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Originally Posted By: bluesubie One of my favorite Motul's is X-cess 5W40 based on some very good extended uoa's posted (9k on a Stage IV bugeye WRX). In WI in the winter, I'd probably run a 0W40 so that leaves you with X-max or 300V. OTOH, I'm sure there are other WRX owners running 5W40 year...

I have recently purchased a 2014 WRX with 65k on the ODO. The manual calls for API SM certified and ILSAC GF-4/GF-5 (bare with me, I have no idea what any of this means.) I'm from the midwest region so its not infrequent that we see -15 temps or so. I generally drive pretty casually, with some...

Thank you everyone for your well thought out replies. I think I may give the RT6 a shot once the weather starts to warm up. Not too long ago it hit around -20F here in my home state of Wisconsin, and I don't think i'd want to take the risk with 10w suggestions. Would it be alright to give the...

Why is it that most Subaru owners go with T6? I'm not doubting their decision or the recommendations at all, I guess I'm just wondering why this is a thing. Also, M1 for some reason does not work well with Subaru's. A lot of people on the forums seem to avoid it like no other. My experience was...

I would lose around 2 quarts or a little more with M1, fairly quickly too. (M1 would come out pretty dark) With Amsoil I have lost less than 1 over similar mileage. (still maintaining some degree of color)

As you will see by my post count, I'm pretty new here. I've read through several FAQ's and stickies and I'm slowly working my way towards understanding different terms/acronyms/etc. I need a motor oil suggestion for my car. I own a 2003 Subaru WRX with around 160k on it. It was consuming oil at...