subaru filter 15208aa12a cut open 5k miles

[Brybo86]

Cardboard warning!

2009 Forester 2.5 not turbo

Friend wanted to change his oil so I told him to buy some and come over.
Last changed at the Subaru dealer about 5k miles ago.

Nitrile adbv , cardboard end caps, no tears, tiny filter, $6.59 from Amazon. Might as well just use an OCOD... I think there are better filters for the money.

I was able to spin the old filter off with my hand... It was not tight at all. If you have changed a filter on a Subaru it is in a tight spot. I was surprised when it came off without the wrench.

We put in Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w30 , and a fram ultra 6607. Probably get a fram ultra 7317 next time for a little more capacity?

 

[Phishin]

I have the same Subie.

From everything I've read, these engines like a little thicker oil.

You can do whatever you want, but so far into my ownership, I've been running a synthetic HDEO in the summer (like Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck right now) and either GC or Mobil 1 0w30 in the winter.

This car is short tripped to death by my wife.

 

[FutureDoc]

Not bad.

Those EJ25 will run on just about anything. 5w30 is recommended by my '99 manual also lists 10w30 and 10w40 as acceptable. I often run a 5w20 or a 5w20 +XwXX mix in the winter without issues or consumption. You do not need HEDO in a NA subie. I am cutting some HEDO in mine only because I got a gallon jug for $5.


As for the filter, go with a NAPA Gold or Wix number 57055 next time. Fram Ultra does not have a filter that meets spec, particularly the 27psi bypass. Likely, the Ultra is going into bypass a lot now. Now, there is a Subaru-Specific Fram but with orange paint only (rather than blue like the OEM).

 

[Brybo86]

The bypass valve moved very easy
Would I be able to tell the difference from 13psi to this supposed 27psi?