I’m considering buying a Forester, but am feeling very turned off by the on-going problem with excessive oil consumption and what appears to be Subaru’s refusal to fix it or even acknowledge that it is a problem. (One person told me it has to do with the way the engine is designed. A salesman told i…

Volvo-V70 thank you for the advice. All cars have problems and almost all of them can be fixed. Of the cars I’ve looked at, many share the same complaints: unexpected acceleration, failure to accelerate, brake failure, etc. Those I have crossed off my list. But the Subaru stands out for oil consumpt…

My 2016 CR-V doesn’t vibrate at idle. The internet is loaded with complaints, about everything it seems, so take it all with a grain of salt. These are cars that sell in very large numbers, to people with all kinds of different standards and who drive in all kinds of different ways. You will find…

Have you looked at carcomplaints.com . . .? It is just one tool of many In other words, you should be looking at that, consumer reports, pay to log onto the various manufacturers’s technical websites to get the REAL dirt, etc. If you’ve got half a brain in your head, as far as carcomplaints.com g…

If you are looking for a vehicle that has no complaints made against it, I would suggest something from Schwinn. At least they are cheap enough to replace completely if something goes wrong!

I’ve got a little over 16,000 miles on my 2015 Subaru Forester CVT and it has never used oil, Oil changed every 5,000 miles by the dealer, Seems to happen more with the manual transmission but even the forester specific forum’s aren’t sure exactly why.

Wolyrobb, my case is very similar, 2015 Subaru Forester CVT with 22k miles, never added oil.

I would hate to have to add oil to a new car between oil changes, but as noted there can be a variance in acceptable use. I wonder how many people toast their engine, Bluetooth training was the biggest part of our new car dealer experience, checking oil, not a Subaru was never even a conversation po…

That’s in the owner’s manual shouldn’t have to tell people to read it

2014 Subaru Legacy 2.5L engine and CVT, 46k miles. Uses about a quart between changes.

[image] wolyrobb: Seems to happen more with the manual transmission but even the forester specific forum’s aren’t sure exactly why Maybe some drivers rev higher than they need to, or some lug the engine.

Subaru Forester oil consumption. Honda CR-V vibration

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Triedaq September 6, 2016, 1:18am 16

The one reason that comes to mind as to why a manual shift Subaru consumes more oil than an automatic is that some of the drivers of the manual shift Subarus downshift through the gears using the engine as a brake. This creates a high vacuum condition which may be sucking oil past the valve stem seals.

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