Subaru Engine

Never checking the oil level can do this. Your year Subaru is not known for excessive oil consumption but there are always exceptions.

We do check oil levels. Checking oil levels every day seems excessive and abnormal. If this was what needed to be done, the mechanic should have told us that. I feel like part of the responsibility lies on the mechanic for a)not checking that the oil pressure gauge worked before giving us the car back after replacing the engine and b) not mentioning to check oil levels constantly as a precautionary measure.

Also, the head gaskets have been recently replaced as well.

I also am going through a similar experience. I replace the entire engine block with a new Subaru engine less than 3 years ago, have been very regular on synthetic (ie expensive) oil changes and a rod just blew in the engine about a week after a recent oil change. How could this happen? I'm NEVER buying a Subaru again.

The oil light also never went on in my vehicle. The check engine light went on and the cruise control light flashed in both instances. The most recent time, I pulled over IMMEDIATELY and checked the oil, which was full. Who's at fault here? The mechanic who put in the engine, the folks who changed the oil, or Subaru for a faulty engine to start with? I think someone needs to take responsibility because an engine failing that's under 3 years old and has just over 30k miles on it is absolutely absurd! I also agree that checking oil levels every day is excessive and abnormal. I've been on the phone with Subaru several times and they have offered no help.

Yeah. The mechanics at the shop who worked on it said that older Subarus have given the Subaru brand a good name, but that newer models have different engines than the original ones and that those newer engines are crap. Not sure why they suggested replacing the engine in the first place if this was the case, but we will probably never own another Subaru because of this. (We use synthetic as well).

Yes!! That’s exactly what happened to us as well (the engine light and cruise control came in, but no oil light) with the original engine and then with the “new to us” engine that had around $30k miles on it. You live and you learn, I suppose.