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11-15-2012, 06:27 PM | #276 |
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PCV Valve....lol. You know it's not working right if something is loose in it so you could even check the old one to see if it was even broken. We replaced ours but only because we had the CEL come on, but it's for a minor Evap leak that my friend ducktaped. He's eventually going to replace all the hoses instead of getting a smoke test. He used to be a mechanic. I don't think that PCV valve replacement is going to do anything...but I hope it deducts that reasons to get even more fixed.
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11-16-2012, 10:57 AM | #277 | |
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After a bunch of reading on a forester site, I'm starting to suspect the valve stems/seals. That would set off a chain reaction leading to exponential oil loss. |
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11-16-2012, 11:20 AM | #278 |
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I'm going to take a look at the pcv this weekend.
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11-17-2012, 09:22 AM | #279 |
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It's worth a shot, I really doubted it would do anything but my oil light hasn't come on and it's been 1800 km. unless its the colder weather that is making it take longer to come it may seem it's potentially a good idea. I'm not convinced yet, but it is hopeful.
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11-18-2012, 10:28 AM | #280 |
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Scrap that idea. 1900km oil light is on again.
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11-19-2012, 10:09 AM | #281 |
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Yeah, I looked into it and don't think the pcv is malfunctionig or causing this in any way.
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11-20-2012, 07:02 PM | #282 | |
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BULL****TTTT!!!!! |
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11-21-2012, 12:54 AM | #283 | |
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11-29-2012, 06:11 PM | #284 |
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PCV valve did nothing. My oil light came back on again after only 1000 km (about 620 miles). Subaru ended up adding almost a liter of oil. I called Subaru finally and they said they have ordered me a new engine. I was completely stunned when the service guy said they have ordered it. Looks like they have decided to something about this problem.
Have you had any success with your oil consumption? |
11-30-2012, 01:39 PM | #285 | |
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11-30-2012, 03:49 PM | #286 | |
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11-30-2012, 05:53 PM | #287 |
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Its weird... my car started burning more and more oil until it was just about a quart per 1200 miles. Then the weather got cold and it seems to be burning much less now. Hopefully it stays that way for the winter. I can only guess that the consumption will get worse again when the weather starts to warm up tho...
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11-30-2012, 07:08 PM | #288 |
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I've noticed that the colder weather has reduced consumption.
When it warms up, I expect to see the same rate as usual. Congrats on the new engine, man!! Seems that in California or Canada, they replace engines. |
11-30-2012, 07:49 PM | #289 | |
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11-30-2012, 08:11 PM | #290 | |
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11-30-2012, 08:18 PM | #291 |
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That's actually a good way of looking at it. Glad to see others share my view of consumers rights. At least some!
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11-30-2012, 08:24 PM | #292 | |
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For precedent when there was an issue with forester engines a couple of years ago, that came from the factory with misbored valve guides, the recall fix was to rebuild the heads. There is no way they will replace the engine, much less the entire car, when they can more cheaply fix the issue. Of course first they need to admit it is a recall issue and figure out why some cars are consuming oil so they can implement a fix. So if you have a car consuming oil, keep it filled so the rest of your engine is ok if they come through and replace the compression rings or whatever they determine needs to be fixed. |
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11-30-2012, 08:33 PM | #293 |
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I'd still rather have an engine replaced than nothing. Subaru.
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11-30-2012, 08:51 PM | #294 |
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And they ALREADY HAVE replaced engines. In Canada, California, and I believe one somewhere in the northeast. Maybe Australia, too.
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11-30-2012, 08:56 PM | #295 |
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I think the person in Canada did have his engine replaced, but only because Subaru wanted the engine to investigate the problem, that's what he wrote, anyway
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11-30-2012, 09:38 PM | #297 |
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First off, they most likely won't replace the whole engine. They will replace the short block. Secondly, they will fix your engine if you meet the criteria, which is 1qt per 1200 miles. If you meet that then they will fix it. Lastly, what makes you people think that a repaired engine will depreciate the value? Do you really think that people will take the engine serial number and run it through the computer?
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11-30-2012, 10:11 PM | #298 | |
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12-01-2012, 02:38 AM | #299 | |
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12-01-2012, 10:10 AM | #300 |
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I'd rather have a new engine than keep having to add oil every couople thousand miles. I bought the car to keep for at least a decade. When I'm done with any car, it has 200,000 or more miles and is worth very little.
I'm not at all saying that a new car isn't prefferable, only that after a year of empty promises, and a total dismissal of the issue at the corporate and dealer levels, any fix would be better than another year of the same. I bought a NEW car to avoid these issues of constant maintenance. My 98 GMC is holding up way better than this car, and I LOATHE GM PRODUCTS. That engine replacement in Canada wasn't the only one there, iirc. And there's a woman in cali who got a new engine. That's on a long thread about oil consumption on Edmunds. More than one or two have been replaced! |
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