# 2016 Subaru Outback - Do I really need this?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-outback-do-i-really-need-this/134050>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru\
**Created:** [February 5, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-outback-do-i-really-need-this/134050 "2019-02-05T21:52:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![QuinnStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c68b51/32.png) [@QuinnStamp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/QuinnStamp)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-outback-do-i-really-need-this/134050/1 "2019-02-05T21:52:08Z")

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Dealer recommended a ‘Fuel Induction Service’ for my 2016 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited. Car has 48,000 miles on it. They’re charging $200 for the service. Is that necessary/beneficial?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-outback-do-i-really-need-this/134050/2 "2019-02-05T21:58:56Z")

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No. The dealer has a boat payment they are trying to get you to make for them by selling this to you.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-outback-do-i-really-need-this/134050/3 "2019-02-05T22:55:17Z")

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The only cars that likely need this service are ones with direct injection engines. You could a little fun and ask them what problem this is supposed to solve.

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**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:** [February 5, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-outback-do-i-really-need-this/134050/4 "2019-02-05T23:03:36Z")

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If… and this is a big “if”… the OP’s Outback has suffered from degraded performance and/or rough idling and/or a reduction in fuel economy, then… perhaps… that service might be a good idea.

Or, if the OP’s Outback is like my 8 year old Outback with 90k+ miles on the odometer, and is still running like a Rolex, then it can be skipped.

Just be sure to have **all** of the maintenance services listed in the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule performed on time. And, when you look at that maintenance schedule, you will see that the manufacturer says **nothing** about “Fuel Induction Service”.  
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