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Oil Change
I just changed my oil today, Castrol Syntec 10W30 and a NAPA Gold oil filter.
The manual says capacity is 6.3qts but the dipstick is very vague and I only had to put in 6qts to fill it. Anyone have any experience with over/underfilling the oil? Is it fine to use a NAPA filter, or is Subaru OEM better?
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I ususally find that I need to put in almost 7 qts to fill it. As far as filters go, just get a good quality filter and change them each time you change the oil. There are several threads on oil filters and which ones are the best. Use the search function and you can read up on it. Good luck.
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It's a good idea to change the oil when the engine is warm. This way the majority of the oil will drain out smoothly. After adding new oil, drive the car a little, this will allow the filter to fill up with oil. Then re-check the dip stick. Add more if needed. If you change the oil every 3k miles, any oil filter will be fine.
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You don't want to under- or overfill. Just add six quarts, drive it for a day or two, then check the dipstick with the oil warm and the car on a level surface. There's no need to worry about keeping the crankcase filled dead-on the F-mark. Name any oil filter and somebody will tell you it's garbage. I agree with those above that the brand of filter doesn't make much difference; it's how often you change it that matters. dcb |
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Please post threads in the appropriate forum.
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