I have a 2001 Forester L and I enjoy using Castrol Edge 5-30 during winter and Rotella T6 5-40 during the summer in Arizona.
Pros: enjoy using
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Best Engine oil for Subaru Forester
Should be fine, but CHECK THE OIL FREQUENTLY. This series of engines is notorious for oil consumption problems, which may not appear at all when doing short trips, but suddenly it's drinking 1qt or more per 1000 miles on the highway.
Pros: check oil frequently
Cons: oil consumption problems
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Mileage: 1000 km
Take a quart of oil with, especially if you don't have reliable data on how much your engine burns. Check it occasionally and top off if needed.
Pros: check oil, top off
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
I've been running Idemitsu oil in the XT and the wife's Crosstrek for the last four and five years and have been happy with it.
Pros: happy with it
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
I use Pennzoil Platinum Full Synthetic in my 21 Forester. $23 for 5qt from Walmart and $12 oil filter from dealership.
Pros: affordable, readily available
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Liquimoly molygen for the win.
Pros: good performance
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
My '15 Forester will burn a quart of oil every 1000 miles if I run 0w20.
I switched to 5w30 and it's all good for 5000 miles
Pros: good for 5000 miles
Cons: burn a quart of oil
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Mileage: 5000 km
I use rotella 5-40 in mine. It's really cheap for a full synthetic and I saw less oil consumption after switching. It's intended for diesel engines but I haven't seen any negative effects after using it for 60k miles. I usually change it around 4k miles.
Pros: less oil consumption
Cons: diesel engine intended
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Mileage: 96560 km
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