Oil burning problem - anyone?
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Car Info: 2011 WRX Limited, 2005 STI, 2002 WRX
I have 3 Subies, an 02 WRX, an 05 STI and a 2011 WRX, only the 05 STI burns oil, about a qt or so every 3K, the 02 & 2011 do not burn any oil between changes.
Running Amsoil 5-30
Running Amsoil 5-30
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Heh..
But seriously, the only difference is that this one has had a catch can on it since 2002. Maybe that makes a difference - dunno.
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I also have a VF-23 on an internally stock EJ20. I check my oil every fill up and sometimes in between and this car does not use/burn a drop. I check it so much because this is really weird. Each of my other Imprezas before did - my '03 WRX used at least 1qt every 3k miles. This 2002 WRX does not. But then, I am using Mobil1 10-40. Heh.. But seriously, the only difference is that this one has had a catch can on it since 2002. Maybe that makes a difference - dunno.
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2014 forester and newer Outbacks have all been complaining about this for a while.
Mine normally does not burn much, but I was beating on it for like a week and it ate a quart in that one week. Back to normal driving and no more missing oil.
Mine normally does not burn much, but I was beating on it for like a week and it ate a quart in that one week. Back to normal driving and no more missing oil.
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We took it in probably 5 times. It's all good they'd say.
Got tired of it. Traded it in. We have a 2015.
I just put 1.5 quarts of oil in it this morning because the oil light came on. 3200 miles on the car...
They changed from that retarded 0-20 oil which was smart but apparently did nothing. My opinion.... there's a damned good reason cars stopped using the oil filter location and system that they're using 50 years ago.
Seriously... my 1953 caddy runs pretty much the same damned system but it's a different filter style.
If we have the kind of problems with this one that we had with the other one I'm going to be pissed. My wife's next car will probably be a honda if that's the case. I buy her what I buy her so I don't have to **** with it.