I wanted to pass along some very important information that Subaru has recently broadcast to it’s dealer network regarding recommended oil and required oil types on  Subaru turbocharged models. Subaru states the following about it’s Genuine Subaru 5w-30 Synthetic Oil: Recommended for (2010 and prior) Turbo-charged Subarus Required on all 2011 turbocharged Subarus (Exception-2011 Forester requires [...]

I just wanted to pass along some information about a recent recall that Subaru put out for Subaru 2002 and 2003 WRX vehicles with possible fuel leakage issues and fuel smell on cold days. Below is a link to the letter that Subaru has been sending out to WRX owners. Please take the time to read it. [...]

Many Subaru owners have been faced with the dreaded head gasket failure on their Subaru. There has been much discussion about what the problem is, why it happened etc. I would like to discuss another subject that doesn’t come up often. Is there any way Subaru will pay for my head gasket repair and how [...]

Subaru head gaskets are about as hot of a topic as national health care lately.  If you own a Subaru you know what I mean. Since the 2.5 liter Subaru engine was put into production there have been thousands of head gaskets replaced across the country. We’ve done a good portion of those ourselves. In [...]

Hello all and welcome to the Smart Service blog.  I’m Mike Corbin, the owner of Smart Service. I’ll be writing this blog to provide you with friendly helpful information about your Subaru as well as other interesting things. Whether it’s the latest about Subaru head gasket solutions or local happenings in the Shoreline and Mukilteo [...]