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Old 10-05-2008, 01:08 PM
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not to mention I have a unique oil filter so the high performance version is no more expensive than the regular one
tell me you aren't using the "toilet paper filter". I saw this poor excuse of a sales pitch years ago.
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Old 10-05-2008, 07:57 PM
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No.... the VR6 is an 'insert' filter.... it doesn't come in a can like most.... it's kind of a pain but is actually really clever on the design side... the drain plug is in the bottom of the cap that holds it in....



it is the engine that takes the particular size so going somewhere to get an oil change means you add $15 to the price..... so I get the $6 one at the parts store....
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Old 10-05-2008, 08:00 PM
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Dude, you guys have totally hijacked the hell out of this thread...

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Old 10-06-2008, 12:49 AM
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still on my "change filter only" after 12,000 and 4 filters, (3000 miles each) synthetic oil looks really good!
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Old 10-06-2008, 12:51 AM
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tell me you aren't using the "toilet paper filter". I saw this poor excuse of a sales pitch years ago.
make that "decades" ago!
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make that "decades" ago!
Glad I am not the only one that remembers those things.


Is the VR6 oil filter the same setup that the TDi has too? I never changed the oil in my TDi....I just ended up selling it after 4k miles
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tell me you aren't using the "toilet paper filter". I saw this poor excuse of a sales pitch years ago.
The FIRST oilfilters for passenger cars were aftermarket and used... toilet paper as thier filtering medium.
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The FIRST oilfilters for passenger cars were aftermarket and used... toilet paper as thier filtering medium.
Wow!
They were really thrifty! And "used" toilet paper as their filtering medium? Not sure about the timing, but I would probably just put "new" toilet paper in my oil filter.
On second thought, In our "out house" we would have had to borrow the sears catalog and find out a way to use it in the filter contraption.

I suppose that "used toilet paper thing" was the first example of "Recycling"?

Interesting...
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I fear a Subaru that leaks no oil must displease the Subaru gods.

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Glad I am not the only one that remembers those things.


Is the VR6 oil filter the same setup that the TDi has too? I never changed the oil in my TDi....I just ended up selling it after 4k miles
Similar.... the TDI filter is a little better than three times longer and sort of mounted to the side instead of the bottom.... That one is actually weird because it's mounted to the side, yet it's still vertically oriented....
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I did a pile of work all at once: Valve cover gaskets, cam seals, front main seal, water pump, timing belt, spark plugs, new oil pan, and the oil. All together I probably spent $700+ in parts. ($250 for the reseal kit from subaruparts.com, $250-ish for the timing belt+water pump from Ebay, $100 for the oil pan, $60 for the plugs, and $135 for 16 liters of oil). I did it all myself, so no labour costs.
Did you pull the motor to do all that work? I need to do a reseal too an it looks like it could be easier if I just pulled the engine but I don't know how difficult that would be.
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Old 10-06-2008, 08:10 PM
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Did you pull the motor to do all that work? I need to do a reseal too an it looks like it could be easier if I just pulled the engine but I don't know how difficult that would be.
I didn't pull the motor. Obviously yes, it would be easier to work on it with the engine out, but I didn't find it to be especially hard in the car. The battery, airbox, snorkle, rad, and anything else that moves basically have to be removed to make room to work. The trickiest part was getting the drivers side valve cover back in with the new gasket. A touch of high temp RTV kept it in fine. Removing the engine would only give you an advantage in that you can replace the flexplate and do the rear main seal.

A couple bits of advice though, if you want to change plugs at the same time, it's far easier to do with the valve covers out (just be careful not to pull any dirt into the open heads). Also, at the rear of the valve covers there are two half-moon seals. These don't come with the kit and you will have to find some seperately, either through Subaru (P/N 11051AA070, $18.44 for 4) or from a seperate company. I got mine from a gasket store and paid $8.50 for the set. The old ones had become so brittle that they shattered when I tried to use pliers to pull them out. Seal those in with silicon.

Other than that, not much. Oh, the seal kit doesn't come with a thermostat gasket. Get one of those as well if you plan on doing the thermostat. (might as well, you've got everything apart and it's only $10 or something.)
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