So the filter the Subaru parts dept would sell me for my 03 Legacy would be a different model with the correct bypass setting than this one sold at Walmart?
If it's the same part number, then it's the same filter.
I’ll have to call and ask them. I’ve never paid attention to the part number.
I have not owned a Subaru with an EJ engine in over 15 years. I know at the time (2011) the new FB25 and outgoing EJ253 engines were both available - and the filter part number DID NOT CROSS. I also would not have a filter with a 27psid bypass rating anywhere near my engine especially if Subaru are doing a "one part fits all" inventory management.
So the Subaru parts department said the filter they sell for a 2003 Legacy is parts number 15208AA100. Is that the right filter for my 03 Legecy?
If the Subaru parts department says that's the filter part number, then I'd say that's the filter part number. Who else beside the Subaru dealership parts department would know any better?
Curious what the price was from them?
$9.99
We’re talking less than $3 for a much better filter though. A filter that is so close in comparison to the $23~ Amsoil offerings that makes it well worth it.
Sounds like you have had quite the bad luck with Subarus and lubrication. The boxers are clatter machines, just how they roll.
Are you talking about the Fram Endurance? I’ve seen YouTube videos that say that the Fram Endurance and the Amsoil filter are the same thing made by Champ. I believe the Fram Endurance is $12.97 at Walmart. The Fram Extraguard (Orange can) is $9.24 for the one that fits my 03 Legacy. The best budget option for my Subaru would be the Supertech at only $3.84.
That's the one. $12.97 for a much better filter than OEM at only $2.97 less, seems like an easy decision. Being honest, I just don't get excited about OEM filters and oil. There are such better options out there!
If me, then most everyone.
I am quite familiar with subarus, have had them for 22 years. EJ18, EJ22, EJ207 Version 7, EJ251, EJ255, now FB25. Have never used OEM fluids or filters, they are just too pricey for what they are and what else is available in the market. Like the topic of this thread, drop $5 off the OEM filters and now we're talking. Have only had the infamous head gasket issue on the EJ251 and two upstream O2 sensors go bad in my time owning all these.
When you removed that gasket, was there actually left over "melted" gasket material left on the mount? Was that charred hornet involved?Better to ask Fram about the melting. I will say those FB run hot. I recently burnt my hand on the prop rod after a 74 mile interstate run at ~3500 rpm, and that was after a 1/2 hour cool down - or was it a heat soak, lol. (The 6 speed mt is geared very low)
If someone want's that Fram Ultra gasket I can send it to them for lab testing. I may have saved it. It may have colour-code bars on the edge.
- Arco
2023 Crosstrek FB2.0 engine. Remove Fram Ultra, Replaced with Supertech MP7317
(from previous post ~July 2023)
No residue on the mounting boss. So not "melted" per se. Maybe it's a design feature. No weeping for sure!When you removed that gasket, was there actually left over "melted" gasket material left on the mount? Was that charred hornet involved?
That's not a "melted" gasket, just a stuck gasket. Happens on many different filters ... that's what leads to a "double gasket" situation if the filter installer doesn't see the old base gasket was left behind.
