Apparently, some of the new Subaru Forester 2013 and 2014 non-turbo models, consume quite a lot of 0w20 oil. According to the Owner's Manual, Subaru considers up to 1 litre per 2,000 kilometres to be normal.
Here is a quote from page 446 of the manual, which can be found on subaru.ca under Owner Resources:
"If the oil consumption rate seems abnormally high after the break-in period, for example more than 1 quart per 1,200 miles or 1 liter per 2,000 kilometers, contact your SUBARU dealer."
I think this is outrageous. This is not 1970's anymore. The fact that Subaru put that as a statement in the manual, does not make it right. What if they stated that a head gasket replacement is required every 50,000 kilometres? Would that be OK too?
I am wondering how does that measure up against other brand new vehicles? Do they also need top ups between oil changes?
In the 2014 Forester, Subaru added a low oil warning light to the dashboard. How many other cars have low oil lights?