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Old 01-15-2015, 01:27 PM   #6
san rensho
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Originally Posted by Gelbster View Post
Great- we are all seeking knowledge from a credible source. I just hope we find him/her before the opinionated types ruin this Thread :-)
I am fascinated by the extent to which oil recommendations that are valid for conventional engines are less valid for the M96. That is why I went hunting through the Subaru world. I have been doing this water-cooled flat engine thing longer than Raby - my first one was a 1965 Lancia Flavia.
Lancia Flavia: What I Drove Yesterday For 570 Miles Through A Snow Storm
I checked over at bobistheoilguy.com and the armchair experts there ripped the author a new one.

He does come off as a shill for Prolong, but he did publish tests that use of Prolong with some oils actually reduced their antiwear properties.
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