# 2013 Subaru Forester oil use + engine clatter **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** forester, subaru\ **Created:** [July 8, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633 "2018-07-08T15:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633/1 "2018-07-08T15:15:27Z")
I have a 2013 Subaru forester that uses one qt. Oil about every one to twelve hundred miles no smoking or leaking. Some oil around the filter drip tray no other signs of use. Engine clatters when cold. ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633/2 "2018-07-09T02:35:00Z")
Hi @Harrington are you concerned this is abnormal? Is there something someone can help you with? ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633/3 "2018-07-09T12:37:40Z")
> [@Harrington](#): > > about every one to twelve hundred miles 100 miles, that is a serious problem. 1200 miles, that is not great but considered OK by most manufacturers. Can you be more specific? how many miles on this. ---
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633/4 "2018-07-09T13:01:42Z")
One quart every one thousand to twelve hundred miles. ---- BillRussell [cartalk@discoursemail.com](mailto:cartalk@discoursemail.com) wrote: ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633/5 "2018-07-09T13:30:04Z")
Your car has an oil consumption engine defect that is covered under a class action lawsuit. [Here are the details at this CarTalk link.](https://www.cartalk.com/blogs/car-talk-car-complaints/used-subarus%E2%80%93-buy-one-not-one) ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633/6 "2018-07-09T15:28:15Z")
what is the clatter issue caused by? ---
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-forester-oil-use-engine-clatter/120633/7 "2018-07-10T04:18:15Z")
. Because wife didn’t check oil at 1k miles who would have thunk? Ran two and half down before i caught it. ---- Cavell [cartalk@discoursemail.com](mailto:cartalk@discoursemail.com) wrote: