[chargedvette02]

Originally Posted by disturbed1

uh WTF is LEV2? And for some reason my oil is purple after i change the oil.

Maybe because you use Royal Purple. I really hope you were just being a smart @ss. =)

[disturbed1]

HEHE. yyeeaaahhhh I was but not about the LEV2 part. Anyone?

[Okeyd57]

Originally Posted by disturbed1

HEHE. yyeeaaahhhh I was but not about the LEV2 part. Anyone?

Bump. I don't know what LEV2 means either ! Tell us, please.

[atomicfire]

low emissions vehicle

[disturbed1]

^^^^ohh thanks

[Templar]

Is it not blasphemy to call a turbo car an LEV?

[OA4S]

Huh.. my buddy's 07 w/ near 30k miles doesnt burn oil. Mine doesnt either.. O_o

[gabedude]

Originally Posted by OA4S

Huh.. my buddy's 07 w/ near 30k miles doesnt burn oil. Mine doesnt either.. O_o

You are protuned. Simply put, people who are having problems are people who auto-x, drag race or just drive the crap out of the car (who are stock). The car can and will run out of fuel at times causing a lean missfire (a series of pre-ignition events that cause small cracks in ringlands and finally lead to a broken ringland), Once protuned, the delay is 0'd or setup so that the lean condition in full boost is not there as well as fuel leaned out so the car does not run out of fuel. For a rock solid setup on the stock motor, a large pump and injectors is needed (when tuned to stage 2, stage1 has enough fuel tuned right).

On the EU 07 STI it has the same mechanical parts as the USDM version. The mapping however does not have multiple DA tables that interact under certain environmental conditions (again, for emissions, USDM only), they 0 the delay so there is no lean condition at full boost and they have a ton of advance moved to the DA table so the car can learn optimal timing better (just like the JSpec cars are mapped).

I have been in the USDM turbo Subaru scene since 2001. This is the first article that has come out like this from a Subaru magazine. The article also states that race style driving is not limited to track events. I'll get a pic scanned once I find it. It specifically sates high rpm driving or engine braking requires an oil change before and after. I live in hill country. I would have to change my oil on every fun drive I would go on then if my car was stock. Now in logging the stock map, the car runs best without pinging when you are on it full tilt, never dropping below 4.4k. That means redline every gear and it will be fine actually (make sure you have not recently reset your ECU though).

[OA4S]

Ahhh that makes sense then. Hence, the recommendation that 07s get protuned ASAP.

Originally Posted by gabedude

You are protuned. Simply put, people who are having problems are people who auto-x, drag race or just drive the crap out of the car (who are stock). The car can and will run out of fuel at times causing a lean missfire (a series of pre-ignition events that cause small cracks in ringlands and finally lead to a broken ringland), Once protuned, the delay is 0'd or setup so that the lean condition in full boost is not there as well as fuel leaned out so the car does not run out of fuel. For a rock solid setup on the stock motor, a large pump and injectors is needed (when tuned to stage 2, stage1 has enough fuel tuned right).

On the EU 07 STI it has the same mechanical parts as the USDM version. The mapping however does not have multiple DA tables that interact under certain environmental conditions (again, for emissions, USDM only), they 0 the delay so there is no lean condition at full boost and they have a ton of advance moved to the DA table so the car can learn optimal timing better (just like the JSpec cars are mapped).

I have been in the USDM turbo Subaru scene since 2001. This is the first article that has come out like this from a Subaru magazine. The article also states that race style driving is not limited to track events. I'll get a pic scanned once I find it. It specifically sates high rpm driving or engine braking requires an oil change before and after. I live in hill country. I would have to change my oil on every fun drive I would go on then if my car was stock. Now in logging the stock map, the car runs best without pinging when you are on it full tilt, never dropping below 4.4k. That means redline every gear and it will be fine actually (make sure you have not recently reset your ECU though).

[gabedude]

Cars For Sale: Car Details - AutoTrader.com

Found another. I done lost count.

Car is obsidian black and in great shape. body has 5000 miles on it, replaced motor at 4500 miles with genuine Subaru shortblock when a piston land cracked.

[boozy04]

Caring for Subaru Turbocharged Engines

there's the link to the article. didn't see it posted on here yet. I saw this a while ago in the my.subaru maintenance part.

[gabedude]

Originally Posted by boozy04

Caring for Subaru Turbocharged Engines

there's the link to the article. didn't see it posted on here yet. I saw this a while ago in the my.subaru maintenance part.

Yep thats the one. Here is a direct quote for you lazy people. I have never heard a line like this before from Subaru. Never.

RACING-TYPE DRIVING
Racing-type engine stress doesn’t only occur on the track. Racing-type driving takes place when the drivetrain, suspension, and other vehicle components are used at near peak capacity. Any driving where the engine speed is kept high – either by using lower gears at higher speeds or by employing engine braking – is considered racing-type driving.
Important: A “track day” or autocross event requires an oil and oil filter change immediately before and immediately after the event. Make sure to check other engine fluid levels as well.

[torquemada]

Originally Posted by boozy04

Caring for Subaru Turbocharged Engines

there's the link to the article. didn't see it posted on here yet. I saw this a while ago in the my.subaru maintenance part.

this is ridiculous

[BBBsti LTD]

At least they acknowlegde that we can track our cars, I guess no warranty will be denied because of tracking

[method]

About 7000 miles on my car. Doesn't burn a drop and the oil stays clean through out its life. I change on an interval of 3750. I let the rpms climb when accelerating and engine brake quite a bit--thus under the definition posted this is 'race like driving'. No issues, not tuned.