Engine oil OEM Subaru or ROWE

Take a quart of oil with, especially if you don't have reliable data on how much your engine burns. Check it occasionally and top off if needed.

I found out that most of it came from the valve lifters. So I began using Rowe 10W40 engine oil. That helped a lot.

The road spec oils are excellent for daily driving and trackdays. Smoother engine, better engine efficiency, no oil consumption.

ITS A LOT THICK! than other brands of the same weight.. but when you abuse the vehicle it gets smooth like butter. I like them if I plan to aggressively dune bash.

I use Rowe as well and it's fantastic. No complains so far

I use rowe on all my cars, amazing oil but it’s more expensive

I've used Rowe, no complaints

Yes, it is good advice. When a new engine is breaking in, there is a lot more wear metals. It's not uncommon to see metallic flakes or shimmer in the oil during your first oil change. Parts wear/bed in. That's why there is a break-in period on almost, if not all new cars.

I did my first oil change at 1k miles on my BRZ; I saw a lot of metal shavings come out of the oil. The oil also had a metallic shimmer to it. This is totally normal, but I want to get rid of all of that so it is not circulating around the engine post-break in period.

My '15 Forester will burn a quart of oil every 1000 miles if I run 0w20.

I switched to 5w30 and it's all good for 5000 miles

Having had multiple Subarus that leak oil like crazy (they all do when they get old) the leaks are most likely too much for the stop leak additive to fix anyway.