2008 subaru impreza WRX turbo oil supply failure **FIXED**

UPDATE: Subaru of America rep Mr. Sherwood was kind enough to make sure the dealer fixed this problem free of charge. I had to wait a week but my car is back and better than it was new: I no longer get boost issues in 5th gear like I did since the day I drove it off the lot... I suspect there was a defect before I even touched the car... but either way it's fixed now and I am very pleased... I'll continue to buy Subarus.

as seen on the 2003-2007 WRX, Legacy GT, Forester XT and Baja -- the little mesh filters Subaru puts in the oil supply lines end up clogging (even under normal use and regular oil changes!) and STARVE THE TURBO OF OIL. The normal "fix" for this is to remove the filters, as they are really not needed (this is what the OIL FILTER accomplishes.) Byers Imports Subaru in Columbus Ohio told me this wasn't an actual problem, and to keep driving my car, because "they can't find anything wrong with it." I also have a CEL # P0011.

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• Subaru
• Impreza
• WRX
• turbo
• oil
• supply
• failure

[nd4spd325]

@nd4spd325 76k miles. on the car now.



[nd4spd325]

This just started happening to me today :-(

[michaelheiland123654]

@mrwilliwizard my girlfriend have one is a great car , great gas mileage,very fast... you should get one you will love it trust me.

[brickjake99]

@asaturn cool comment



[Owebaby11]

@asaturn Mobil one is so bad for subaru's.. i go royal purple in our STI, or Red Line every now and then.. And what does the blinking cruse mean?? i get it when i lose traction on snow, but i've never seen it before on dry pavment.

[snowrocket]

@asaturn Maybe something has changed with Mobil 1 over the years. It was introduced around 1975 when I was a kid, and I've rarely if ever heard anything bad about it. I've always read that it was fully synthetic. I think it's even recommended by Porsche and Corvette for their engines. Who knows though, maybe they cheapened it along the way. I've never used it, because it seems that synthetics are only worth it in turbos and truly high output engines, none of which I've owned...yet.

[asaturn]

most parts on a subaru are made by other companies... I mean outside of the engine, things from belts to the plastics to electrical components, all made elsewhere.

as for Mobil1 -- it shears at high temperatures and is generally considered junk oil. it isn't even fully synthetic, it is conventional oil that has been processed to be a little cleaner. I've only ever used Amsoil (signature series) and Shell Rotella-T in my turbo cars.

[snowrocket]

Yeah, put nothing but fully synthetic oil (Mobil 1 for example) into ANY turbo car's engine. My experience with Subarus is that regular aftermarket auto store parts just won't fit/work properly. Except for the occasionly belt or hose, I use only Subaru parts.

[95jyj]

my 08 rex has 29k on it. thats about a year a driving for me on that car. some hard miles, and i tow with it.

[SpencerX2Productions]

Boy, that doesn't sound good.