Subject	I've heard the T6 has more zinc in it than other oils which
Posted by	nissubaru on June 20, 2019 at 2:34 PM
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In Reply To	Eneos Sustina 0W50 is what I use in my DD Z32. posted by MixManMash on June 20, 2019 at 11:56 AM
Message	is good for the turbos. I'd probably like to see some Blackstones though before writing off the T6. The turbo Subaru guys swear by it and I also ran it for a number of years in my Legacy GT and everything was great. For my Z however, I don't drive the car frequently enough to really put a lot of miles on it so I end up changing the oil early. Probably wouldn't be a great candidate for an oil analysis.
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