I just took my Forester XT in for a 60kmile servicing and made sure to ask if the PCV valve would be replaced, and I was assured that was part of the service. I noticed on the dealer's service schedule that this valve would be replaced "if applicable" and forgot to ask what this meant, given that it should be standard item on any reasonably modern Subaru.
After I got my car back, I noticed that there was no charge for the PCV valve in my paperwork. I called the dealer back and was told that Subaru designated the PCV valve as a lifetime part that never needed to be changed. I started getting angry and pointed out that their own schedule said it should be changed at 60k, at which point the advisor brought up the "if applicable" verbiage and informed me that they replaced it in NA cars "because it's right there" but they did not do so in turbos because it was too much work (not applicable). I brought up my conversation before bringing the car in and the advisor claimed that somebody else must have told me that, although I knew it was the same guy. I didn't get anything about changing the PCV valve in writing, which was not smart on my end.
I would rather not ever deal with this dealer again and am not planning to escalate this issue there, but I am still worried about the PCV valve. I have no noticeable oil consumption and have no particular reason to suspect my car is getting sludged up, but I sure don't want to have to deal with either problem in the future due to incomplete maintenance. I poked around online to see what was involved in replacing the PCV valve in a Forester XT and it looks like older models required the intercooler to be removed, but I'm not sure yet if this is still the case in a '14 FXT with the newer 2.0l engine.
So, just wondering if anybody has tackled this job in a newer Forester XT and how users here view the "threat level" of a PCV valve with over 60kmiles in this car. Thanks in advance for any input.
After I got my car back, I noticed that there was no charge for the PCV valve in my paperwork. I called the dealer back and was told that Subaru designated the PCV valve as a lifetime part that never needed to be changed. I started getting angry and pointed out that their own schedule said it should be changed at 60k, at which point the advisor brought up the "if applicable" verbiage and informed me that they replaced it in NA cars "because it's right there" but they did not do so in turbos because it was too much work (not applicable). I brought up my conversation before bringing the car in and the advisor claimed that somebody else must have told me that, although I knew it was the same guy. I didn't get anything about changing the PCV valve in writing, which was not smart on my end.
I would rather not ever deal with this dealer again and am not planning to escalate this issue there, but I am still worried about the PCV valve. I have no noticeable oil consumption and have no particular reason to suspect my car is getting sludged up, but I sure don't want to have to deal with either problem in the future due to incomplete maintenance. I poked around online to see what was involved in replacing the PCV valve in a Forester XT and it looks like older models required the intercooler to be removed, but I'm not sure yet if this is still the case in a '14 FXT with the newer 2.0l engine.
So, just wondering if anybody has tackled this job in a newer Forester XT and how users here view the "threat level" of a PCV valve with over 60kmiles in this car. Thanks in advance for any input.