"The engine had to be rebuilt because excessive oil consumption caused failure of the rod bearings. When pulled over - car caught fire and burned up! This happened May 28th at 5 pm" "Engine check light came on - in two miles engine was smoking. Instead of giving Subaru another penny I sold it as is. It was discovered that there was metal particles in the oil which not only required an engine replacement but it also ruined the turocharger. At approximately 89,000 I took it to the dealer when the check engine light and traction control lights came on. "I bought this Forester new and since the day I bought it I had all scheduled maintenance completed by the Subaru dealer. In all the Subaru blogs, this problem figures predominantly. "cylinders had to be removed, heads shaved because of leaking gaskets. (2009 Subaru Forester Unsure 2.5-L 4 Cyl) "The engine has been leaking oil and antifreeze very badly. Has been a problem since 1999 and for some reason they do not appear to think it is important enough to fix." "head gasket delaminate and leak oil and antifreeze. (2009 Subaru Forester XT 2.5-L 4 Cyl turbo) Repair, which included replacement of the timing belt and other 90K service for economy (since head would need to be re-opened to do this at 90K) was about $3200" Auto tech said this was a chronic problem with these engines. "Minor oil leaks in the cylinder head at around 70,000 miles.
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