Hey guys, a work friend just called me from the highway in her 2013 Forester (around 65,000 miles, I believe), and asked me what it means that her little oil can light is on. I told her to get off the highway immediately and shut if off, while trying to choose a level spot while she's at it.
Luckily she ended up in front of a gas station. I told her to wait 15 minutes, pull the dipstick, wipe it off, stick it again, and tell me what it says.
She didn't wait the full 15 minutes (more like 7) and she told me it's reading below the "low" line.
I had her buy 3 quarts of yellow bottle 10W-30, and pour one in. She checked it after 19 minutes, and it is now reading completely full.
I'm not at all familiar with these Subie boxers.....is this engine hosed, or is it a false alarm? Seems impossible that a quart low is causing a low pressure light. The light went off when she fired it back up.
She's insistent that she must continue her trip to Houston, so I told her to drive 50 miles and check it again. No way in hell I'd do it, but she's a stubborn woman.
I'm not at all familiar with these Subie boxers.....is this engine hosed, or is it a false alarm? Seems impossible that a quart low is causing a low pressure light. Other factors at play? Gummed up pressure switch? Bad pump?
Insight?
Luckily she ended up in front of a gas station. I told her to wait 15 minutes, pull the dipstick, wipe it off, stick it again, and tell me what it says.
She didn't wait the full 15 minutes (more like 7) and she told me it's reading below the "low" line.
I had her buy 3 quarts of yellow bottle 10W-30, and pour one in. She checked it after 19 minutes, and it is now reading completely full.
I'm not at all familiar with these Subie boxers.....is this engine hosed, or is it a false alarm? Seems impossible that a quart low is causing a low pressure light. The light went off when she fired it back up.
She's insistent that she must continue her trip to Houston, so I told her to drive 50 miles and check it again. No way in hell I'd do it, but she's a stubborn woman.
I'm not at all familiar with these Subie boxers.....is this engine hosed, or is it a false alarm? Seems impossible that a quart low is causing a low pressure light. Other factors at play? Gummed up pressure switch? Bad pump?
Insight?
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