What is normal oil consumption for a new '05 Impreza RS?

My Impreza RS is 1,450 miles now, so it's been about 450 miles since I did my first oil change. I have used about 1/4 quart of oil since then. I switched to Mobil 1 synthetic at 1,000 miles. Since the engine is still technically breaking in right now, I don't know if I should be concerned. That works out to about 1 quart of oil consumed per 1,800 miles. I would like to know what kind of oil consumption other Impreza owners with the EJ25 engine experienced at this point and if the oil consumption leveled off.

I did follow the proper break in procedure per the manual for the first

1,000 miles.

Thanks.

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Jerry
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I've found oil consumption to be pretty high on new Impreza RS's. I've had experience with both 2004s and 2005s. I'd say at least a quart for the first 1000 miles. Consumption goes down at least to 20,000 miles, maybe further. Our 2004 RS (at just over 20,000 miles) now consumes about a quart every 3000 miles (which means that if we relied on dealer inspections we'd still always be short).

I hope dealers are telling their customers to check the oil level constantly during the break-in period. It's no fun to check the oil and find you're two quarts down and it's still not the time for the first scheduled inspection.

In my opinion using 5w-30 oil is at least partly responsible for the high consumption.

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Paul

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Edward Hayes

There is apparently some issue regarding high oil consumption on recent 2.5's.

I was wondering if it was somehow related to over-filling of the crankcase - the level being so difficult to check on these motors.

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Danny Russell

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