Date:         Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:07:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Subaru Forester 2.5
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <A98E95BC-059B-477B-A48B-0DE2DF6BCA96@comcast.net>
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Thank you for your advice...
This is a list of work done in November/December 2002, it's a California
car. She is planning to leave California and going back to France to live
with her old mother with health problems.

- A/C refilled

- Hub assemblies replaced

- LF and RF axle replaced

- Timing belt and tensioner, idler pulley replaced

- Water pump replaced

- Front and Rear struts replaced

- Shock absorbers replaced

- Radiator replaced

On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 5:57 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>         @ that milage, if it was well taken care of You could probably get
>
> away with running 5w30 & then just keep a close eye on oil level until
>
> You can be sure it is not an oil burner,,, If You do start to see oil burn,
>
> change the PCV Valve before You start running heavier oil to see if that
>
> may possibly be the cause,,, Subies can exhibit oil consumption without
>
> showing any smoke @ the tailpipe ~
>
>         Take good care of it & it might very well be a very fun addition
> to 1
>
> Vanagons some day ~
>
>
>
> > On 31 Jan , 2023, at 5:11 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > It's about 120K miles (118K and some)
> >
> > thank you,
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 4:06 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >>        Most definately Synthetic ~ How many miles on it ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 31 Jan , 2023, at 4:39 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> hi all,
> >>> A friend offered me a 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5 for sale..If I buy it
> >> either
> >>> leave it alone and drive or take out the engine and put it in one of my
> >>> vanagon.
> >>> Question about oil... because I looked up on the internet and it's
> quite
> >>> confusing.
> >>>
> >>> - Oil grade - 5W30 or 5W40?
> >>> - Oil type - Synthetic or Regular Standard oil?
> >>>
> >>> thank you,
> >>
> >>
>
>