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Originally Posted by chmura
Its not the oils fault its Subaru's fault as the tolerances they used to develop or manufacturer those engines were out of spec (there is a class action lawsuit against Subaru right now for this issue).
I have a friend that bought a brand new 2014 Subaru Forester. I'm the only one changing his oil and I have noticed the car burning excessive amounts of oil. His car only has 40k miles. At 4000-4500 the low oil light comes on every time now. Once the light comes on it takes 1 entire quart to fill it back up. He changes his oil every 3500 now. Last oil change I put in little bit thicker 5w30 oil to see if it burns less oil.
I have a 2012 Honda CRV (purchased new). 50k miles on it so far, and it does not burn any oil. I'm the only one changing the oil as well so I check the oil level before draining, always at the full mark. This car requires 0w-20 oil like the Subaru does.
Yes 0w is extremely thin but I have faith that manufactures can develop a good engine that uses this oil.
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Same situation with my friends 2014 Outback. He's got 140,000 on it though and has not been very pro-active in getting it resolved. I had a 2011 with no issue and suggested he get an Outback this time.
It just seems like a bad concept if they are trying to make engines that can use thinner oil in order to meet EPA requirements and this is the end result.