SevenSisters
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Yep, did forget to mention the filter, thanks. The first generation should have had a canister filter retrofitted as part of a recall. I've changed mine, but Subaru claims it doesn't have to be. If your '90 doesn't have one up near the radiator on the left inner fender, install one. For you guys with newer cars, I think there is a spin-on that should be changed.
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Dropping the pan won't get out any more than opening the plug. I started out draining and re-filling the 4-5 or so quarts every 1-2 years, essentially changing half at a time. Draining, re-filling, running, draining, re-filling will change 75% of it. Not too bad and cheaper than a $129 flush. Finally did my own flush by pulling off a hose at the radiator and running (pumping) out the old while adding fresh on my last change.
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How short is a "short" trip? I'm leaning with Frag on this one but not ruling out the other suggestions like fuel pressure you've received. Unless you're driving more than ten miles at a crack, 16 mpg and 4% gas in your oil wouldn't surprise me. Fill it up, take a nice Sunday drive on the interstate at the speed limit for about 300 miles, say hello to the tire guys in Cullman, and re-fill it. If you don't get about 26-27 mpg, get serious about the condition. I had poor mileage and the worst tail pipe odor you could imagine, kind of like wet, buring straw, that eventually (about a month) caused cylinder #3 to go out (not fire) and throw a fuel injector code. Replacement of the injector eliminated the problem and what I assume to be excessive gas into cylinder #3. If you're not driving much, a can of Seafoam or Techron may help.
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I just opened the April Issue of CR and was pleased to see that too. CR Quote: "Subaru has shown significant improvement." This addresses many of my concerns over Subaru quality which I believe has suffered since the mid '90s. Of course, in response to reliability questions, a lot of people here have posted that CR is not unbiased and doesn't know what they're talking about, or their neighbor had a Subaru that went thousands of miles without a problem, or only 10% of the 2.5's have head gasket issues, etc. I just hope this trusted publication's large sampling and stringent statistical approach is correct. Gives me cause to finally use one of these :
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There's more than one Subaru in P'burg. The tow driver knew it was a Subaru and how it should have been towed. He probably decided a few bucks in his pocket was better than not getting the tow. Could care less about your car. Probably figured a mile and a half wouldn't cause an immediate failure and you'd never associate towing with your potential future trouble. Sorry to hear about this and good luck to you. Let us know what develops. Has anyone ever had success collecting from tow company?