briankk Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 A while ago, I mentioned the possibility of powering my '90 Loyale with a junkyard EA82 Turbo motor, and said that amongst the possible problem was a design fault in the turbo oiling. I was pretty promptly corrected for saying that, and since I couldn't remember where I knew it from, didn't pursue the matter. Just now, reading the Amsoil site, I found this" "Subaruhas published Service Bulletin # 02-103-07 that identifies a factorydesign related problem with premature clogging of the oil mesh screenlocated inside the oiling system that supplies the turbo charger on allmodel turbo charged cars. A clogged screen will result in oil starvationand turbo charger failure. Subaru has since published Service Bulletin#02-110-10R indicating that 2010 MY and prior turbocharged enginescontinue to require oil and filter change intervals of 3,750 miles(6,000 km) or 3 3/4 months, while all 2011 MY turbocharged engines havereturned to the original requirement of 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or 7 1/2months, and they are required to use synthetic oil. Due to the issuesoutlined in this document, AMSOIL recommends following Subaru draininterval recommendations." FWIW bk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 That service bulletin is for the newer models. I believe post +06 models with active valve timing/lift. The old EA82t oil line has no screen in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Yeah that's for the newer ones. Seems the 05 Legacy GT's were the biggest victim of this issue for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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