This is the list that is usually associated with the Subaru HG issue prior to 1999 all H4, then all H4 from Impreza (from 1999 to 2011) Forester (from 1999 to 2010) Legacy (from 2000 to 2009) Outback (from 2000 to 2009) Baja (from 2003 to 2006) After 2011 reported issues have decreased drastically and are not the given the earlier ones were. We have been lucky and never had to replace one.
It's those people in Subarus idling in 95 deg heat in the Chick-fil-a line for half and hour twice a day that really go thru head gaskets. Just kidding.....I think.....
Actually the buyer demographic of a Subaru would be less likely to be idling in the Chick-fil-a line LOL
I will say that they are incredibly easy to work on. I’ve pulled and installed plenty of Subaru engines for myself, friends and family.
Here is an interesting video, might answer some questions - brilliant marketing that remains strong to this day
What mods have been done to the motor? I am assuming he has removed any mods prior to taking it in for warranty work? Mods and warranties go together like water and oil
If he paid $60k for an Sti be over paid by quite a lot. Even adding every option it doesn’t come to that much......
The head gaskets issues were due to the black, paper-like coating “going away” on the steel head gaskets. We’ve done plenty of them, along with catalytic converters, never-ending heat shield rattles, etc. When that mess ended around m.y. 2010-ish, the oil burners arrived. 2011- on up 4-cylinder n/a engines drink oil. SUBARU is replacing short blocks under warranty after the oil study. That, along with the torque converter issues in the corresponding CVT’s that their mated to makes me wonder how SUBARU can still be in business. There is no end to the oil consumption as far as I know. To be clear, this has nothing to do with what the OP is posting about. Different engines and different failures. The take-away here is run away from SUBARU! When asked by our clients which vehicle to buy to make their visits to our shop less frequent, we give the other list, and that’s a list that SUBARU is at the top of, and that’s “DO NOT BUY” list.
Somehow consumer satisfaction with Subaru has not suffered in the least, and in fact Subaru has had excellent growth. So either most consumers are not experiencing. Having had super durability and reliability out of my families Subaru's, we will stay in the group that are totally satisfied. I think the only issue we have had with any of them was the Sunroof on my ex-wifes LL Bean Forester went south. I doubt we will see many people "running" away from the Subaru camp.
A friend of mine bought a 2012 Subaru Outback against my recommendation (hey, what do I know about cars?). Now she is saying it is noisy when she starts it. I told her to check the oil, she said "how do you do that?" Geeez..... So...I check it and 1 1/2 quarts low. Add oil...and it's better but I told her with the way it clatters on startup she should sell it. She says she will when paid off....in a couple years. Not sure if it will make it that far....
So being that she does not care for the car properly and runs it a quart and a half low, it's Subaru's fault somehow?? Of course no other car made would do that running it a quart and a half low on oil (insert rolling eyes here)
The car that has won more Off Road Rally’s than any other manufacturer. Yes the cars that race in the most treacherous races known to Automobiles.
Also the STI is special order only . It’s rare that you can walk in to a Dealer and by this car. You have to wait months
A funny story. Our Snap On dealer needed to replace his wife’s car. He found a low-mileage, used SUBARU at the local dealer. Like we do with all of our clients, we advised that it be brought in so we could do a pre-purchase checkover. The salesman was arrogant, and seemed miffed that we advised his potential “mark” to have this done. “What could be wrong with a 2-year old SUBARU with 30k miles?” So he drove it down from the dealer, and boasted of some 140-point check list they they already did, SUBARU certified, blah blah blah. The first thing my tech did was pull the engine oil dipstick - yep, no oil on the stick. So we called the salesman into the bay to show him, and we advised that their 140-point checklist really needs to be 141... I have a certain way of getting under people’s skin, so I’m told. So I made him watch as we gunned-in 3 qts of oil to bring it up to full. There was no “oil change sticker”, so now we don’t know how many miles it’s been since the last oil change. So either the engine was an oil burner, or had lousy maintenance, or both. Lost sale. Our Snap On guy went and bought a new CRV instead. Wise move IMO. Drawing on a lifetime of first-hand knowledge, from a mechanical standpoint I can safely say that Subaru USED to be a good car. I remember working on those boxer engines in the 80’s when they were carbureted and had pushrods. I hope they turn things around. But until they do, I steer anyone and everyone away from that brand. I’m sure if you Google Subaru oil consumption issues, and CVT trans issues, you’ll get a lot of reading material. I’m sorry if I hurt anyone’s feelings.
question is...where did the oil go? Most cars these days don't burn oil. Another defensive Subaru owner......
