Recent content by Merlot

Originally Posted By: nicrfe1370 So whether they claim to have done the test or not, I'm leaning heavily toward believing they did not. STI's do not come with a magnetic oil drain plug from the factory; it's specified during the Stop Sale procedure. I have the magnetic plug so I believe they...

Originally Posted By: SubLGT compare your report, to this one from an '05 STI: http://www.bescaredracing.com/sti/oil/analysis/2644.jpg The oil in this example has been changed much sooner than mine, plus it appears to be past break in period. Speaking of which, Blackstone seems to think...

Originally Posted By: nicrfe1370 Presumably, but I would guess not definitely, your dealer performed the procedure outlined by Subaru and deemed your car okay. Because of the exacting nature of a few steps in that procedure, I can easily believe it was done wrong, and a damaged motor was...

Originally Posted By: SubLGT The copper may be signaling upcoming problems with the main or conrod bearings. I recommend you contact Terry at dyson analysis. Is your STI in the VIN range of suspected vehicles? Yes it is.

Originally Posted By: nicrfe1370 Merlot, that is WAY more copper than I am comfortable with in a Subaru. They never show this much, not even during break in. Tell me more about this "stop sale" and copper chips you mentioned, I have no idea what that's about. Unless you are 100% comfortable with...

I believe early on, the factory oil was replaced with dealer oil because it was inspected for copper chips due to a stop sale procedure before I bought the car.

Originally Posted By: bluesubie Typical (IMO) factory fill Subaru uoa. You should post this in the UOA forum. There was an n/a Forester factory fill (same assembly plant) posted recently. His moly was lower than any Sube factory uoa I've seen. What intervals do you plan on for the RTS...

As promised, my UOA for my first oil change: I filled with Rotella T 5w-40 synthetic.

Originally Posted By: Camu Mahubah Wow! During my Gran Turismo days the WRX was my dream car! What color did you get? How much do you want for your 03? If you are seriously interested in my 2003 WRX, here's my listing on Craiglist: 2003 Subaru WRX The price IS negotiable My 08 STI is dark...

Originally Posted By: Spartuss Another thing I would do with this car is use conventional oil for the first 15k miles. I would do the first 4 oil changes with a maximum of 3k mile OCI's using 10w-40 GTX or Pennzoil Yellow Bottle. I would than switch over to a 10w-40 full synthetic. That's...

Here's what the new manual's say: I guess it would be ok to use Rotella T 5w-40 the more I read into this...

Originally Posted By: webfors I want a wrx, or even better an STI, so I can finally worry about oil for a reason!! My boring 2.5l NA forester doesn't need half the oil thought that I give it. PP 5w30 or 10w30 is a great choice for those short intervals. Good oil, good price and should hold up...

Originally Posted By: Solo2driver Found the two UOA's, but I don't have any programs that can erase his personal information....I can email it to someone if you volunteer to "fix it" and post the pdf as an image. PM me. Looking at them again, the problem was that the dealer dino 5w-30 and his...

Hi, I just bought a new 2008 Subaru Impreza STI and I'm deciding what route to go with my oil. I previously owned (well, still own and trying to sell) a 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX. With the WRX, I started out using Castrol GTX 5w-30 then at 7500 miles I switched to Mobil 1 5w-30 using that...