10 W-40 motor oil can be used in your Subaru, with a minor oil leak. The heavier oil will not hurt your engine and may slow down the leak.
Is the oil leaking and hitting exhaust? if so it is the o-ring in the oil pump. Subaru is known for that!
Determine where oil leak is originating to determine repair procedure
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The cost would depend on where the engine is leaking from. A leak from the main seals is far more expensive than a leak from a gasket.
Best thing to do is to get the fluids from your local Subaru parts department if possible.
Oil pressure as measured by the guage on the dash is usually a measure of the pressure put out by the oil pump and not an indication of a leak or low engine oil level. If you have a leak your best indication of that will be puddles on the ground, on the underside of the engine or a milkiness looking color in the oil (as seen on the dipstick) or in the engine coolant.
your rocker cover gasket goes around the sparkplug hole so it would be that leaking.
Oil is leaking from a Forester (note spelling and capitalization) or any other engine because you have a gasket or seal that is no longer performing its intended function. Due to the phenomenon called "gravity", the leak tends to be directly above the affected area, especially if it is a static leak. That is a leak that continues while the engine is not running.
can a knock sensor leak oil for 305
use leak stop or something. Where is your oil leak?
What type of oil would you suggest for a 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i, with 70k miles? Also, can you switch to Synthetic mix at this point.? The type of oil for the first 66k is unknown. Thanks, John in Iowa
this oil leak is in the Gulf of Mexico