles, pcv valve or happy dances changed the consumption rate.
When I pulled the engine at 280k the cylinders had 90% leakage at the rings from leakdown test. Found a low mileage used engine for him and it's done 30k since then with consumption less than a quart in 6k. Also with m1 0w40. My advice is to find the happy oil (which you may have done) and it will run much longer than one might think as long as they keep oil in it
When I pulled the engine at 280k the cylinders had 90% leakage at the rings from leakdown test. Found a low mileage used engine for him and it's done 30k since then with consumption less than a quart in 6k. Also with m1 0w40. My advice is to find the happy oil (which you may have done) and it will run much longer than one might think as long as they keep oil in it
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