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TheRealBFKR · 09-10-2018, 11:26 PM

Hi all,
I put on about 2.8k mile on my brand new ‘18 BRZ within the last month. Today, I noticed that my dipstick is reading about 1/3 of the way below the top hole. I am fairly certain it was right at the top hole when I checked at around 2k. Is this normal usage for a new car? Full disclosure: I do push the engine pretty hard on backroads. I have seen roughly 250F+ oil tell just from backroads driving.

I plan on doing my first autox day and HPDE weekend with it towards the end of the month. The plan is to change to 5w30 before then, even if I will realistically be under 4K miles at that point. I will then change back to 0w20 almost right after the HPDE weekend in October since winter is coming. Does that sound like a logical plan?

Thanks!

09-10-2018, 11:26 PM	#1
TheRealBFKR Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Drives: '18 WRB BRZ Limited w/ PP Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 55 Thanks: 28 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Down 1/3 quart on new car Hi all, I put on about 2.8k mile on my brand new ‘18 BRZ within the last month. Today, I noticed that my dipstick is reading about 1/3 of the way below the top hole. I am fairly certain it was right at the top hole when I checked at around 2k. Is this normal usage for a new car? Full disclosure: I do push the engine pretty hard on backroads. I have seen roughly 250F+ oil tell just from backroads driving. I plan on doing my first autox day and HPDE weekend with it towards the end of the month. The plan is to change to 5w30 before then, even if I will realistically be under 4K miles at that point. I will then change back to 0w20 almost right after the HPDE weekend in October since winter is coming. Does that sound like a logical plan? Thanks!