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if it looks reasonably level to they eye, it should be fine. some parking lots are obviously on a slope, others look reasonably level.. does not need to be dead level, but not on an obvious slope either.. if you are checking oil level when getting gas, check it last, not first... ie: pump your gas, clean windshield, etc.. then check oil level last.

Sold 3 CATs yesterday to a recycler for $125 each. They even picked them up. They wanted the Part Number off the CAT. There is a # under the heatsheild on a metal tab that comes off the seam. You have to cut the heatsheild back a bit and then wire brush or sand the tab to see the #.

I thought they called for 0W, maybe that’s a couple years after yours. Use 10w-30, I’d probably try 20w-50 personally. Thicker oil is a wet band aid unless you’re lucky. It won’t hurt but may not help. Subaru oil is too low when the light comes on. Maybe I’m conflating EJ/FB engines but I thought 2013 FBs were the same.

no, does not work well start by swapping left to right.. see if the issue changes or stays the same. if it stays the same, then you know it is not the bulbs themselves, it is something in the wiring, sockets, or possibly grounding. you mentioned the front one being dimmer so i would start there.. check the wiring over carefully, make sure there are no cracks in the wiring insulation, or rubbed spots.. refresh ground points at that location. make sure connectors look good, no melting or unusual wear. generally speaking, flasher units do not fail like you are describing, they typically just dont flash any more on a given side, or sometimes both sides.

Sometimes the socket connectors do not have the contact force needed for a good conection. Bend them out a bit to increase the force.

What I can add to this is we have a 1993 2.2 which can read zero oil the first couple of minutes almost and then later will show actual level. This caused a full serve guy (sorry but my wife uses full serve) over filling the engine once. Like significantly. None of our older Subarus ever had this problem. Seems to me these newer engines can be a bit retentive when checking oil quickly after stopping. I have begun to crack the filler cap open to breathe is out a bit and hope the best. As for level ground, Have a ball ? Dog toy in our case. Place the ball down and watch if it rolls. Carry a cheapie HF torpedo level if it’s that critical. A little degree or two should not cause a huge difference.

I found the crank sprocket that should be on there. And, even though I am 90% sure I shouldn't have another one of these, I tore into it enough to verify that THE WRONG CRANK SPROCKET IS ON THERE! Not even close! I've never been so happy to uncover a mistake! Still curious what the logic is that would cause it to throw a P0340, but it obviously isn't going to run with the wrong crank sprocket. Look how different: One that should be on there: http://parts.subaru.com/images/uploads/(101)%20parts.subaru.com/fullsize/a_20150810_1415324631.png (wrong) one that's on there now: http://parts.subaru.com/images/uploads/SimplePart%20-%20Subaru/fullsize/a_20160712_1446595524.png MT Tom, I owe you a beer! Thanks, Wally