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I'm having a similar problem with my 2005 Forester, but it's the same overabundance of oil on the dipstick whether it's hot or cold. Did you ever figure out the problem with yours?

I have a 2005 Forester with almost 190,000 miles on it, which has been in excellent condition until recently. We've started burning oil, not surprising for the mileage as I understand it, and I know we need to get that checked, but my current concern is with the dipstick. We noticed our oil was getting low very quickly about 4 weeks ago, so we took to checking the oil level every few days to make sure we were keeping up with it. However, since about a week ago, every time we try to check the oil level, the dipstick comes up (after cleaning and reinserting it) coated with oil up almost 6 inches! We re-clean the dipstick, try it again multiple times, but get the same coating each time. We've tried with the engine hot, cool for an hour, and cold overnight, same result. What does this mean, and how can we fix it?