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Originally Posted by tekFRS234
I'm about to cross 1k break-in and I'm planning to do my own oil changes. At what mileage did you do your very first oil change?
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I had my first oil change done at 3500. It probably wasn't necessary, but whenever I break in a new engine, I like to get that high concentration of engine material out of there fairly soon. I had my second change done at 7500, and then I've been following the maintenance schedule since then.
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Originally Posted by tekFRS234
What oil and filter do you prefer? I've always used basic Fram filters and Casterol synth blend.
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No no no no no no. Fram filters are garbage. In some applications the filter media has been known to collapse and starve an engine of oil. The only way I would put that shit on a vehicle is if I hated it and wanted it to die.
Use the Subaru oil and filters.
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Originally Posted by tekFRS234
I'm also planning to save my first few used oil filters. A buddy said if you had engine problems you or a shop/dealership could inspect the oil filter for evidence of problems. Any thoughts?
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You can cut open an oil filter and see what it has caught, but a better test is to send an oil sample off for analysis by a lab like Blackstone. It costs $25, and they'll send you the collection kit for free. The report they send back gives you all sorts of information about what metals, fuel, coolant and other contaminants are in your oil, which can tell you a lot about how your engine is wearing.
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Originally Posted by tennisfreak
Best way to fix a bad service center is to give them bad feedback (I know this first hand). They live and die on those surveys we fill out. If you give them a terrible survey they will move heaven and earth to make you happy.
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This is definitely the truth with Subaru. I had a mediocre (not bad) experience with my dealer, and I said so. Suddenly they were calling and leaving messages offering me free services to make it right. Ended up getting the throttle body cleaned for free.
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Originally Posted by dentalprodigy
OP i think the first service is 7500 miles.
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OP might want to check that. For the BRZ, it was 7500 for 2013 and 2014, but I believe they changed it to 6000 for 2015. I'm not sure why. I had a TBN done on the Subaru 0W20 with my regular oil analysis, and Blackstone estimated it was good for at least 11,000 miles. I think Subaru just wants to sell more oil and filters.
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Originally Posted by dentalprodigy
what surveys is everyone talking about? the one you get from the dealership to your email?
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I don't know how Scion does it, but with Subaru, I usually get an automated follow-up email from the service manager, followed by a survey request from Subaru. In my case I didn't even have to give them a bad survey, because I responded to the service manager's email first, and they jumped to. The service rep actually told me their compensation is affected by those surveys.