Norcalbratcap Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I've just spent the last hour or two reading old posts about my brat by thornleyjacob, i gotta say its been very interesting, reading about my car written by someone else, and that he took great care of it as i plan to. I just finished changing the oil and the printing on the oil filter is all japanese except for "fuji heavy industries ltd" (subaru), i was just wondering if anyone knows if they still make those filters? and where to get them?, i replaced it with a wix and valvoline high mileage oil (current odo 215960). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt167 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The EA filters are a different thread than EJ engines, and are only common with them and some pre 1996 Nissans. Its unlikely Subaru still makes filters for the old gens. Just stick with the wix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbratcap Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Thanks, now i wonder how long that filter has been on there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maozebong Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 high mileage oil has additives that make seals swell up and soften... which leads to things leaking faster if the previous owner had resealed it recently. stuff isnt worth the extra price IMO. full synthetic or dino. the inbetween and lower grades are a constantly changing balance between cost to produce and API additives and base stock requirements. i use mobil or rotella/shell synthetic, even though my engine burns oil... it leaves less PCV deposits due to the fact it has a higher vaporization temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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