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I think the engine is very unpredictable. Sometimes the car accelerates smoothly and quickly the other days there is about 2 seconds of turbo lag between every gear change Anyone had any problems like this When the car has this much lag, and when you notice that the car just doesnt have the same sp...

66 replies and 4,425 lookers/posters, that's a lot of people taking a great interest in this thread something Subaru should not ignore. IMO Subaru's mantel is on a slippery slope. It is a lot of people taking interest, but you've also got to think that there are a lot of others out there with issue...

Hi guys, I'm Dan from the Sunshine Coast. Bought my first Subaru back in January this year, a 2010 Diesel Forester. After having some issues with my DPF light a few weeks ago i was googling on the subject and found the thread on here and, well here i am now. I've found some great info on here alread...

I just need to make a couple of points I do use a fuel additive moreys this time and previously Chemtec which make a point of reducing engine soot. Oil was changed at 6000 also. Did you drop the oil yourself teye? The only thing that stopped me from doing an oil change around 6k was how to go about...

Do you guys do a 5 minute warm up prior to taking it on short trips? A good idea to do the warm up. Since I have done this in my OBD it has never come on again. I also drive it at above 2000 per gear change and find this helps. A five-minute warm-up is doing more harm than good. A diesel engine wil...

Hi guys, I do very short trips to work each day. 8km's each way. I have always had a lead foot, and so have always reved the car extremly hard. I have noticed the car does regens ALL the time. Its very rare for me to experience a drive where the car doesnt at some point, nick all my torque and powe...

My DPF light came on twice yesterday, but it came on flashing, not lit up constantly. This happened both times after i'd been driving for at least 45mins on the highway! I figured it needed a regen for some reason and continued to drive around for a while over 2500rpm until it went out. I drive 200k...

Hello guys, First post here. This is my first Subaru, but not my first diesel. I came across this topic while searching for DPF info, as the DPF light came on flashing twice today for the first time. :eek: I bought my Forester in January and today it rolled over 8800km's. I drive on average 1000km's...