Originally Posted By: dblshock
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I bought a brand NEW 2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i, manual transmission in July of 2014. It started to eat oil from the beginning but the dealer said it was normal until the engine breaks in. So I continued to drive it and the oil consumption got worse. I was going through a quart every 1500 miles and the dealer said that's NORMAL for this type of car.(BULLS*#T) Now at 20,000mi and I'm burning a quart every 2000 miles. I should NOT need to add 3 quarts of oil between changes. I have spoke to several experienced mechanics and they agree this much oil consumption is NOT NORMAL. I'm going to go to a different dealer for the "consumption test". Can't wait to here what they say about this. Will keep you folks posted.'
- dme, Warwick, NY, USA
I'm not a Subaru owner, but I have been tempted.
Wouldn't this level of oil consumption cause problems with the cat and O2 sensors. Would it pass an emissions test with this level of consumption?