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i ended up finding a different free transmission from a 2001 imprezza 97,000 miles that included the rear diff did a 3 hour round trip to pick that up this morning then found another free transmission from a 99 forester 20 minutes from home so i picked that one up too. im thinkin im saving the low mile unit for my car if my transmission ever lets go and putting the unknown mile unit into the yard car.

There is no significant benefit to a larger filter other than slight (and I do mean SLIGHT) increase in capacity. Subaru's tend to shed a lot of metal into the oil. What you want is a *better* filter. And better isn't always bigger - smaller micron rating, and things like the number of pleats in the element (surface area), and the type/location/psi of the bypass valve are much more important than the size. And the Subaru blue filters are straight garbage. WIX is good for a cheap filter. If you want the best - Amsoil or Royal Purple (same manufacturer). GD