Slickvic Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Just chiming in to say my 2005 LGT is running great with no turbo issues or any other issues. I currently have almost 30,000 miles of carefree fun. Oh, and I have been running the Cobb AccessPort for over 20k of those miles. So lets hear it for the LGT owners who don't have turbo issues so that those who come skulking around here see that not every turbo boxer engine is destined to grenade. FWIW, I have always changed the oil every 5,000 miles using synthetic. Usually Castrol Syntec or Castrol Edge. Oh, and this is in response to C-lo in this thread: (thanx for the good idea) http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/mistake-buy-05-lgti-133545.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeblow Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Change your oil more often (manual says every 3750) or you won't have a fine running turbo for much longer. Unless you're running an air oil separator, you lose a lot of oil on blow by. On another note, my 08 is just short of 40k miles and the only problem I've had with my car is a wheel bearing because I curbed it and broke the seal. The turbo is running fine... knocks on wood... It's cool; I'm with the band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarovsky Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Mine is also fine 06 just turned 60k miles, waiting on my Accessport to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 77k on my 2005 car, with no turbo issues. Stage 2 for the past 30k of those miles. Oil change (Dino) every 3000-4000 miles, and I just had the banjo bolt filter on the turbo oil feed line removed a month ago (no debris). Didn't do the other one yet. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. In other words: SEARCH before you post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTSubiefan Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 05 with 86k running Cobb Stage 1 91 octane for the last 10k. Oil changed about every 3,750 miles depending on type of driving. Life is good. New SSR wheels and Koni's within the next 2 weeks. Bye Bye winter, come on mod season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 around 78k on my 05 LGT. Not modded at all run it hard sometimes and most days I just drive it normal. My car is running fine minus a little rough idle every once and a while but I think that is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DansSpace Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 05 limited checkin in, just rolled over 50k a couple days ago, everything is running great! I'm bone stock except for 17x8 Rota G-forces and 245/40 S-drives. The car has taken a bit of a beating since I've gotten it at least. Two trips down to the drag strip, and any time I encounter an empty on ramp, ohhhh it's onnn. I've only owned the car for a little over six thousand miles, so we'll see what happens. I freakin' love this car, so I plan on keeping it for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 08 with 25k miles. 20k at stage two peaking 22psi on the stock turbo. I change the oil every 3k miles. My turbo is still going strong. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjoe Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 05 with 82k miles. I've been stage 1 for about 40k miles, a couple seasons of autocrossing, a dabble of road courses, and I'm still on the original clutch. Oil changes come around every 4k miles with PP (synthetic). Nothing much has come up and she's running like a champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgtftw Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 05 LGT no mods, I'm the second owner and I'm not sure if my turbo has ever been changed. But so far so good, change my oil every 3000 to 3500 miles, I drive the piss out of it and it's running just fine. Oh yeah 80,000 miles on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb175 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 05 LGT with 95K. Cobb stg II 93 octane for the last 65-70K and still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgtgirl06 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 06 LGT 54K stage 2 and a few goodies. No problems to report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__raj Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 85k miles on our 05 LGT 5mt. Not a single issue with car. We change oil every 3k-4k with dino/Subaru oil filter since brand new. The majority driver(90%) wife never tach's it past 4.5k rpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTTuner Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 85k miles on our 05 LGT 5mt. Not a single issue with car. We change oil every 3k-4k with dino/Subaru oil filter since brand new. The majority driver(90%) wife never tach's it past 4.5k rpm. I bet this one will last the longest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I like this thread. For all the 2005 and 2006 LGTs they sold in North America, we get a lot of reports of failure on this forum, but it's a very small percentage overall. Really. I have been running a basic stage 2 email map by PDX for 2 years and currently have 40k miles on the car. No engine issues. Yes, 5 years and 40k miles only... but I don't drive far to work. My car could be 10 years old with 80k miles on it and I hope it will be the same for the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 70k on my 05 and after 5 years of ownership, only mechanical issue was a wheel bearing. Turbo doing fine with a TDC stage 1 e-tune for last 50k miles. New Castrol syntec oil every 4k miles. Car still looks great and runs like new. Think I'm gonna keep her for a long time. My VB Garage... Pumping the air back into despair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz95 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 91k, Cobb Accessport for last 15k, oil change every 4000 with Motul synthetic. GFB BPV, no issues except for an O2 sensor replacement 2 years ago. Car is 2005! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndmx52 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 06 with 87k, Cobb Stage 1 map for 12k, oil changed with Dino every 3000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyS Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 67,000 miles on an 05 GT. I have the killer bee oil pick up tube to prevent one major but rare problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymk123 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Mine is also fine 06 just turned 60k miles, waiting on my Accessport to arrive. 08 leggt, turbo is fine, banjo filter removed, oil changed every 3k (Eneos) car has 76k miles and stock (except AVO exhaust) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawg Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 06, 41k (stage one since around 30k), oil changes w/ redline every 7k miles (waiting for the "OMG 7k intervals!!!" comments) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 It seems like the NA models have a longer interval. 9k or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymk123 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 (waiting for the "OMG 7k intervals!!!" comments) she's yours, man, treat her whatever you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 05 GT wagon here 20,000 miles.Stg 2 from TDC since 4000 miles. No turbo probs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Mine is fine. 36,000 miles on my 05 5EAT. Stage 2+ since august Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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