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Greetings Subaru Owners! We own a 2011 Forester with 75000 original miles that we purchased new in May 2011. The local Subaru dealer has informed us that we are leaking oil, specifically that the passenger side cam seals are leaking. To correct and repair this the total cost from this dealer would be about $2,500. We are not under warranty anymore or else reportedly Subaru would cover it 100% (great timing on our part!). Three questions: 1) If we pay say $2,500 to have the passenger side cam seals replaced, would it not make sense to also have the driver side cam seals replaced? My guess is that these too would one day leak. We are planning to keep the car another five years. This is very labor intensive work (the parts are not particularly expensive). So I am seeing this second cam seal replacement as "preventive maintenance" and ultimately cost-saving since the engine will be torn apart anyway. Your thoughts? 2) Also, a friend has suggested that while these seals are being replaced, we should also replace the timing chain (or is it a belt?). 3) Finally, has this oil leaking with the cam seals been corrected in Foresters produced since 2015? Does any one know? Obviously, we are not mechanics. Before this oil leak problem arose, our costs for running this 2011 Forester have been completely normal. But this is starting to look like a horror story. If any qualified person could give us some guidance on any of these three questions, we would very much appreciate it. Rusty