# 2013 Subaru Crosstrek low oil warning

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-crosstrek-low-oil-warning/159103>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** crosstrek, subaru\
**Created:** [February 21, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-crosstrek-low-oil-warning/159103 "2020-02-21T13:32:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JulieOlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JulieOlson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JulieOlson)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-crosstrek-low-oil-warning/159103/1 "2020-02-21T13:32:28Z")

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I received an oil low warning only 500 miles after replacing the oil plate and an oil change. Car has 90K miles.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-crosstrek-low-oil-warning/159103/2 "2020-02-21T14:40:03Z")

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First: Did you check the oil level on the dipstick?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-crosstrek-low-oil-warning/159103/3 "2020-02-21T14:45:57Z")

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What is an ’ oil plate ’ ?