kel Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I hear all the time about these subys leaking oil, what kind, brand name included, of oil is everyone using. I have an 85 chevy van that leaked or burned a quart of oil a week. I switched to castrol, and now I don't put oil into it unless I 'm changing it. Kel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 On vehicles I own or have owned subaru or not I use Mobil 1 synthetic.My hatch I had leaked some oil so I used the 15w50 weight oil and it seemed to help.I guess it is kinda expensive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I hear all the time about these subys leaking oil, what kind of oil is everyone using. Kel 20W50 synthetic. I figure it's cheaper in the long run to baby the engine by putting in a quart of $6.99 oil a month. There have been alot of threads on this recently too. Do a search to find fifty different opinions different than mine. Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I run Mobil1 Synthetic 10w-30 in my cars. If it's got a lot of miles on it and hasn't been running Synthetic, I'm scared to switch over for fear of big leaks (especially if it already drips), so I run the best Dino oil I know of, Castrol GTX 10w-30 or 10w-40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 amsoil or royale purple , i use amsoil in my 88 dl d/r wagon with 191,000mi leaks very little ,in 7,000mi i have only used 2 qt of oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 my sedan with slight seepage past the crank seal(filed down burr on crank) and blue smoke upon deceleration, i just changed it with 20w 50 in the turbo wagon i just changed with 15w 40 u-haul truck oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffast Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 0w-40 valvoline high milage switching over to castrol syntec next change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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