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After a long internal debate and a couple chats with friends (I only know car people lol, except my GF who doesn't have or even want a car) I have a strange feeling hear me out... Based on the following...
1. the oil weight specified is 0W-20
2. Most OEM's break motors in on the assembly line
3. The BRZ manual ask for 1000mi break in
4. I'm not aware of any 0w-20 non-synthetic
I have a bad feeling that the factory fill is going to be Synthetic....
I don't want anything less than great ring seal and synthetic isn't going to do me any favors there during break in,
I'm heavily debating pulling the factory fill out of the motor at delivery, maybe even at the dealer, and filling it with some brad penn 5w-20 full dinosaur...
I have had/heard of no bad results breaking motors in with the brad penn oils and I live in So Cal so im not worried about the start up viscosity. I'll change the oil after 500mi and I will not be keeping it under 4000 I'll keep it under 6000 but the more I think about it the more I worry about the sacrifices that may have been forecast by the 0w-20 requirement (assumedly for fuel efficiency)
I'm not buying this car as a hyper reliable new car that's gonna get pampered, I fully intend to break this motor, I have cars that serve the commute function and while I'd prefer to commute in the BRZ (I think) I have already come to terms with the fact that it is going to see alot of down time especially this first year.
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