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10-27-2013, 05:17 PM | #4226 |
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What's your driving style? Lots of wide-open throttle acceleration? Lots of engine braking? Lots of short trips that don't let the engine reach full temp?
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10-27-2013, 05:42 PM | #4227 |
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Well my wife drives the car m-f about 70miles a day round trip.
She is getting about 27.8mpg. I guess she does have a heavy foot, We broke the car in the right way,first oil change at 3k,then did the last one at 7,500k Manufactured date 1/13 Last edited by subaru222; 10-27-2013 at 05:48 PM. |
10-27-2013, 07:16 PM | #4228 |
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My low oil light comes on when about a 3/4 to 1 quart low.
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10-27-2013, 07:41 PM | #4229 |
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10-27-2013, 08:09 PM | #4230 |
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Did you even check the oil? 2qts should be 1qt too much as the light is supposed to come on 1.1qts low
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10-27-2013, 11:16 PM | #4231 |
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My theory is that all the people that babied their cars from the start are burning oil because the engine did not seal propertly. I bought the car with 47 miles on it and by 50 miles I was already shifting at 6500 first 3 gears on the highway and even took the car up to 100+ a few times on an empty highway and guess what.... my car has not burned any oil for the 1250 miles that I have on it so far. Also I dont have issues with my transmission taking a long time to shift from R to D like some people complain they do. Also my engine is very quiet and no knocks due to fuel injectors or anything else. I have also noticed the car already is starting to feel stronger then any 148 hp car I ever drove. IDK maybe I am also just lucky.
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10-27-2013, 11:37 PM | #4232 |
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I agree with you on this. These boxer engines need to be broke in to seal up I think. Then they just like to run after that.
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10-28-2013, 08:29 AM | #4233 | |
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10-28-2013, 09:46 AM | #4234 |
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I don't think they overfill at the factory, if it is over filled at acceptance, I would blame the dealer because they are supposed to check it. I don't remember mine being much over the level on my dipstick for 5.3qts.
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10-28-2013, 10:05 AM | #4235 |
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mine was not overfilled thats the first thing I checked when I got the car home.
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10-28-2013, 01:30 PM | #4236 | ||
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For me the oil light has come on twice now. Both times needed less than a full liter or quart to top up. The car blew blue smoke on cold start for about a week, at 13000km. Then it stopped. I am not certain I'll get anything from the dealer, the tsb doesn't seem to be on record with SOC. |
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10-28-2013, 02:30 PM | #4237 |
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10-28-2013, 02:50 PM | #4238 |
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10-28-2013, 03:04 PM | #4239 |
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10-29-2013, 04:34 PM | #4240 |
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It honestly wouldn't surprise me to learn that Subaru was purposely overfilling at the factory and telling the dealers to overfill in order to try and stop or delay the low oil light from coming on between OCIs. Thus reducing the number of complaints and trips back to the dealership for tests and to top off the oil. I'm sure there are still a ton of complaints out there about oil consumption from people who have cars that don't quite meet the threshold for short block replacement.
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10-30-2013, 09:15 AM | #4241 |
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Driving style has much less to do with it than manufacture date imo.
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10-30-2013, 10:21 AM | #4242 |
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Talked to the dealer service mgr while my car was in. To qualify for the ring replacement you still have to meet the threshold of consumption.
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10-30-2013, 12:11 PM | #4243 |
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Wonder what will happen to people who's cars have some consumption now, but gets worse later on, like 60k or 70k? Conveniently out of warranty then
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10-30-2013, 12:52 PM | #4244 |
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Good thing with my dealer is, as long as I do my oil changes with them I get life time warranty on the engine. I was suprised they would offer me this, the only bad thing is I can't put my own oil it has to be theirs, but subaru oil is not bad either!
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10-30-2013, 12:56 PM | #4245 |
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That would be a good trade off though. I should have searched for that. Next time I'll find a dealer offering such.
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10-30-2013, 01:04 PM | #4246 | |
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I could also imagine a shady dealer putting a deductible on claims. "You pay the first $200 of a repair, and we'll pay the rest. But only for the covered parts." Sorry for being cynical. But I've seen too many ways for warranties/insurance to not be honored, much to the customer's surprise. |
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10-30-2013, 01:47 PM | #4247 | |
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10-30-2013, 02:16 PM | #4248 |
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I have wondered about this a lot. If an engine chugs a quart in 2000mi from day one, imagine that engine after 100k, as well as the cats and sensors...
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10-30-2013, 02:48 PM | #4249 | |
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I will hopefully be rid of my car well before the100k mile mark anyway because of the issues that I've had. I just dont want to take anymore chances with it. This will be one of the few cars that I've owned that I plan to sell as soon as its paid off if not before. Last edited by jr0bb5; 10-30-2013 at 03:09 PM. |
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10-30-2013, 04:17 PM | #4250 |
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