houndman@phonom.net wrote:
> got a letter from Sube saying, I have had my Sube 2.5i Impreza for
> 2mo, and probably have 3K mi it, so am due for the 3.5kmi oil change.
> I have only read where Only the H-6 Forester is scheduled for a 3.5K
> mi change, or Just the H-6's. What the.....
>
> Why would Just the Forester Or the H-6 have a shorter first oil
> change, or doesn't one hand know what the other is doing, or Anybody
> know? Misprint? Bigger motor, more stress, probably went off road in
> dusty areas, maybe towing, or carrying heavy cargo??
>
> VF
>
Wife's new Forester calls for this interval for first oil change but
subsequent ones are 7k. I always figure break in could generate more
junk like metal shavings making an early oil change desirable.

Frank

On 6 Nov, 15:32, Frank <frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet> wrote:
> hound...@phonom.net wrote:
> > got a letter from Sube saying, I have had my Sube 2.5i Impreza for
> > 2mo, and probably have 3K mi it, so am due for the 3.5kmi oil change.
> > I have only read where Only the H-6 Forester is scheduled for a 3.5K
> > mi change, or Just the H-6's. What the.....
>
> > Why would Just the Forester Or the H-6 have a shorter first oil
> > change, or doesn't one hand know what the other is doing, or Anybody
> > know? Misprint? Bigger motor, more stress, probably went off road in
> > dusty areas, maybe towing, or carrying heavy cargo??
>
> > VF
>
> Wife's new Forester calls for this interval for first oil change but
> subsequent ones are 7k. I always figure break in could generate more
> junk like metal shavings making an early oil change desirable.
>
> Frank


I figure the first change should be shorter, but people tell me the
engineers Know what they are doing, and I don't believe they use Thin
oil for breaking in like the old days. I only have 1200mi on it, and
may not have 3.5K by 7.5mo, so playing it by ear. Since I plan to
change it myself I figure I should go by the recomended intervals, to
the day, so there is no calculating, if I wasn't right on it, if there
is a warranty problem.))

VF

On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:32:51 -0500, Frank
<frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet> wrote:

>houndman@phonom.net wrote:
>> got a letter from Sube saying, I have had my Sube 2.5i Impreza for
>> 2mo, and probably have 3K mi it, so am due for the 3.5kmi oil change.
>> I have only read where Only the H-6 Forester is scheduled for a 3.5K
>> mi change, or Just the H-6's. What the.....
>>
>> Why would Just the Forester Or the H-6 have a shorter first oil
>> change, or doesn't one hand know what the other is doing, or Anybody
>> know? Misprint? Bigger motor, more stress, probably went off road in
>> dusty areas, maybe towing, or carrying heavy cargo??
>>
>> VF
>>
>Wife's new Forester calls for this interval for first oil change but
>subsequent ones are 7k. I always figure break in could generate more
>junk like metal shavings making an early oil change desirable.
>
>Frank


We're all over the board here. My wife's new Forester('07) has in the
maintenance section of the owners manual first oil change at 7.5K
miles, with 7.5K intervals for normal service. When I first read it
I thought the first. was 3K but that change had a footnote that
indicated it was for 3.0L engines only. '07 Foresters only come with
a 2.5L, at least in the U. S. so this must be a generic maintenance
schedule for all models. The Tribeca maybe has 3.0L?

Frank B.

Frank Boettcher wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:32:51 -0500, Frank
> <frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet> wrote:
>
>> houndman@phonom.net wrote:
>>> got a letter from Sube saying, I have had my Sube 2.5i Impreza for
>>> 2mo, and probably have 3K mi it, so am due for the 3.5kmi oil change.
>>> I have only read where Only the H-6 Forester is scheduled for a 3.5K
>>> mi change, or Just the H-6's. What the.....
>>>
>>> Why would Just the Forester Or the H-6 have a shorter first oil
>>> change, or doesn't one hand know what the other is doing, or Anybody
>>> know? Misprint? Bigger motor, more stress, probably went off road in
>>> dusty areas, maybe towing, or carrying heavy cargo??
>>>
>>> VF
>>>
>> Wife's new Forester calls for this interval for first oil change but
>> subsequent ones are 7k. I always figure break in could generate more
>> junk like metal shavings making an early oil change desirable.
>>
>> Frank
>
>
> We're all over the board here. My wife's new Forester('07) has in the
> maintenance section of the owners manual first oil change at 7.5K
> miles, with 7.5K intervals for normal service. When I first read it
> I thought the first. was 3K but that change had a footnote that
> indicated it was for 3.0L engines only. '07 Foresters only come with
> a 2.5L, at least in the U. S. so this must be a generic maintenance
> schedule for all models. The Tribeca maybe has 3.0L?
>
> Frank B.

Thought I saw it someplace in her papers but dealer does first change
free at 3,000 so we'll go for it. After that, I'll do all the oil
changes and having an '03 only have to stock one type filter and washers

Frank