What motor oils are you using on the STI?
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dude just use the oem filters, they are better than anything else out there, someone recently did a test between them and a bunch of other filters, and the oem ones work better.
dino oil just means conventional oil.
use some good stuff like kendall until you're ready for synthetic oil, around 7-8k miles, then go with Redline 10W40, its roxors.
dino oil just means conventional oil.
use some good stuff like kendall until you're ready for synthetic oil, around 7-8k miles, then go with Redline 10W40, its roxors.
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Originally Posted by carnut
Egan, so you just use conventional chevron oil in the blue bottle in 5W30 ? and what oil filter are you using?
As for oil, there are a few comparisons between dino and synthetic on the intarweb which you can find through your favorite search engine. I personally haven't found any data to justify spending the extra $ for the synthetic stuff. YMMV.
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5W-30 dino with OEM filter.
'05 12.5K miles.
I like synthetic for extended mileage between oil changes but I'm not doing that and will stick with dino and the recomended 3750 mile oil interval.
'05 12.5K miles.
I like synthetic for extended mileage between oil changes but I'm not doing that and will stick with dino and the recomended 3750 mile oil interval.
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i've used royal purple, mobile 1 and amsoil. i change every 3,000- so for me it doesn't really matter. i still burn a little under a quart. my STi has 18000 miles that are very hard miles. in my wifes wrx i change the (mobil1) oil every 6,000 (i check every 2000 miles)
i'm wasting my money on synthetic the way i change it. i use synthetic just for peace of mind i guess. i know i'd do fine with dino oil since i chane oil like mad man
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i'm wasting my money on synthetic the way i change it. i use synthetic just for peace of mind i guess. i know i'd do fine with dino oil since i chane oil like mad man
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Originally Posted by carnut
Does the STI take 4.8 quarts of oil with filter? and what is DINO oil?????? is that a brand?
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I use Mobil 1 synthetic 5W-30 dino with OEM filter in my '05 STi.
Why?
'Cause I'm not a cheap bastard like Egan.
Car burns about 1 - 1.5 quarts between oil changes; my only complaint with the car.
Why?
'Cause I'm not a cheap bastard like Egan.
Car burns about 1 - 1.5 quarts between oil changes; my only complaint with the car.
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