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I run 5w30 AMSOIL and PurolatorOne filters in all of my cars. I've never had a problem. You can't really go wrong with the oil as long as it's a name brand. I have heard Castrol Edge (black bottle) does better for high mileage cars than Mobil but again, change at the appropriate interval and you're probably fine. I would not add and Lucas products. My 02 Impreza 2.5 has 137k '14 Forester runs 0w-20 but has 118k 87 Nissan d21 has 190k 06 Xterra is 100k

I use 10W30 non-synth in my 2002 Forester, and I change the oil & filter at least twice as often as recommended. Still on the original engine (but with new head-gaskets and belt etc,) I use 0W30 or 5W30 full-synthetic in my 2017 Forester, and also change the oil & filter more regularly than specified. I don't get too excited about buying super-expensive brand-name oil. I just buy what's on sale, and change it sooner than is required. And I've never used any oil additives.

Fwiw, I'm not picky about the oil I use in my '95-'01 cars, but have switched to Wix filters on GD's recommendation.

Now that winter is here, I can really get plugging away on this. It finally made it in to the actual shop, so it's warm and ready to get fixed! I need to pull the subframe to get some parts swapped on to the new subframe, but before I do that, I need to do a little body work... This old damage will need to be corrected, the headlight is all floppy as most of the spot welds are broken along the front. I'm no body man, but I do know that these kinds of folds don't just pull back out. Thankfully, the parts car donated it's front quarters, so I have some nice straight metal to fabricate in. I'm discussing options with my friend who knows body work, I think I can handle this small section job. It's non-structural, and with the fender and core support bolted up, I should be able to get it nice and straight.