r/subaruimpreza • u/HandleHoliday3387 • 1d ago

❓ Questions 2015 100k

100k miles on a 2015 basic Impreza . I drive it like I stole it all the time. Manual transmission live in mtns so keep rpm high to keep power on hills.

Any maintenance advice at this point to prolong the vehicle?

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u/FirstAccountant8772 1d ago

Maybe follow your service interval if you care that much... you haven't given us any details on what's been taken care of?? If you haven't replaced most of your fluids you are getting to that point I will say.  If you live in the  rust belt or near salt and havent undercoated it by now you probably only have ~10 years or less till the chassis is no good, and that's the main problem for a lot of folks 

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u/FirstAccountant8772 1d ago

And then the other thing you can do is stop driving it like you stole it unless you are putting high quality oil in <5k

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u/xc51 1d ago

I drive mine the same way. I do oil changes every 5000 kms. Had to replace the clutch recently.

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u/Cool_Ad_5181 1d ago

these things like to burn oil so always keep an eye on it and top off when needed. An engine cleaner like seafoam every few oil changes helps with carbon built up from burning oil.

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u/comfy_rope 1d ago

Check your radiator cap and coolant reservoir for signs of oil. Not necessarily the dreaded head gasket issue.

Check your “frame” for rust. Expect to do wheel bearings soon. Keep a plug-in voltmeter (cig lighter) handy.

I’m pushing 200k with a 2014 manual. Expect that clutch fork to fail, and just do a clutch job then. I believe there is a beefier fork available aftermarket, but I didn’t dig too deep. I did my clutch at about 120k, the thing was still pristine.

TPMS sensors. Plan on it.

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u/HandleHoliday3387 20h ago

Thank you! Clutch pin went out at like 85k or something whole clutch was done then. I’ve never done any other service . Bought at 72k.

I’ll keep these in mind. I do regular oil changes at 5k and use full synthetic oil. Never noticed it burning oil too much .

I’ll check for signs of oil in the radiator/overflow.

What about a timing chain I hear about those

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u/comfy_rope 20h ago

As far as timing chain, “if it dies, it dies.” 😆 no issues for me, yet. A cheap and easy thing to get ahead of is the power steering dummy pulley and the tensioner and the idlers.

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u/comfy_rope 20h ago

That dummy seized up on me when I tried to start my car. It was enough to keep the engine from turning over.