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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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what brand motor oil/filter are you using?

so i finally did the oil change in the new evo. i previous owner swears by moble 1. but after some reading lots of people knock using it.

so i wonder what are YOU guys running? miles per change, oil weight, filter part number?

thanks
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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Stick with oem oil filters.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 07:52 PM
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depends on what mods you are running. Since I have a stock turbo, I still run mobil 1 10w30, well sort of. I put 4 quarts of 30 and 1 quart of 20w50, so I actually have 11w34 lol

if youre running a larger turbo ive gathered its recommended to use a thicker oil..
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by prowakeskater
if youre running a larger turbo ive gathered its recommended to use a thicker oil..
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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oil change every 3k. mitsu filter. eneos oil. just finally switched from mobil 1. no noticeable "butt dyno" difference. once i do my next change i will inspect the oil and send for analysis to see how it did. I can update in a thousand miles haha. so far so good.

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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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Iam still using Mobil1 10-30
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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Amsoil 10w30 /w OEM oil filter
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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been using mobile1 in my evo for 5years with OEM filters no issue here. @120kmiles
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Amsoil for both oil and filter.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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- Royal Purple 10W-30
- K&N 'Gold' filter (comes off SO damn easily too with the bottom made for wrench removal)

Last edited by Lgkaos; Apr 26, 2011 at 08:27 PM.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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10w-30 and OEM filter
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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Brad Penn Oil with the OEM filter.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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Royal Purple 10W- 30 with OEM Filters...
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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Amsoil SSO 0w30 with OEM Filter

Change every 6k
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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mobil 1 10w30 and a k&n oil filter. ive been thinking about switching to amsoil though cause ive only heard great things about it. royal purple on the other hand. that crap breaks down so fast. i think of it as show car oil lol. Cute to show your friends your oil is purple but thats about it.
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