Hello,
I recently purchased a 2012 STI with a built 2.5L and big turbo gt35. The car runs a very conservative tune tho and has stock heads. I live in eastern Canada but i will be storing the car at the end of October so no winter driving, and the car will see some spirited driving but not abuse ( a few WOT runs every drive but not constantly). i do plan on changing the oil every 2500 miles since it is not a daily driver.
I am trying to contact the builders but no feedback yet. The previous owner says he was running 5w40 but switched to 5w20 because it looked better at oil change time.
To me it seems like 5w20 would be way too light for a built engine with forged pistons...
If you guys recommend 5w40, should i go the Shell rotella t6 ever since the new formulation? I have also been reading about the T6 5W30 Multi vehicle, should that be a good choice also? but then again maybe a 30 weight is on the light side.
Any feedback is appreciated since ive been reading alot and seem to be chasing my tail. Thank you
David
I recently purchased a 2012 STI with a built 2.5L and big turbo gt35. The car runs a very conservative tune tho and has stock heads. I live in eastern Canada but i will be storing the car at the end of October so no winter driving, and the car will see some spirited driving but not abuse ( a few WOT runs every drive but not constantly). i do plan on changing the oil every 2500 miles since it is not a daily driver.
I am trying to contact the builders but no feedback yet. The previous owner says he was running 5w40 but switched to 5w20 because it looked better at oil change time.
To me it seems like 5w20 would be way too light for a built engine with forged pistons...
If you guys recommend 5w40, should i go the Shell rotella t6 ever since the new formulation? I have also been reading about the T6 5W30 Multi vehicle, should that be a good choice also? but then again maybe a 30 weight is on the light side.
Any feedback is appreciated since ive been reading alot and seem to be chasing my tail. Thank you
David
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