2018 Subaru XV Non-casa PMS

**kevindd992002** · February 10th, 2023 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

You logged more than 16k km already since your last oil change. You definitely need an oil change. Dapat every 10k km or every 12 months man lang.

Yeah, no excuses for this. Hindi ko talaga napansin yung time because of how busy I am at work, life, etc.

Originally Posted by Egan101

- change the Air filter and the cabin filter. You can buy in Lazada and change it yourself (madali lang gawin).
- have your brakes cleaned and check actual thickness. Olympian can supply you with Akebono pads if you need to replace either the front or rear pads.
- change the front lower arm bushings, both big and small together. Bring it to Velocity Underchassis in Aurora Avenue. They can also supply you good replacement bushings that lasts as the original ones (which usually breaks every 30k km). Make sure to bring the car to shop that can do laser wheel alignment afterwards. If you don’t change your bushings, your tires will degrade faster.
- change your coolant. You can buy Ravenol at Lazada, maybe 8L. Drain your old coolant, then flush it with distilled water (8L of Absolut). Run the engine till coolant cycles. Drain the distilled water and put on the new coolant. Let the car stand overnight and add more coolant to rhe reservoir tank as needed.

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* I have a K&N cabin filter so I'll just clean that out
* Is this any good for an air filter? Popular brand? I know you said before that this is the one you're using. Not sure if you still recommend it now.
* Do you know if 2211 does brake cleaning? FusionR does not. They only clean brake pads (not the whole brake system).
* Are the replacement bushings in Velocity Underchassis branded? So after changing the bushings, I have to have the wheels aligned again? Parang nasayang lang yung P700 for alignment na ginawa kanina then, sigh. Any shop recommendation that do laser wheel alignment?
* So draining and refilling the coolant is something that's very easy to do?
* How about replacing the thermostat, no need for now?

**Egan101** · February 11th, 2023 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by kevindd992002

Yeah, no excuses for this. Hindi ko talaga napansin yung time because of how busy I am at work, life, etc.

* I have a K&N cabin filter so I'll just clean that out
* Is this any good for an air filter? Popular brand? I know you said before that this is the one you're using. Not sure if you still recommend it now.
* Do you know if 2211 does brake cleaning? FusionR does not. They only clean brake pads (not the whole brake system).
* Are the replacement bushings in Velocity Underchassis branded? So after changing the bushings, I have to have the wheels aligned again? Parang nasayang lang yung P700 for alignment na ginawa kanina then, sigh. Any shop recommendation that do laser wheel alignment?
* So draining and refilling the coolant is something that's very easy to do?
* How about replacing the thermostat, no need for now?

As good as K&N products are but I would rather have one that I change every year. Since you have K&N, just clean it regularly (every 6 months).

I use JS Asakashi that I buy from Lazada. I keep air filters and cabin filters ready at home in case I needed to change immediately.

Most auto shops have the skills to clean brakes. You can buy your own brake cleaner fluid (around 200 online). Nearby shops here in Parañaque only charge 800 for cleaning all 4 wheels.

Ain’t it a bitch? You need to check wheel alignment every time you change suspension parts. It is good practice to fix a key issue first so that you will not spend again. I think most major auto shops offer a 2 week warranty for wheel alignment. Maybe you can change your bushings now and have the warranty claimed on the wheel alignment.

Coolant flush - most auto shops can do this. You can even do it on your own but you need an extra hand.

I didn’t have any issues with the temperature monitor so I didn’t bother to replace the thermostat.

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**kevindd992002** · February 13th, 2023 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

As good as K&N products are but I would rather have one that I change every year. Since you have K&N, just clean it regularly (every 6 months).

I use JS Asakashi that I buy from Lazada. I keep air filters and cabin filters ready at home in case I needed to change immediately.

Most auto shops have the skills to clean brakes. You can buy your own brake cleaner fluid (around 200 online). Nearby shops here in Parañaque only charge 800 for cleaning all 4 wheels.

Ain’t it a bitch? You need to check wheel alignment every time you change suspension parts. It is good practice to fix a key issue first so that you will not spend again. I think most major auto shops offer a 2 week warranty for wheel alignment. Maybe you can change your bushings now and have the warranty claimed on the wheel alignment.

Coolant flush - most auto shops can do this. You can even do it on your own but you need an extra hand.

I didn’t have any issues with the temperature monitor so I didn’t bother to replace the thermostat.

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Yeah, I know that long standing debate on using K&N vs. OEM filters.

Any particular of brake cleaner fluid to buy? Does that P800 charge include the brake cleaner fluid already? If I bring my own brake cleaner fluid, is labor usually cheaper than P800 in shops near you?

Let me ask Whistl3r about the wheel alignment warranty.

**Egan101** · February 13th, 2023 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by kevindd992002

Yeah, I know that long standing debate on using K&N vs. OEM filters.

Any particular of brake cleaner fluid to buy? Does that P800 charge include the brake cleaner fluid already? If I bring my own brake cleaner fluid, is labor usually cheaper than P800 in shops near you?

Let me ask Whistl3r about the wheel alignment warranty.

Bendix yung popular na brand ng brake cleaner fluid locally. Mayrun din Wurth.

Yung 800 labor cost lang yun. I bring my own brake cleaner. Some shops sell brake cleaner fluid but it will cost more than 200.

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**kevindd992002** · February 13th, 2023 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

Bendix yung popular na brand ng brake cleaner fluid locally. Mayrun din Wurth.

Yung 800 labor cost lang yun. I bring my own brake cleaner. Some shops sell brake cleaner fluid but it will cost more than 200.

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Got it. Yung engine coolant kailangan na talaga palitan? Sabi kasi ni casa, 50K Km interval nila sa pagpalit ng coolant pero sa manual naman every 220K Km.

Si engine oil kahit sang shop naman ok lang no (like Rapide)? Di ko na kailangan pumunta ng FusionR or 2211 Works. Also, I still have 5.7 liters left of Zic engine oil (leftover yung isang bottle). Will that be enough?

**Egan101** · February 13th, 2023 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by kevindd992002

Got it. Yung engine coolant kailangan na talaga palitan? Sabi kasi ni casa, 50K Km interval nila sa pagpalit ng coolant pero sa manual naman every 220K Km.

Si engine oil kahit sang shop naman ok lang no (like Rapide)? Di ko na kailangan pumunta ng FusionR or 2211 Works. Also, I still have 5.7 liters left of Zic engine oil (leftover yung isang bottle). Will that be enough?

Just to be on the safe side, it’s good practice to change such fluids. Ravenol HJC yung available coolant sa Lazada or Shopee na meets Subaru requirements.

As long as you have engine oil and oil filter, puwede ka pa change oil sa any auto shop. Kung wala ka oil filter, bili ka sa casa or online.

Zic X7 5w30 ba yan? Puwede na yan though Subaru recommends a viscosity of 0w20 for its non turbo engines. Puwede na yan 5L for your FB20 engine. Baka nga sobra pa yan. The turbo FA20 uses 5.5L of oil and normally non turbo engines require less.

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**kevindd992002** · February 13th, 2023 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

Just to be on the safe side, it’s good practice to change such fluids. Ravenol HJC yung available coolant sa Lazada or Shopee na meets Subaru requirements.

As long as you have engine oil and oil filter, puwede ka pa change oil sa any auto shop. Kung wala ka oil filter, bili ka sa casa or online.

Zic X7 5w30 ba yan? Puwede na yan though Subaru recommends a viscosity of 0w20 for its non turbo engines. Puwede na yan 5L for your FB20 engine. Baka nga sobra pa yan. The turbo FA20 uses 5.5L of oil and normally non turbo engines require less.

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Ok, yeah, nakita ko na yung Ravenol HJC FL22 sa Lazada. So 8L (6 bottles, 9 liters total) nun, right? Pati ba engine coolant kaya gawin ng kahit sinong auto shop?

Yes, Zic X7 5W30. Eversince, alam ko 5W30 din ginagamit ni Motor Image nung under warranty pa siya. Motul, Shell, Zic (all 5W30's) ang alam kong nagamit na dito. If I remember correctly, 5W30 din nakasulat sa manual. So next time 0w20 na ang bilhin ko?

**Egan101** · February 13th, 2023 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by kevindd992002

Ok, yeah, nakita ko na yung Ravenol HJC FL22 sa Lazada. So 8L (6 bottles, 9 liters total) nun, right? Pati ba engine coolant kaya gawin ng kahit sinong auto shop?

Yes, Zic X7 5W30. Eversince, alam ko 5W30 din ginagamit ni Motor Image nung under warranty pa siya. Motul, Shell, Zic (all 5W30's) ang alam kong nagamit na dito. If I remember correctly, 5W30 din nakasulat sa manual. So next time 0w20 na ang bilhin ko?

Get the bigger container ng Ravenol (8L volume), mas mura kalabasan. Kaya gawin ng nga auto shop yan, sabihin mo lang flush ng mabuti. You will only use around 6L but you can keep the remaining to top up once in a while.

Mas common kasi yung 5w30 viscosity. Check your manual, it states 0w20 is recommended but 5w30 can be used. Sa FA20 (turbo), recommended is 5w30 but 5w40 can be used as alternative.

Idemitsu and Amsoil has 0w20 viscosity available. Same price lang sa 5w30 nila. Honda has long been using 0w20 viscosity for its engines. It warms up faster and good for fuel efficiency.

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**kevindd992002** · February 13th, 2023 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

Get the bigger container ng Ravenol (8L volume), mas mura kalabasan. Kaya gawin ng nga auto shop yan, sabihin mo lang flush ng mabuti. You will only use around 6L but you can keep the remaining to top up once in a while.

Mas common kasi yung 5w30 viscosity. Check your manual, it states 0w20 is recommended but 5w30 can be used. Sa FA20 (turbo), recommended is 5w30 but 5w40 can be used as alternative.

Idemitsu and Amsoil has 0w20 viscosity available. Same price lang sa 5w30 nila. Honda has long been using 0w20 viscosity for its engines. It warms up faster and good for fuel efficiency.

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RAVENOL HJC Concentrate Protect FL22 | RAVENOL

Walang 8L na variant nung Ravenol sa website nila mismo. Sa Lazada and Shopee naman, puro 1.5L lang ang meron. Merong 5L pero parang hindi legit and mas mahal pa comapred sa 1.5L bottles na lang bilhin. San ka nakabili ng 8L?

Ok, let me check the manual again regarding the viscosity.

**Egan101** · February 13th, 2023 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by kevindd992002

RAVENOL HJC Concentrate Protect FL22 | RAVENOL

Walang 8L na variant nung Ravenol sa website nila mismo. Sa Lazada and Shopee naman, puro 1.5L lang ang meron. Merong 5L pero parang hindi legit and mas mahal pa comapred sa 1.5L bottles na lang bilhin. San ka nakabili ng 8L?

Ok, let me check the manual again regarding the viscosity.

Sorry, 5L pala. I checked my previous purchase and the item is now discontinued in Lazada. For that matter, just buy 6L worth. Puwede na yan.

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