When should i do an oil change?
 

Hey guys my FR-S just hit 3500 miles and im thinking about doing an oil change however, someone told me i can wait a while longer until i do my oil change. Any thoughts?

I just hit 3k on mine and am trying to decide myself, i want to change as soon as i can decide on which oil i'm going to use. I will stick with the oem filter for now.

subaru SM, Toyota SN and Eneos Sustina are my top pics for oil in 0w-20 in that order

new filter at 500 miles, subaru
1500 miles oil and filter,subaru oil
3750,subaru oil
7000 eneos sustina + liqui moly MOS2 1/2 bottle using HAMP toyo roki green filters...(yes I know I'm anal about oil, but my stable requires it)

and every 4000 miles there after till I get another blackstone UOA done to justify pushing 5000 to 7000 per change

I will be using the above oils and likely dosing full bottle MOS2 for track time, and if its really hot(over 100F racing) I will mix in 30% german made castrol 0w-30


ymmv

I did my first oil change after 1500km

The manual states the first oil change at 7.5k miles. Personally I'm doing my 1st oil change at 3.5k miles and going with Mobil 1.

Im at 3040 but i have a full HPDE event this weekend. I wanted to change it but the local dealer doesnt have oil filters and its too late to order online.

Hopefully the car doesnt mind :(

gosh, i'll be doing mine every 3k. i don't care what the manuals say etc, 3k is the limit for the way we all drive these vehicles.

I was thinking about the Eneos myself, I have Penzoil Platinum 0w20 here that i get really cheap i may go with that and just change it more often.

I'm thinking of changing mine when it hits 600 miles.

Changed mine at 1k.

Tap'd from my G-Nex

ROYAL PURPLE FTW!

scion does a complementary oil change the first time, correct?

First three actually but not sure if i want them doing mine.

17 miles, Pennzoil Ultra 5w30, Purolator 14459 & Filtermag RA-300 installed
1000 miles, Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 & Purolator 14459
1300 miles Ran-UP additive, quieter & smoother

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPMRiYN0Odk&feature=g-vrec"]2013 Subaru BRZ - First Oil Change with Torco 100% Synthetic SR-1 - YouTube[/ame]

found this:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...47#Post2710647

UOA of the original factory oil

So this Torco 10w30 100% synthetic oil is good stuff? I might have to give it a try. :w00t:

First Oil change with use of a MAGNET
 

I like to do my first oil change at 500 miles. I did so today. After draining the OEM oil, I ran a large magnet thru the oil catch pan. The results were quite surprising.
The magnet picked up HUNDREDS of metal shards, some as big as a quarter inch.
The attached photo shows the gory details.

That is one scary picture. That's a lot of metal floating around in the oil...

Hence the need for a Filtermag

Which of the three sizes will work for our cars (mines in the shop with a CEL so I can't measure)

RA-300

Im waiting till 7500 ill let you guys know if my engine blows up....

Remember they design these cars to be idiot proof, even if you change your oil every 3k one accidental shift into 3rd instead of 5th will do more damage than i will by going with the oem recommended maintenance schedule....

My 2 cents

Lord knows I've bounced off the rev limiter down shifting by accident. There's safeguards in place for that... Btw, changed the oil at 7500 with amsoil... Runs the same with better mileage

The numbers dont lie, on older cars i always change every 5k but times have changed i think we will all be ok to wait, unless you are competing in 24hr challenges every weekend

Okay. But it all goes back to the old argument: Is there such a thing as "break-in oil from the factory"? If the high moly content on that Blackstone report is to be understood as an intended and necessary break-in additive, then perhaps we should not change the oil early. However, some have argued that high moly amounts are the result of engine assembly paste on a new build and are not put there for break-in purposes.

Nobody knows the answer to this mystery. :D

_hollywood is referring to a mechanical over-rev. There is no safeguard for that. You could probably look it up somewhere (no sarcasm intended).

Ohhhh

I would tell you to do an oil change now, oil analysis leave no guess work; its past time.

Did my first change at 4500, mainly because I shot for 3k but got lazy. Quite a bit of metal in the oil analysis but they said it was normal for a break-in change and the oil itself was in good shape.
I'm pushing 6k more miles for this second change and will again post oil results.

If you did a UOA, you should scan it and post it. :thumbsup:

Although I care about my car, I'm can't see myself spending $10 per quart on oil. Can anyone recommend something that I can either pick up at a local store/shop that will do? I was going to use Mobil 1, but it seems it's not 0w20. Or can I just use Mobil 1 and be good? Just looking for some advice. :thanks:

I gotcha covered on that

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13286

Mobil 1 has never had great success in the Subaru world. I think there are a few threads suggesting types but the oem seems to work well

Ok, so what does work well for Subaru's???

^ T6

T6???

Shell Rotella T6 5w-40 full syn. it's a diesel oil that works really well in boosted subarus. I ran the T5 10w30 in an old high mileage N/A and that seemed to like it.

I'm running the oem oil in the brz for now. Castrol has a 0w30 that's supposed to be good, i think it's made overseas or something. I don't know of another 0w20 but have done zero research for oil for this car.

ack. Posted in wrong thread, sorry.

Do we know what kind of oil our vehicles use from factory?

I just called up Subaru today and they told me the vehicle comes with "break-in" oil from factory.
That and it needs to stay in the engine for the recommended 5000 -10000 kilometers before its first "service type A" (oil change). :iono:

I would change the oil ASAP.