Cool Dave

I go 15k on Mobil 1. I live in the deep South where it's 100 deg. in Summer. I have never had a problem with an engine (car or motorcycle) doing this. Mobil made the claim many years ago that synthetic oil would hold up that long. My brother, a mechanic, ran his van over 200k without changing oil ever. He only changed the filter and topped it up every 25k just to see what would happen. He sold it to a friend and it's still going with over 300k. Unless you drive in a high dust/dirt environment you aren't going to "wear out" your synthetic oil that quickly. That 3000 mile oil change was for old style oil when we used leaded gas.

Thanks but I did that already. The manual was no help. It appears Subaru is attempting to to integrate a self driving system under the guise of "safety". Although it might be a good idea since about half the people on the road are texting. I assume other manufacturers are doing the same. I still prefer to drive the car myself without interference from installed devices.

I tried that. It still effects the cruise control and puts a big NO EYESIGHT on the dash display. What I am looking for is information about a reprogram/upgrade to the 2016 software. If that is possible on a 2015. I could ask a dealer but it would probably be a waste of words.

I have a 2015 Outback 3.6R. The lane departure warning is defaulted to on every time the car is started. I understand that the 2016 model will remain off until it is turned back on with the dash switch. Is there a way to update the 2015 model? It really is annoying. I tried removing the fuse but the cruise control won't work like that.

Does anyone know if it is possible to permanently turn off the lane departure warning on a 2015 Outback? The button below the steering column does it but it comes back on after the car is turned off and restarted. I understand on the 2016 Outback it stays off until one turns it back on. It really annoys me to do it every time I start the car.