Subaru Legacy 2005 Service Manual page 2340

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3. Differential Gear Oil
A: INSPECTION
1) Park the vehicle on a level surface.
2) Remove the collector cover.
3) Remove the oil level gauge and wipe it clean.
4) Reinsert the level gauge all the way. Be sure that
the level gauge is correctly inserted and in the
proper orientation.
5) Remove the oil level gauge again, and check the
level of differential gear oil. If the differential gear oil
level is below "L" line, add oil to bring the level up to
"F" line.
NOTE:
To prevent overfilling the differential gear oil, do not
fill oil above the "F" line.
(A) Upper level
(B) Lower level
B: REPLACEMENT
1) Lift-up the vehicle.
2) Remove the differential gear oil drain plug using
®
TORX BIT T70, and then drain differential gear
oil.
CAUTION:
• Directly after the vehicle has been running,
differential gear oil is hot. Be careful not to burn
yourself.
• Be careful not to spill the differential gear oil
on exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting
smoke or fire. When the differential gear oil is
spilled on exhaust pipe, wipe it away complete-
ly.
3) Tighten the differential gear oil drain plug using
®
TORX BIT T70.
NOTE:
Use a new gasket.
Differential Gear Oil
Tightening torque:
70 N
4) Lower the vehicle.
5) Pour gear oil through the gauge hole.
Recommended gear oil:
<Ref. to 5AT-3, RECOMMENDED GEAR OIL,
SPECIFICATION, General Description.>
( A )
Gear oil capacity:
( B )
1.3 — 1.5 2 (1.3 — 1.6 US qt, 1.1 — 1.3 Imp qt)
6) Check the level of differential gear oil.
<Ref. to 5AT-30, INSPECTION, Differential Gear
AT-00017
Oil.>
5AT-30
⋅
m (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)
(A)
(A) Oil pan
(B) Differential gear oil drain plug
(B)
AT-03127