Subaru Forester Owners Forum - View Single Post - ('09-'13) Synthetic oil "not recommended" in a 2010 Fozzie???

crewzer · 12-01-2012, 02:47 PM

The OP claims he/she has a 2010. IIRC, it was the last MY for the EJ25 in the non-turbo U.S. Forster; Subaru spec'd 5W-30.

FB25-equipped Foresters with 0W-20 synthetic oil started with MY2012.

HTH,
Jim / crewzer

12-01-2012, 02:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
crewzer Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,038 Location: Mills River, NC, USA Car Year: 2012 Car Model: Forester X Prem AWP Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 0	The OP claims he/she has a 2010. IIRC, it was the last MY for the EJ25 in the non-turbo U.S. Forster; Subaru spec'd 5W-30. FB25-equipped Foresters with 0W-20 synthetic oil started with MY2012. HTH, Jim / crewzer __________________ 12 Forester 2.5X FB25 5MT Premium AWP PZEV 09 Forester 2.5X EJ25 5MT Premium AWP PZEV (sold 7/2011)