Hi fellas,
I've long read that the Rotella T6 5W40 flavor does well in the older Subaru's so I finally figured I'd give it a try. My '08 Legacy GT has the 2.5L turbocharged engine with 163k miles. As most Subies it is a little noisy when warm and especially noticeable at drive-thru's etc. However I have noticed now that I am 345 miles into this OCI with Rotella it is much quieter! Overall the engine "Feels" smoother throughout the rev range (its a 5 speed and I do run it to redline regularly).
I wish I had just put the Rotella in and not the Schaeffers Moly to see which actually made such a difference but the combo of the two seem like the holy grail for this particular car. I've owned it for several years and drive it on a pretty repeatable commute daily so I feel I'm pretty keen to notice things in this car. Also noticed today that overall MPG's were up 1.8mpg's according to the on board display which is surprisingly accurate.
I've ran everything in this car from PUP 0W40 to VR1 20W50 as I like to experiment and it is a good test mule. I have to say I think this oil is going back in it from now on though!
I've long read that the Rotella T6 5W40 flavor does well in the older Subaru's so I finally figured I'd give it a try. My '08 Legacy GT has the 2.5L turbocharged engine with 163k miles. As most Subies it is a little noisy when warm and especially noticeable at drive-thru's etc. However I have noticed now that I am 345 miles into this OCI with Rotella it is much quieter! Overall the engine "Feels" smoother throughout the rev range (its a 5 speed and I do run it to redline regularly).
I wish I had just put the Rotella in and not the Schaeffers Moly to see which actually made such a difference but the combo of the two seem like the holy grail for this particular car. I've owned it for several years and drive it on a pretty repeatable commute daily so I feel I'm pretty keen to notice things in this car. Also noticed today that overall MPG's were up 1.8mpg's according to the on board display which is surprisingly accurate.
I've ran everything in this car from PUP 0W40 to VR1 20W50 as I like to experiment and it is a good test mule. I have to say I think this oil is going back in it from now on though!