Oil Pump Problems of Subaru Legacy

Two weeks before this incident, the vehicle's oil was changed. Then, on Saturday, July 5, 2014, I was traveling on the I-465n onramp from I-70e in indianapolis and upon accelerating experienced engine power loss and a loud knocking sound when the engine rpms exceed 2,500. The vehicle was taken to dreyer & reinbold in greenwood where I learned the vehicle only had 0. 7 quarts of oil in it and now needs the short block, gasket set, and oil pump replaced. Upon speaking with the technician, I learned that in my vehicle, including other Subaru vehicles, the oil light does not illuminate until it's too late and virtually out of oil, thus causing catastrophic engine component failure. The technician stated that sometimes engine oil nuts or filters are not placed on vehicles and the dashboard's "engine oil" light fails to illuminate even after all the oil has been displaced.

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Oil leaking from oil pump. The leaking oil comes in contact with the header and burns.

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The vehicle was leaking oil from the rear separator plate and oil pump seal. This caused copious amounts of smoke to billow out from under the hood and out the front wheel wells when stopped after driving several miles. Took several minutes for the smoke to subside. Consumer questioned whether there were any fines for this failure. He heard Subaru made changes to the newer model Legacy. Consumer learned of two other Subaru owner's that experience the same defect.

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Vehicle engine is leaking oil. The oil leaked from the oil pump seal and also from the rear separator plate that could start a fire. The consumer found two other owners with the exact same problem. Scc.