What do you feed your car? (oil and gas)

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Royal Purple 10W-30

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Castrol 20w-50 (Keeps her from spewing her fluid)

Exxon 87 gas (She likes Exxon/Mobil the best..Sheetz and Giant gas goes through like water)
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Post by tris91ricer »

I used to go with some mid-grade stuff, when we were an NA 4eat; pennzoil or quacker state 10w40 or 30 --whatever I felt like-- dollar store rear diff 80w90, and dexron mercon3 at fluid. I topped off with 76 or ampm's 89.

Oh, those were the days. . .

Since the swap, I've been running mobil1 full synthetic 10w30, redline 75w90, and only twice have I used gasoline OTHER than Shell's V-Power. I think we're in good shape with this combo.

I am soon also switching to a better brake system, which would get ATE Super Blue.
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Post by Bheinen74 »

castrol GTX 10w-30, Genuine Subaru oil filters, every 3000 or less.
premium from Amoco, Conoco, or Citgo only.
I stay away from crap stations, which tend to have moisture/water in their gases, learn from others mistakes on that one.
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Post by NuwanD »

Oil: Castrol GTX 10W30

Gas: Used to run 94, but then realized that the time I drive the car the hardest is in an area with only 91 available... 91 it is! :)
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Post by Busdriver »

does anybody use Castrol GTX 10-30 High Mileage??

I put it in last time.

Is it better for engines with over 175k miles??

or just stick with regular GTX?

noticed most people are using Castrol GTX, I've used this oil exclusively on my vehicles...
blew two VW motors and I still use it....
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Post by 0perose »

castrol, quaker state, pennzoil, whatever's on sale... 5w-30 for winter

87 octane unless I'm feeling rich baby!!
yo mang, can I get a rootshell?

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Post by NICO »

im going to say like douglas vincent

chepest oil, 10w30 every month becuse i all so like my motor.

for the tranny and diff only I MEAN ONLY 80w90 cheap stuff, i change it twice a year becuse i love my 5mt and diff

spark plugs i change 5 times a year, ngk copper works the best, no dout about it.

for gas 94 octane sunoco gold (canada has diffrent gas becuse you will FREEZE your nuts), air plane full some times 120octane, becuse i live next to a air port and like to see very high boost levels.
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Post by Legacy777 »

NICO I WRX U wrote:for gas 94 octane sunoco gold (canada has diffrent gas becuse you will FREEZE your nuts), air plane full some times 120octane, becuse i live next to a air port and like to see very high boost levels.
You are making sure the avgas you put in is leaded free aren't you?
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Post by The Scooby »

rallitektech wrote:Kendall GT1 , I swear by the stuff
exactally, kendall GT-1 10W30, w/ dealer filter or napa gold filter

always premium fuel, 92 around here, and lucal fuel injector cleaner or sea foam every other oil change
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Post by greg donovan »

the SS gets:

mobil 1 5/30

91-92 octane.

the L gets:

mobil 5/30

87 octane.

both get subaru filters.

the SS has GM syncromesh in the trans
and the L has the new subaru ATF fluid in it.
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Post by NICO »

Legacy777 there is no lead in my gas, in canada they give us this extra stuff for our fuel lines so they dont freeze. its like octane booster shit same thing.
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Post by dzx »

I think he's talking about the aviation fuel you said you put in sometimes.
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Post by NICO »

o no its unlead, i got it now. no i mix it a little bit with my 94 gold.
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Post by Impregacy »

oil: regular penzoil 10W30 for all seasons. i like the high flash point of penzoil, which tells me they use a high quality oil in their manufacturing process.

gas: Even though my car has the legacy ss engine i still use the cheapest 87 octane i can find. - the boost is set to wastegate and i never dip into the boost much anyway, because the clutch just slips when i do that.
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Post by Busdriver »

What is the exact oil quantity needed, the Chiltons manual doesn't have amount #'s
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Post by Bheinen74 »

Busdriver wrote:What is the exact oil quantity needed, the Chiltons manual doesn't have amount #'s
about 4.5 qts, with filter change.-turbo model.
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Post by 92whitelegacy »

Oil: mobile 1 full synthetic(all the previous owner's used it) 10w30 is in it, To slow the leak onto my up pipe :( changed every 3-4000 miles. along with fram filter

Fuel: Wawa 93 octane or 94, what evers the highest. But come spring and maple grove opens, Or for the FD&SPD, its time for some 110 octane race gas for a track day whoa baby! :shock:

Plugs: denso iridium's (iridium is the WTG)

And i had some BG 44k through it when i bought it :P
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Post by Busdriver »

Thanks Bheinen74, that's what I figured.
I don't have a level spot where I can do an oilchange. I put almost 5 in last time and it's a little too much...
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Post by EXP1787 »

For my '95 L:

Mobil 5W-30 + Bosche filter

'87 Octane
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