Oil Use
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Oil Use
I am having issues with my 2003 Baja sport using oil. The first time it happened was about a year ago my oil light came on and when I checked it it was almost 3 qts low had the dealer check into it they did a oil change and kept an eye on it it did not loose any. Since then I have had my oil changed at the dealer every 3000 to 3500 miles and every thing is been ok. Last week I checked the oil level at about 2500 miles and it was almost 1 qt low. My question is has any one experianced this issue and if so is it normal.
Re: Oil Use
Based on the limited information, I'd say your engine is still using a bunch of oil, but it just doesn't get low enough to starve the engine (oil light) by the time you have the dealer change it.
I have light to moderate consumption in my Baja turbo, but ONLY when commuting all the time. Highway/freeway miles won't consume a drop. I'm sorry to hear yours is using a little oil, but a quart in more than 2,500 miles won't make Subaru replace the engine, and it really isn't that big a deal. Sorry.
I have light to moderate consumption in my Baja turbo, but ONLY when commuting all the time. Highway/freeway miles won't consume a drop. I'm sorry to hear yours is using a little oil, but a quart in more than 2,500 miles won't make Subaru replace the engine, and it really isn't that big a deal. Sorry.
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Re: Oil Use
My '03 has recently started eating oil but we haven't been too worried about it yet. At the last spark plug change, we noticed an oil seepage around the o-rings there for one of the plugs; the o-rings will probably get replaced at the 105,000 service (coming up Real Soon Now (tm)) when we do the timing belt.