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To answer the question re the warranty, i can use whatever oil as long as its in the same grade, however it must be installed by a licenced mechanic. That is quoted direct from Subaru. So they can fill with my oil when they do the first service.

Thanks for the replies. I will be using Redline 5w-30 from the first service, (Subaru to install so it won't void my warranty), but what do you recommend i use in the mean time?

Just wonding if you think its time to change this oil? Car is 2011 WRX with 6909km on factory fill Semi Synthetic Castrol 5w-30 oil. I know these cars can be hard on oil, but if i read this test correct, it looks like its loosing its additive pack. Am i reading this correct? Oil change is due at...

I live in Australia and the temp here is anywhere from 5c to 40c during the year. I have a 2007 Toyota Corolla and the specs range from 20w -50 down to 0w -20. I intend on using Amsoil SSO 0w -30, do you think this is a wise choice based on the temp range here?

TeeDub, You mention the amount of thickening in this oil? It does seen to perform better than the series 2000 which is well known for this problem. Main fuel used is e10 which is ethanol blended to 10% Vesta

25,oookms between changes

I have just received the below oil analysis. This year i have changed to the series 3000. I was using the series 2000, however i had issues with the thickening which is well known for this oil. These results seem a lot better, from what i understand! I will list both samples, for your comments...

How do you tell if the product you have is the new formulation? Is their any date codes on the container?

The price for the series 2000 & 3000 are the same here. I will be getting the series 3000 from A1 Oils in Melbourne. I have been going through lubrication management but they are about $20 dearier. New cost is $81 for 5 ltrs. Have not spoken to lab yet re oxidation number, but i sure will

I have been using the series 2000 for the past few years, in the 3 reports i've had done all pointed towards high oxidation, high viscosity and a low TBN. Wear metals has been very good in all reports. I will be draining this oil in the next few weeks and this time trying the series 3000. With a...

So with the oxidation number being so high-what causes that? The wear numbers are good, but is it ok to continue using this oil?

Details as requested. Air filter is the standard Toyota one. In March this year i removed the oil pan to weld the bypass return fitting, so i had to re silicone the pan to the engine. No signs of any coolant leaks? The car is a 2001 Rav 4. 70% driving is city averaging 50kms a day. Hope this helps

I have been using this Amsoil product for some years now. 15,000 kms on this sample. Car is fitted with a bypass oil filter. Car has about 90,000kms on it. lead 2 iron 16 alum 3 copper 2 silicon 54 sodium 43 magnesium 805 zinc 1582 moly 2 calcium 1953 phosp 1018 boron 27 barium 2 fuel 0 water...

tdi-rick i am in Sydney, and i source my Amsoil products from Lubrication Management in Melbourne. Yes i agree with you re -redline pricing, over $100 for 1 us gallon-very expensive

I currently use Amsoil 0w-30 and am happy with the product. However i would like to clean the internals of the engine,-like using auto RX. However i don't want to use the RX, i would rather use an ester based oil to do the cleaning. What is the better oil -Redline or Motul? and why?. Cant seem...

This will occur when using dino oil. I changed my car over to synthetic when it had just a few thousand kms on it. At the same time i cleaned the inside of the exhaust pipe (removing all the black soot). It now has over 80,000kms on it and i can still see the sanding marks on the pipe, no soot...

I hear that ester based oils (Motul & Neo) are very good at cleaning the internals of an engine. If this is true would it not warrant using auto RX when using these ester based oils?

The thought of installing the self tapping hollow bolt scared the crap out of me. I recently installed a Frantz system. The kit comes with the self tapping hollow bolt. My concerns were, if i use this, how will i know what moving part is in the pan and close to where i installed it? Also having...

I have had a Frantz bypass filter fitted for about 6 months on my Toyota Rav 4. I am running with Synthetic oil and used to change the full flow filter every 6 months or 12000 kms. My question now is, what periods do i change both the full flow and now the bypass filter?

From reading these posts, all the blame seems to be around Amsoil and their bypass filter. I'm not to sure if that is correct? What the dealer has done is seen a modification which they didn't do, he has then used that as an excuse to void the warranty. From my understanding of a bypass filter...