What motor oil are you running in your car? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

00NissanNinja · 02-23-2015, 12:30 AM

OEM Idemitsu, for me. Oil analysis other members have done have shown it to be very good stuff.

wheelhaus · 02-23-2015, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Alltezza

Really appreciate the feedback, I might actually start running Mobil1 now. I just bought Royal Purple. Lol so I might try it out next time if it goes on sale.

Yeah give it s shot, just keep an eye on oil consumption, that's really the only problem you can have with a modern synthetic under normal conditions, but its not necessarily the oil's fault.

Black Tire · 02-23-2015, 10:38 AM

Amsoil 0W-20 Signature for the street and short track or autocross. I switch to Amsoil 0W-30 Signature for longer/faster tracks.

mhughett · 02-23-2015, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Alltezza

So I read somewhere probably in this area, I think it was a forum post like this but they had a poll about who's running what oil in his/her car.

A couple people said that Mobil1 our boxer engines don't like it. Which is also why I havent been running Mobil1. Do you have any issues with it?

I seem to recall that the "other" manufacturer of boxer engines (Porsche) recommends Mobil1 as the oil of choice for its boxer engines. I have no concerns about using it in the BRZ.

Xuningshen · 02-23-2015, 01:40 PM

my car consumed a little bit of oil running idemitsu 0w-20. after running that for 6k miles i switched to mobil1 0w-20 AFE. not for the AFE part, but because flash point, and IIRC HTHS levels are higher in mobil1 than idemitsu 0w-20. its been 7k miles and my car no longer consumes oil since switching... maybe it has something to do with the flash point?

yomny · 02-23-2015, 02:08 PM

Synergyn 3w-30, planning on trying amsoil signature stuff afterwards 0w-20.

srizzors25 · 02-23-2015, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alltezza

So I read somewhere probably in this area, I think it was a forum post like this but they had a poll about who's running what oil in his/her car.

A couple people said that Mobil1 our boxer engines don't like it. Which is also why I havent been running Mobil1. Do you have any issues with it?

Same deal as what wheelhaus said. I used to run Mobil1 in my wrx swapped GC a ways back. People said the EJ didn't like that oil.

However from what I remember this problem originally stemmed from the guys with the version 3-6 STI engines in their swapped GC's. for whatever reason there was some correlation to spun rods and Mobil 1 oil in the JDM STI motor. However those motors were never terribly reliable in the first place haha

Shouldn't matter which one you go for now

I'm currently running 5w-20 Mobil 1 synthetic in my BRZ right now but I'm going to go back to 0w-20, found a good deal for some royal purple. Love that purp

Wilso · 02-24-2015, 10:40 AM

0w20 synthetic from Acura, I believe Petro Canada does their oil. Reason? Cheap and its just a DD

Efferalgan · 02-27-2015, 04:25 PM

Motul 8100 X-Clean 5w30 for my HKS supercharged car.

White64Goat · 02-27-2015, 05:10 PM

NAPA full synthetic 0W-20. Made by Valvoline and when on sale (which it is until tomorrow 2/28) it's $3.79 a quart.

Pete156 · 02-28-2015, 01:32 AM

eneos sustina 0w20

BRZnut · 02-28-2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pete156

eneos sustina 0w20

where did you get it???

Crazypinoy9 · 03-01-2015, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BRZnut

where did you get it???

http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/eneo...uarts-517.html

M12Power · 03-08-2015, 01:37 AM

Castrol EDGE Full Synthetic 0W-20:
http://www.pqiamerica.com/June%202014/castrol.htm

Picked up one 5-quart jug and one 1-quart bottle from Walmart:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Edge-Synte...Quart/35931147
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Edge-Full-...r-Oil/35931148

02-23-2015, 01:40 PM	#19
Xuningshen Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: California Posts: 204 Thanks: 89 Thanked 125 Times in 62 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	my car consumed a little bit of oil running idemitsu 0w-20. after running that for 6k miles i switched to mobil1 0w-20 AFE. not for the AFE part, but because flash point, and IIRC HTHS levels are higher in mobil1 than idemitsu 0w-20. its been 7k miles and my car no longer consumes oil since switching... maybe it has something to do with the flash point? __________________ 2014 WRB BRZ

02-23-2015, 02:08 PM	#20
yomny Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS Whiteout Location: MIA Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 557 Thanked 469 Times in 340 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Synergyn 3w-30, planning on trying amsoil signature stuff afterwards 0w-20. __________________ GTX2867R, moto-tuned , tomei op , motiv fp , Invidia Q300 ti , Rota titan 17x9 +42 , nt555 255/40 , ST coilovers w/cascam , Hotchkis sways

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Wilso "Patience young Padawan" Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2017 Crystal White BRZ Location: Aurora Posts: 380 Thanks: 270 Thanked 71 Times in 58 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	0w20 synthetic from Acura, I believe Petro Canada does their oil. Reason? Cheap and its just a DD

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