Originally Posted By: oilyriser
Have you learned how to accurately use the engine dipstick on a Subaru? Did you check the front and rear gear oil levels?
I'm not a complete idiot TYVM :) Well maybe I am, I did blow up the engine in my first car - 77 Jeep Cherokee with a bad rear main...
I do...
I suppose I should have guessed at an engine problem but I was trying to be optimistic - the grease monkey friend I mentioned is constantly telling me how Pennzoil is junk and I was hoping that would be it, easy fix, go home happy.
Anywho, I know the previous owner didn't take good care of her...
So since I bought my car in 07 I've been getting my oil changed at Jiffy Lube, getting Pennzoil 10w-30 synthetic, and I'm very not satisfied. I'm still going in every 3000 miles for a change and my oil isn't lasting that long (rough starts, poor performance, lost oil). One time between changes I...