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Originally Posted by Tinderboxsky
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Not sure about others comments re oil and filter service every 5,000 klm. The Subaru service interval for the Forrester is 12,500 klms, which I have stuck to.
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A few of my mates are mechanics(and race/rally drivers) and all say 5000, one of them is a very close friend, an excellent mechanic, and I trust him implicitly.
Another, a friend of a friend (close friend is his co-driver) works on nothing but Subi's (
http://www.stechnic.com.au/) and he also says every 5000. None of them are making money off me as I do my own minor services, except for a major service soon at Stechnic.
I do remember many, many years ago, reading a report(don't remember from whom) that most oil filters are essentially useless after ~5000km as the filter is basically blocked and the oil is then flowing thru the filters bypass valve, therefore the oil isn't getting filtered at all!
You should see how miniscule the filter is on these Subi engines! If you are familiar with Ryco filters, it is the same size as the Z436... infact, on the EJ20's you can use the Z436.
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Originally Posted by Scorpius51
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cam belt changed @ 100,000 km (that was a recommendation - not a requirement!)
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I would say it is a requirement.
I don't know about the other subi engines, but definitely for the EJ20 series engines.
The EJ20's are not free spinners, that is, if the cam belt goes... the pistons and valves will be fighting for the same space and no-one wins, especially not your wallet.
I have heard of an EJ20 doing 160,000 without a timing belt change, but that is very risky.