Hi All,
2006 Forrester, 4cyl
I get my oil changed at the dealership, as they are always sending me coupons that make it the same price as everyone else and I really want a profession on hand if something goes wrong. (One of my customers had hers changes at the Jiffy Lube. Her car looked Perdy on the tow truck [stripped treads on the oil spout].)
The dealership is always telling me things to fix, which I have other double check. Usually, they only need fixing in a few years.
The dealership told me a have a leaky head gasket. They showed me a little tiny stain. There is so little oil that dirt is not even sticking to it yet. Between oil changes, I am not losing any oil. This has been going on for several years. Every oil change.
Now my old car was a Pontiac. It leaked about a quart a week. (No fooling.) I must have spent over $5000 getting the leaks fixed. Nothing helped. I made the statement that Pontiac proves that oil can drip through solid metal.
No what looks to me like one drop a month of oil on my subi seems to me like heaven. Is there some over riding reason I should get it fixed? Money is tight at the moment.
Many thanks,
-T