TRIPOWER Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Hello All I have a 05 Forester that I'm changing the oil on every two months. I always use a Subaru oil filter from the dealer, but at $9.00 plus it gets expensive. Are there any good web sites dealing in OEM Subaru parts (especially oil filters) that you can recommend? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subsforever Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 try http://www.allsubparts.com/, they dont list the 05 model but any oil filter from a non turbo 2.2 or 2.5 should work, they all list the same part number. i doubt the 05 is different from the 04 and before ej series engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Any reason you change your oil every 2 months or have to use Genuine Subaru filters? Last I heard, Purlator makes Subaru filters, and I got a PureOne for like $4 at Autozone. You could stretch that interval out quite a bit by going with a semi- or full--synthetic oil, as well. This oil filter study should give you a fairly good idea of which non-OEM filters are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaureltheQueen Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Bosch makes a good filter, as does wix(napa gold is a wix) and they're available locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yohy Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 https://www.1stsubaruparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=63&products_id=357&osCsid=144fa0d4e1cfe9a556fd2e4357c2fff1 $4.81 includes a new oil pan drain plug gasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRIPOWER Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 Thanks to all who replied, I have been looking into after market filters and will check the filters you mentioned. The reason for the frequent oil changes is that I do alot of highway driving to work and and rack up 3k within two months. I have thought about using synthetic oil, but with the miles and frequent oil changes I'll stay with the fossil stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subie Gal Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 forester oil filter 6 packs *click* Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumby Boy Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 There is such a thing as over servicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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