People like me on the other hand are going for synthetic oil and Mazda OEM filters but still need to get an oil change at 5000 miles.
An oil change with decent full synthetic is 30-40$ for 5 quarts + OEM filter for another 5-10$. It's relatively cheap to do every 6-8 months to know it always has decent oil, and no problems should arise.
I'd go with the OEM Mazda Oil Filters but any high quality synthetic 0w20 will work fine.
Costco 5w30 synthetic with a genuine subaru filter every 3k miles lol
Oil Filters, I always use OEM Subaru oil filters, I just buy the bulk 12 pack from my dealer.
I’ve always used the OEM filter and Kirkland 0W-20 oil on my 2013 Skyactiv because I remember reading on the forums that due to the high compression of the engine the Mazda filter is specialized to handle that. Not sure if it’s true but no problems yet on 7.5k OCI.
people are really set on the subaru filters as opposed to fram or others, and they’re really not very expensive so i just do it.
Not only is it fine, it’s widely considered the best option for the WRX. I have had multiple cars and always did my own oil changes. On my first oil change on the WRX I used my (at that time) tried and true Mobil 1 high performance oil filter and the seal blew and made a mess. Luckily I caught it before any damage was done. Since then I’ve exclusively used Subaru OEM oil filters and had zero issues.
OEM for the engine oil filter.
The oil on my wife’s crosstrek leaked and had to get it replaced. Guess there’s a known issue with them
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