Originally Posted By: KrisZ
This is a 2014 car, I do not understend why some would say "don't worry it's normal"?
Personally I do not think it's normal on such a new car and I would start keeping a log book of the events. I would mark the date, outside temperature and mileage on each occurrence.
BTW, OP what was the oputside temperature?
This is a classic oil burning scenario (don't we have few threads about this in the oil section?) and will only get worse, not better. Certain oils may mask it, but will not fix the issue. The best course of action is to track the oil usage, and get it covered under warranty. I would also check out Subie forums to see how the oil burning issue progresses with miles. If it tapers off eventually and stays relatively low, then I would say "it's normal", but until then I would treat it as abnormal.
nasioc.com doesn't have much on this particular issue for the '12+ Imprezas, only the general use of oil that has seen to be excessive in many cases.
Temperatures outside have been below 40F and as low as 25F. Since I noticed this Friday, it's 5/5 on cold starts seeing the blue puff, including this morning.
I'm going to try to get a video of it. I tried last night, but it was dark and I couldn't get enough light to get a good representation. I know it did it however, because you could clearly smell it. I've had a car in the past that burned oil, so I'm very familiar with it.
Once I get good video, and am sure that it is not an intermittent issue (avoiding the dealer's "we couldn't recreate the issue" response) I will take it in. I have the extended to 100k miles, so no hurry is necessary.