Frank B Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 My parents own a 2005 forester X, 2.5L automatic. Every now and again, totally at random with no rhyme or reason it squirts out oil, or tranny fluid, leaving a small stain and a short trail in the driveway. So far it only happens in the driveway just after a cold start. Mom's pushing 60 so she doesn't take the car out much or is she hard on the car. She told me about this yesterday and it's raining today so untill it dries up enough for me to play with the car, I'll do some research...... Has anyone had this happen?? I hope it's a common problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 I can't seem to find anything like this listed anywhere...... Whats wierd about it is that it stops after a few minutes, if that! Is there some type of pressure relief valve on the tranny or motor that would piss out oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Frank, there was a recall last year which went into earlier this year for the Subaru ( and Purolator Premium ) oil filters. They would leak when cold and stop when warmed up. Some of them which went to extremes ( like the ones on the Turbo since the exhaust went right next to it ) would continue to leak even after warmup. So I might check there first. These were the newer SMALL filters, not the one Subaru used since the EJ22, but in 2003 they released a new smaller filter that believe it or not, has more filter capacity and filter element inside. But they initially did have gasket sealing problems. Also there were a number of 'crush' rings sent to dealers about the same time that were too large. So when the technician replaced the oil drain plug, it didn't seal properly. This also is easy to see. Just open the oil drain flap on the plastic under cover by removing the 7 fasteners and check to see if either is leaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 no on the pressure relief valve thing for engine/trans oils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 no on the pressure relief valve thing for engine/trans oils. Yeah, that was a shot in the dark I think :-\ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Got it! It was the filter! We replaced it some time ago I just wanted to let it go a while to see if it really did fix it. Thanks for your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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