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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Maybe I'm outdated and don't have a clue what I'm talking about and everything I believe is wrong, but I have always thought that frequent cold starts and short drives will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...

The particle count I got on one of the early samples was using the Royal Purple filter which is the same basic filter too. The other I believe was the Wix.

I used one Fram Ultra for the entire OCI. I thought of using the Endurance next change, but isn't the filtering more course? I live on a gravel road which was pretty dusty. The good news is my road within the last few weeks has been chip and sealed, so no more dust. My last OCI, was the...

Why?

I live on a fairly busy gravel road, so there is that too.