ems657
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- First Name
- Michael
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- 2018 Subaru STi, 2012 Infiniti G37 (sold)
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Howdy,
I couldn't find a good previous thread through search, so decided to start a new one. Let's share our experience and not turn this into a oil viscosity or brand debate. =)
> My car is completely stock with 11K miles. I always perform my own oil change every 3,000 to 3,500 miles with Redline 5w30 and Mobil 1 filter.
> I live in Seattle (mild winter, mostly above 40F). On Mon-Fri, I drive 1 mile to a local bus stop (warm up engine for at least 1 minute). On other days, I drive very slowly to avoid tickets. In my 14 months of ownership, the car has seen 6 track days.
> I check the dipstick from time to time, and "sometimes" it goes below the "low mark" (I usually top off around 40% between the low and high mark). The fix normally requires less than 1/2 quart. I don't really have a complete data, so I can't say how much I lose every 3K miles.
> Interestingly, I check the dipstick very frequently during the track day, and it actually never lost any oil.
> Why 5w30 instead of 0w20? Again, not for the purpose of debate, I live in relatively warmer weather, and am not comfortable having 0w20 oil on the track day. I recall watching youtube (maybe Savegee) showing 0w20 oil in a stock BRZ became junk after track day due to its viscosity. Again, not for debate.
Thank you all,
I couldn't find a good previous thread through search, so decided to start a new one. Let's share our experience and not turn this into a oil viscosity or brand debate. =)
> My car is completely stock with 11K miles. I always perform my own oil change every 3,000 to 3,500 miles with Redline 5w30 and Mobil 1 filter.
> I live in Seattle (mild winter, mostly above 40F). On Mon-Fri, I drive 1 mile to a local bus stop (warm up engine for at least 1 minute). On other days, I drive very slowly to avoid tickets. In my 14 months of ownership, the car has seen 6 track days.
> I check the dipstick from time to time, and "sometimes" it goes below the "low mark" (I usually top off around 40% between the low and high mark). The fix normally requires less than 1/2 quart. I don't really have a complete data, so I can't say how much I lose every 3K miles.
> Interestingly, I check the dipstick very frequently during the track day, and it actually never lost any oil.
> Why 5w30 instead of 0w20? Again, not for the purpose of debate, I live in relatively warmer weather, and am not comfortable having 0w20 oil on the track day. I recall watching youtube (maybe Savegee) showing 0w20 oil in a stock BRZ became junk after track day due to its viscosity. Again, not for debate.
Thank you all,
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