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2011 is burning a lot of oil (Premium- non turbo). It's going into the dealer but he told me the owners manual states that 1 quart every 1, 200 is "acceptable." Are they trying to cover themselves by putting it in print? I didn't even get the manual until after purchase. I think it is burning more than that but even 1 quart every 1, 200 under light driving conditions (no excessive weight and no towing) is clearly not acceptable. Why should a brand new engine, now with about 10k on the clock be burning about a quart a month- minimum. So according to their math, if I can go 7k between oil changes, I will have had to add about 7-9 quarts or oil before I even do my oil change? This makes no sense and gets costly fast since it requires full synthetic 0w20. I can only imagine this issue will get worse as the engine gets older too. This is not what I expected from a new vehicle. You buy a new vehicle to avoid these issues. I have another 10 year old vehicle (not a subaru) that has never burned a drop.
Has anyone else in here been burning this much oil- about 1 quart or more every few week- or about every 1, 000. What can I do to address this with Subaru directly if the dealer tells me it is within the acceptable range. Have there been any recalls on the '11's to address this issue? I was not told about this issue prior to buying the vehicle. I don't even think it's good for the environment to be putting a quart of oil into the air every few weeks. Many cars can go 5-7k without burning a drop of oil. Is it just this Forester or are all the 2011's with the new motor burning at such a high rate.
2011 is burning a lot of oil (Premium- non turbo). It's going into the dealer but he told me the owners manual states that 1 quart every 1, 200 is "acceptable." Are they trying to cover themselves by putting it in print? I didn't even get the manual until after purchase. I think it is burning more than that but even 1 quart every 1, 200 under light driving conditions (no excessive weight and no towing) is clearly not acceptable. Why should a brand new engine, now with about 10k on the clock be burning about a quart a month- minimum. So according to their math, if I can go 7k between oil changes, I will have had to add about 7-9 quarts or oil before I even do my oil change? This makes no sense and gets costly fast since it requires full synthetic 0w20. I can only imagine this issue will get worse as the engine gets older too. This is not what I expected from a new vehicle. You buy a new vehicle to avoid these issues. I have another 10 year old vehicle (not a subaru) that has never burned a drop.
Has anyone else in here been burning this much oil- about 1 quart or more every few week- or about every 1, 000. What can I do to address this with Subaru directly if the dealer tells me it is within the acceptable range. Have there been any recalls on the '11's to address this issue? I was not told about this issue prior to buying the vehicle. I don't even think it's good for the environment to be putting a quart of oil into the air every few weeks. Many cars can go 5-7k without burning a drop of oil. Is it just this Forester or are all the 2011's with the new motor burning at such a high rate.
