I bought a 2006 Forester 5 Speed at the end of 2/06. I called Subaru and asked about oil changes. They told me that it didn't have to be done until 7,500 miles. To date I only have about 5,000 miles on the car! Well, I recently started looking around for a shop that can do it for me. I used to do it myself on my other cars but I am older and busy! Well, to my confusion, when I went to the owners manual it says the oil must be changed at 7.5 months or 7,500 miles, whichever comes first. I called around to make an appointment and was told that I could have caused engine problems and shortened the life of the engine by waiting 5 months or so beyond when I should have changed it. I was told that because with such short mileage the trips were most likely brief, that this in and of itself can cause engine problems. I see in the warranty book that it calls for a signature of the oil being changed at
7.5 months or 7,500 miles in order to comply with the warranty. I have an appointment to get the oil changed tomorrow morning. Is this potentially a big problem? Now that I know, I will change it every 6 months or so unless I start putting on much more mileage. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.- posted
16 years ago