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Maintenance Record on App

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446 views 5 replies 4 participants last post by  subyrubyroo  
#1 ·
Changed my oil yesterday and wanted to record it on the App. I would not store unless a service interval was selected. I'm changing at less miles so nothing applies. You can add your actual mileage but is there some trick to bypassing the service interval mileage? Seems dumb I can't store actual service events instead of when they want them to occur. For instance if I replace a bulb, it gets recorded. Can't do that in the App as you have to select a service interval. Change your oil earlier than suggested, lowest selection is 6,000 miles. Stupid.

I do record everything in a book but thought I'd try the app too for quick reference. Reset the dash counters as well. I usually always set Trip 2 to zero at oil changes but that is sort of redundant now that there is a place on the screen for the same info.
 
#2 ·
I do it online at MYSubaru.com. I don't know about the app, but I have recorded all my Subarus for years online. You also see anytime the dealer records anything like recalls etc. Service interval CAN be checked, but not necessary for any record. Date and Mileage are asked at time of input.
 
#3 ·
Entering anything into MySubaru doesn't prove it really happened. Subaru could always come back and ask for receipts on a warranty claim. Having stuff listed in MySubaru doens't make it easy to find anything. How many months ago did I flush my brake fluid becomes a scavenger hunt through the rows. For me everything goes into Excel where I have one tab per car. Putting in todays mileage and I can instantly tell how many miles and how many months it's been since AS well how many miles / how many months until any given service is scheduled to be done.

MySubaru doesn't guarantee they will retain the data, and a dozen or so years ago they went through an upgrade and lost a bunch of data. At least my spreadsheet and all the electronic and scanned copies of paper invoices are on my computer (and copied to the NAS, and backed up offsite).