subaru forester dipstick is unreliable and confusing
Asked by RobertHoch11 Apr 14, 2017 at 04:58 PM about the 2003 Subaru Forester X
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
The dipstick reading varies a lot in a single day going less than 50 miles.
4 Answers
check it in the morning afer it has sat and cooled down...i like mine to read just past full
Subaru's take a long time to drain down. I would check it at a consistent time like first thing in the morning or after it has sat for 10- 15 minutes.
TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 7 years ago
Yup yup yup. Be sure to wipe it before insertion unless stone cold.
ha ha no wonder i have engine failure, if there is oil on it, it maybe ok. when valves start rapping well ~~~~ and if it's rod bearings or heads coming apart time for a rebulid.
