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switching from 0w20 to 5w30 oil

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Stevewoods, Jan 12, 2023.

  1. Stevewoods

    Stevewoods Senior Member

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    My Subaru Outback warranty -- 60K -- is 400 miles from running out. And I need to change the oil.

    Subaru says to use 0w20 Full Syn, Which I have been doing, But, poking about the web, reading a lot of people who claim once the warranty is up, should switch to 5w30?

    Thoughts -- it does use nearly a quart in 6K -- depending on the brand of oil. Costco, yep, it burns the quart. Mobil 1, seems to only burn about 16oz.

    Thoughts -- btw this is written on my BRAND NEW FIBER OPTIC line, -- you can tell the difference, right!:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
    #1 Stevewoods, Jan 12, 2023
  2. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

    Leadfoot J. McCoalroller Senior Member

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    I also have read that the FB engine is fine with 5W-30. I would suggest you try it twice (so you can see it across seasons and have the option to try brand y instead of x) and compare the top-up volume to your 0W-20 history.

    I see no downside at all.

    Congrats on the glass, nothing near here yet... :sick:
     
    #2 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Jan 12, 2023
  3. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Only harm would be in increased fuel consumption.

    The question I have is if it would be better to use the thicker oil, why wait until the warranty is expired? A dealer site even says 5w30 is fine if the 0w20 isn't available.
     
    #3 Trollbait, Jan 12, 2023
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Copper is for wimps!
     
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    There’s one provider here running fiber optic in the last year. Still, we’ll probably stick with “the devil we know”. This is my phone wifi just now:

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    I’m a little surprised; DL was 50~60, whenever I last checked, maybe a month back. It’s cable tv style (coaxial cable) we’ve got.

    what is that, gigabytes? Fathoms??

    oh wait, motor oil weights?
     
    #5 Mendel Leisk, Jan 13, 2023
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