Took a corner waaaay too fast*** and brought up the low oil warning. (I think they were related.) Then the VDC warning came up. Put 1 litre of full synthetic oil and all was back to normal. (It was kind of low - near the bottom of the stick...)
Another characteristic of the boxer design, microscopic amounts of oil left in the cylinders due to the flat/horizontal cylinder arrangement, burn off on start-up (not even noticeable to the eye), but it does add up, so check your oil regularly (I have a ritual on checking the oil (and overview of the engine comparment, fluid, dirt accumulation, etc., every Saturday morning or before a long road-trip) Subaru has a very high allowable oil consumption rate when regarding warranty coverage and concerns and it seems to vary in the different markets.
***BTW, the G95 tyres on the XVs are pretty good. Much better than the same tyre on my old Outback. Did they change the compound? Or is it the geometry of the XV suspension? They don't squeal at all on the XV either.
Nope non aspirated (NA) are affected as well, but good point the turbo's will burn oil too. Keep in mind this is not excessive that would indicate a problem unless you were getting visible blue smoke on start up till it warms up.
Now back to our regularly themed thread; "What did you do to your Subaru today???"
For you's hard corning drivers you should invest in one of these from Padpop
Only 75 bucks and make for hard cornering
A Strut Tower Brace I just bought one
I have never checked my oil level in any of my 6 Subarus ( one turbo)
They get a service twist a year and my levels never get low
I might be how hard u drive then or how much
I never check oil myself just twist a year with service
Brought a same spec SDcard and copied the contents over and stuck it into the unit just to see what would happen. You guessed it the card did not load. Also noted that the original card comes up as something weird on my pc
It is not asian language related as I have them installed on my pc's.
Also got my hands on someother IGO files and started swapping out .poi and .fbl files but again the unit has foiled my attempts. Unit started but no map data, also all the camera warning settings were gone.
Now all back to original files and all working as normal. Thats about it for today.
Today, I went to SuperCheap and picked an exhaust tip. The width of the exhaust pipe is 50mm/2". So I got a 50x75x150 exhaust tip which cost a grand sum of $16. Not sure if I'm totally in love with it but for $16 it was worth trying it out.
Has anybody had a go at changing the "fog lamp bulb" for a yellow one and or led replacement? Getting into the bulb on the current generation forrester was a bit of challenge. trekjxv
Has anybody had a go at changing the "fog lamp bulb" for a yellow one and or led replacement? Getting into the bulb on the current generation forrester was a bit of challenge. trekjxv
Will likely be the same since the other models are a pita too. Better to just use something like Lamin-X (http://www.lamin-x.com/Automotive-Products-s/47.htm) which can also add a layer of protection and help from breaking from a stone impact.
At Subaru XV Forum you'll find fellow Subaru XV Enthusiasts to help perfect that Subaru Crosstrek Build, or share all kinds of information about this Subaru from its specs to its design.
.) Then the VDC warning came up. Put 1 litre of full synthetic oil and all was back to normal. (It was kind of low - near the bottom of the stick...)
