excessive oil consumption

Asked by Guru2G4FD Mar 08, 2020 at 04:49 PM about the 2015 Subaru Outback 2.5i

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2015 Sabaru Outback is using excessive oil consumption.

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

What do you call excessive? Your Subaru dealer can do an oil consumption test and maybe you will get a new short block. You can also use 5W20 or 5W30 synthetic oil which may reduce oil usage.

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