Recent content by iunderpressure

My jerkiness isn't with the fake shifts. It happens on level ground going normal constant highway speed with no changes in rpm. I can also slide the shifter into the "manual" mode, and it still does it.

I will try that. Thanks for the information.

Maybe I'm outdated and don't have a clue what I'm talking about and everything I believe is wrong, but I have always thought that frequent cold starts and short drives will increase fuel in the oil. I try not to take an oil sample without a long drive before the sample. As long as I remember, I...

The CVT is smooth and works fine in the city and a lot of times on the interstate, but there is a hill on the interstate on my way home that is a couple of miles long. For whatever reason the car jerks on that hill very frequently. It feels like the drivetrain is a bunch of rubber bands or like...

I hate the CVT in this car. It’s my biggest complaint with Subaru’s in general. It’s the reason we bought a Honda Pilot and not the Ascent. My car has always felt jerky and studdery at times under load, long highway hill climbs and at higher speeds. I love the feel of a real transmission now...

No, it was 6 months. The dates of the oil change/sample are on the UOA.

I think another thing to keep in mind is how quick I get to 20,000 miles. I’m trying to push my OCI because I was tired of changing my oil all the time. I think with most car using modern oils, you can pretty easily hit 10,000 mile OCIs. In my head, I wouldn’t do anything less, except for the...

I don’t drive camped in the passing lane holding up traffic like I see most Subarus. The pedal is to the floor on a regular basis. I don’t brake on off ramps when there is no need to. I maintain my speed. I just replaced my factory set of brakes with around 141,000 miles on the car. I get up to...

I would say that I drive my car harder than 99% of Subaru owners which I really think is easier on the car. I also highly doubt that I ever have issues with fuel dilution.

I’ve also thought about trying Castrol EP 0w20. It meets MB 229.71 and ACEA C5. I can’t remember why I went with the M1 EP over the Castrol EP, maybe Wal-Mart was sold out or stopped carrying it locally. Does anyone have any experience comparing the two?

No, I haven't replaced the PCV. I was going to at 200,000 miles. I don't feel oil usage is linear. Not just in this car but in others as well, I notice more usage later in the run. This could just be what I "see" or notice, and it may actually be more linear.

When I get to around 15,000 miles on the oil, the car is nearing the bottom mark on the dipstick, so I add a quart which takes it to the top mark (full).

At 100,000 miles, I had the dealer change the fluid with the Subaru fluid.

I don’t think 300,000 miles is that high or hard of a goal.

I live 56 miles from my work, so that’s at least 112 miles each day that I work. All but 3 or 4 miles of that is highway. A day or two per week I do some extra city driving. I haven’t figured mileage by hand lately, but this summer the computer is usually around 32 mpg. I want to say the...