2000 Subaru Legacy high oil usage

2000 SUBARU LEGACY
138,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AWD • MANUAL
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SURFITNZ
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hi
my subaru is using alot of oil about 1 litre per 800km
what are the likely causes and the likely cost of repair?

thanks heaps
Aug 31, 2010 at 7:18 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Have you noticed any leaks or spots where you park it? Is there any blue smoke from the exhaust?

The 2.2L are known for head gasket problems. Check around the heads and make sure there are no leaks there.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
Sep 2, 2010 at 3:17 PM
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SURFITNZ
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no noticable oil leaks but there is blue soke but only on start up
Sep 4, 2010 at 5:25 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I think you are burning it. The blue smoke at start tells me that it is. After you start running it, it is still burning oil, but you can't see it because of the converter.
Sep 5, 2010 at 5:14 PM
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