Hi,
sorry for late reply. Some comments:
0) You need to determine exactly why the light is flashing. The reason (if I remember rightly) may not only be an oil dilution issue. Get the OBD-II code read out by someone, or get your own device and do it yourself. It's easy nowadays- just look online.
1) You're a 2015 so IFF (if and only if) the car is still covered by a new car warranty then DON'T do any of your own work or the warranty may be voided.
2) If you're coming to the end of the warranty period have the car professionally inspected by an independent mechanic and have Subaru fix all of the issues.
3) Even if you are outside the warranty period, Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees apply (beyond warranty) and that provides protection for ". Have a look at the Fair Trading site for your state, you may be surprised at what you're entitled to. However getting car manufacturers to comply is another matter. I think Subaru can be one of the better ones. Be firm, reasonable and quote the ACL at them.
4) As for the oil change, if it is dilution you need to find out why as the dilution is a symptom of an underlying problem (see 3 above) . You need to find and fix that problem. Take advice from your specialist diesel mechanic or Subaru dealer. Mine was quite reasonable once (I think about 8-9k out of a 12.5k service interval) , they said the oil was Ok, reset the dilution and told us to continue to the service interval.
5) An oil and filter change won't hurt, but again check your warranty status.
6) Remember: an aftermarket DPF will (probably) cost (min) $2.5k fitted + parameters recalibrated/reset to match. An inspection will cost (say) $200. A code reader (say Torque Pro and a Dongle) $50 for a cheapie, $200 for an OBDLink. A mechanic oil change (and code read/reset) say $200. So for the risk of a new DPF you can get :
- 12.5 professional mechanic oil changes, or
- 12.5 good code readers (and which can be used and apply to any Oz car post ~2005 petrol and ~2007 diesel), or
- 12.5 inspections
- or 12.5 of any of the items above
7) A good diesel mechanic will go beyond the oil reset.They'll be able to read out and tell you any other underlying issues, e.g. injector trim parameters, suction control valve behaviour, fuel rail pressure behaviour, turbo/boost performance, EGR, DPF, sensor behaviour, etc, etc.
sorry for late reply. Some comments:
0) You need to determine exactly why the light is flashing. The reason (if I remember rightly) may not only be an oil dilution issue. Get the OBD-II code read out by someone, or get your own device and do it yourself. It's easy nowadays- just look online.
1) You're a 2015 so IFF (if and only if) the car is still covered by a new car warranty then DON'T do any of your own work or the warranty may be voided.
2) If you're coming to the end of the warranty period have the car professionally inspected by an independent mechanic and have Subaru fix all of the issues.
3) Even if you are outside the warranty period, Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees apply (beyond warranty) and that provides protection for ". Have a look at the Fair Trading site for your state, you may be surprised at what you're entitled to. However getting car manufacturers to comply is another matter. I think Subaru can be one of the better ones. Be firm, reasonable and quote the ACL at them.
4) As for the oil change, if it is dilution you need to find out why as the dilution is a symptom of an underlying problem (see 3 above) . You need to find and fix that problem. Take advice from your specialist diesel mechanic or Subaru dealer. Mine was quite reasonable once (I think about 8-9k out of a 12.5k service interval) , they said the oil was Ok, reset the dilution and told us to continue to the service interval.
5) An oil and filter change won't hurt, but again check your warranty status.
6) Remember: an aftermarket DPF will (probably) cost (min) $2.5k fitted + parameters recalibrated/reset to match. An inspection will cost (say) $200. A code reader (say Torque Pro and a Dongle) $50 for a cheapie, $200 for an OBDLink. A mechanic oil change (and code read/reset) say $200. So for the risk of a new DPF you can get :
- 12.5 professional mechanic oil changes, or
- 12.5 good code readers (and which can be used and apply to any Oz car post ~2005 petrol and ~2007 diesel), or
- 12.5 inspections
- or 12.5 of any of the items above
7) A good diesel mechanic will go beyond the oil reset.They'll be able to read out and tell you any other underlying issues, e.g. injector trim parameters, suction control valve behaviour, fuel rail pressure behaviour, turbo/boost performance, EGR, DPF, sensor behaviour, etc, etc.
