# 2015 Subaru Outback - oil consumption test **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** outback, subaru\ **Created:** [May 5, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896 "2020-05-05T22:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896/21 "2020-05-07T14:02:32Z")
it was said that the question should contain at least half of the answer… ---
**Author:** ![DavidGebauer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@DavidGebauer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DavidGebauer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896/22 "2020-05-07T14:16:55Z")
Thank you. Appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_T](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lee_t/32/86_2.png) [@Lee\_T](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lee_T)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896/23 "2020-05-07T15:02:01Z")
I didn’t know they did that. I have a question, if you have a very high consumption engine and no low oil level warning light and they change your oil, seal everything up, and tell you to come back in 1,000 miles, what happens if you get 2 quarts low or more before the 1,000? You wouldn’t know it because the dipstick is sealed. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896/24 "2020-05-07T16:09:07Z")
> [@Lee\_T](#): > > I have a question, if you have a very high consumption engine and no low oil level warning light and they change your oil, seal everything up, and tell you to come back in 1,000 miles, what happens if you get 2 quarts low or more before the 1,000? You wouldn’t know because the dipstick is sealed. I was wondering the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896/25 "2020-05-07T16:39:53Z")
> [@Lee\_T](#): > > if you have a very high consumption engine and no low oil level warning light and they change your oil, seal everything up, and tell you to come back in 1,000 miles, what happens if you get 2 quarts low or more before the 1,000? Then, the engine would obviously “fail” the oil consumption test, and it would be overhauled/replaced, _gratis_. ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_T](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lee_t/32/86_2.png) [@Lee\_T](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lee_T)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896/26 "2020-05-07T16:45:16Z")
I’m sure you’re right, once it was towed in, but the dealer’s definition of “fail” is supposed to mean they replace the rings, not the engine. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896/27 "2020-05-07T16:47:39Z")
> [@Lee\_T](#): > > The dealer’s definition of “fail” is supposed to mean they replace the rings, not the engine. Which is why I stated… > [@VDCdriver](#): > > it would be overhauled/replaced, _gratis_ . Replacing the piston rings falls under the definition of “overhauled”. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-oil-consumption-test/163896.md?page=1)