What oil will you use?

[AzFranz]

Originally Posted by mattles

There is a Cars and Coffee in AZ? Daaaamn thats early though. Oh hey its right by the Mini dealership, I know where that is, Ive got a customer over there. If I can figure out how to get my ass up that early on a non-weekday then I shall see you there.

I'm up at 0530 everyday of the week...well 0430 on weekdays, 530 on weekend. I sleep in. They have a cars and coffee in Chandler as well. I will be at the Scottsdale one in June I am sure. Shouldn't be hard to spot each other.

[F1point4]

Any thoughts about Redline Synthetic oil? Saw it has ester in it which I read is good? Plan on sticking to Subaru's 0W-20 rec although I'm in south Texas.

[tonystewart]

Redline makes great oil, but for the money I will stick with Pennzoil Ultra

[Genomaxter]

Just ordered me a case of Amsoil OE 0w-20.

[flawedchemical]

I'm probably gonna run T6...I just came from a Mazdaspeed3 and many of those guys ran oil analysis on what they were running. Turns out the T6 was by far the best since it was designed for turbo diesel trucks. I ran Mobil 1 forever and according to those guys it was horrible for those cars...and every time I changed my oil at 3k miles it was burnt and black as night. So, I switched and noticed a marked improvement. Anyway, that's what I'm most likely gonna run. Only comes in 5w40 as far as I know, but since I live in Louisiana and our summers run into the 100's and the winters barely get below 50, I think I'll be okay.

[NeedsmoreCowbell]

running motul 8100 for the track and life since im in texas and it gets heat soaked fast. Just changed the stock oil at 1060 miles and it was coffee brown. Prob in the winter will try some motul eco 0w20... Let the endless debate of oil performance beginnnnn

[tonystewart]

Motul 8100 is terrific oil

[flawedchemical]

On a side note...my dealer told me that the fr-s was only allowed 2 free oil changes. I brought it to his attention that in the brochure it said 2 years and 25000 miles. He said it was like that on every other scion but not the fr-s...

Anybody else have that told to them?

[Lonewolf]

Originally Posted by flawedchemical

On a side note...my dealer told me that the fr-s was only allowed 2 free oil changes. I brought it to his attention that in the brochure it said 2 years and 25000 miles. He said it was like that on every other scion but not the fr-s...

Anybody else have that told to them?

Ask him to show you some Scion literature that says that...

[flawedchemical]

For real...I was showing him literature that said I get my 2/25000.

I hate dealers...they know nothing!

[Gregory Gawaran]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-0W...l-5qt/17034374

this be any good? only 0w-20 i can find in my area

[Chewie4299]

Originally Posted by flawedchemical

For real...I was showing him literature that said I get my 2/25000.

I hate dealers...they know nothing!

You get Scion's Service Boost.... you get free oil changes. If they won't concede find yourself another dealer and maybe call Scion directly to let them know.

[zelix]

I will get my first oil change here at around 2000 km, at my toyota dealer, since they said my first service is free. Then i will probably do my next oil change at 8000k. I have been using Mobil 1 for a few years in my vehicles (2005 silverado and a 2011 wrangler) impressive results, however I think I want to step it up a notch with my FRS and put Redline synthetic in, the frs has a really high rev limit compared to my silverado and wrangler (5800 rpm) And I think Redline is probably the way to go.

[chulooz]

Originally Posted by Gregory Gawaran

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-0W...l-5qt/17034374

this be any good? only 0w-20 i can find in my area

No. Doubt it will like that M1. And youre in Plano, forget 0w20.

[Gregory Gawaran]

What should I look for then? We have very hot summers and very cold winters and a lot of inbetweens lol. Welcome to texas.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by flawedchemical

I'm probably gonna run T6...I just came from a Mazdaspeed3 and many of those guys ran oil analysis on what they were running. Turns out the T6 was by far the best since it was designed for turbo diesel trucks. I ran Mobil 1 forever and according to those guys it was horrible for those cars...and every time I changed my oil at 3k miles it was burnt and black as night. So, I switched and noticed a marked improvement. Anyway, that's what I'm most likely gonna run. Only comes in 5w40 as far as I know, but since I live in Louisiana and our summers run into the 100's and the winters barely get below 50, I think I'll be okay.

I ran Rotella T6 5w-40 in my WRX; good oil, the high HTHS from the turbo-diesel origin of the oil was great for that engine. Summers in MD get to over 100 while winters dip into the teens, I never found the oil too thick for winter. I do wonder what will become the popular oil for these cars once people start doing analyses. Personally, I'll probably just use 0W-20 until my warranty's up.

[rice_classic]

Originally Posted by chulooz

No. Doubt it will like that M1. And youre in Plano, forget 0w20.

0w20 is just fine in Plano TX.

[SFTiofoso]

Motul's 8100 series of oils (yes there are many types) are not for the track. If you want an oil that you can use for both the track and street, use Motul 300V. Pricey, but it is one of the few oils that's actually 100% synthetic (PAO & Ester). You can even smell the Esters in this oil; smells like bananas.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Always thought running racing oil on the street was a no-no. Though I suppose since there is a 0w-20 300V formulation it doesn't matter, unless the zinc wrecks the cats?

[Sportsguy83]

Royal Purple

[SFTiofoso]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Always thought running racing oil on the street was a no-no. Though I suppose since there is a 0w-20 300V formulation it doesn't matter, unless the zinc wrecks the cats?

Maybe if you ran Mobil 1 racing oil it would be bad. That stuff is absolutely insane. The worst that can happen with 300v is it will shorten the life of your cats. This stuff could very easily qualify as a GF5 oil if they lowered the anti-wear additives and the HTHS viscosity.

http://www.motul.com/system/product_...pdf?1302115228

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by SFTiofoso

Maybe if you ran Mobil 1 racing oil it would be bad. That stuff is absolutely insane. The worst that can happen with 300v is it will shorten the life of your cats. This stuff could very easily qualify as a GF5 oil if they lowered the anti-wear additives and the HTHS viscosity.

http://www.motul.com/system/product_...pdf?1302115228

At that cost I'd probably run something else. I just don't think street wear is good enough to justify oil like this; I won't be seeing the track. Unless the oil change interval is ridiculous or something I'm not going to get returns on my money over Motul 8100 or any other full syn.