Which oil for 2022 wrx?

[BMW Dom]

Walmart doesn’t have M1 0w-40 in stock.

My options are:

Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 Euro L

M1 5w40

Castrol 5w40

Castrol 5w30 A3

Or of course a regular 5w30

 

[buster]

I'd probably go with M1 EP 5w30 or Castrol Edge EP 5w30.

 

[atikovi]

What does the OM say? Don't think I would put a 30 in a high strung turbo engine.

 

[tasch72]

What does the OM say? Don't think I would put a 30 in a high strung turbo engine.

0w-20

 

[atikovi]

0w-20

Hope it has a good warranty.

 

[BMW Dom]

What does the OM say? Don't think I would put a 30 in a high strung turbo engine.

What would you put?

 

[atikovi]

What would you put?

I'll have to check my records as to what the shop that built the $30,000 engine in my 2016 suggested, but pretty sure it wasn't any 30 oil.

 

[atikovi]

Says they used 10W40. That's for built motor making 450 HP. For something stock, I'd use 5W40.

 

[BMW Dom]

Says they used 10W40. That's for built motor making 450 HP. For something stock, I'd use 5W40.

It’s not stock. It has upgraded turbo. I’m just worried about carbon build up

 

[BMW Dom]

It’s not stock. It has upgraded turbo. I’m just worried about carbon build up

I’m going to call the shop where the upgrades were done

 

[The Critic]

What does the OM say? Don't think I would put a 30 in a high strung turbo engine.

0W-20 SP/GF-6

LSPI can be a real concern on these TGDI engines.

 

[kschachn]

It’s not stock. It has upgraded turbo. I’m just worried about carbon build up

What oil is low-carbon?

 

[The Critic]

What oil is low-carbon?

CA2578668C - Lubricating oil having a noack volatility of less than 12 mass % - Google Patents

Intake valve deposits in a direct injection internal combustion engine are reduced by lubricating the engine with a lubricant that is substantially free of ashless organic friction modifiers and whose base oil has a Noack volatility of less than 12 mass %.

patents.google.com

Supposedly there has been some correlation between Intake Valve Deposits and NOACK volatility.

 

[BMW Dom]

Idk. I know nothing about Subaru. I thought high SAPS = more carbon build up

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

Idk. I know nothing about Subaru. I thought high SAPS = more carbon build up

It does

Since this thing doesn't have warranty anymore just put 5w30 ESP in it and move forward.

 

[BMW Dom]

It does

Since this thing doesn't have warranty anymore just put 5w30 ESP in it and move forward.

I can't find that near me.

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

I can't find that near me.

Sorry I forgot about the options in the OP, lol.

The Euro L is the Pennzoil equivalent to the Mobil1.

 

[BMW Dom]

Sorry I forgot about the options in the OP, lol.

The Euro L is the Pennzoil equivalent to the Mobil1.

Alright, sounds good. It's pretty cheap, too. It's only $27 at Walmart, assuming they still have it when I go tomorow

 

[The Critic]

So instead of servicing your ZF trans, you just got rid of the car?

 

[BMW Dom]

So instead of servicing your ZF trans, you just got rid of the car?

The BMW: I still haven't gotten my transmission serviced

I haven't decided if I want to do it myself or take it somewhere. I'm calling some people today to get an estimate.

The WRX: It's my friends car. He wants an oil change kit for Christmas.

I asked him what oil he wants, and he didn't know.