Gasoline Engines - Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
1. Recommended Materials
A: RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
1. GENERAL
To insure the best performance, always use the
specified oil, gasoline, adhesive, sealant, etc. or a
substitute of equivalent quality.
2. FUEL
Always use a gasoline of the same or higher octane
value than specified in the owner's manual. Ignor-
ing the specifications below will result in damage or
poor operation of the engine and fuel injection sys-
tem. Use the specified gasoline to correct perfor-
mance.
3. LUBRICANTS
Use either the lubricants in the table below or equivalent lubricants. See the table below to choose the correct
SAE viscosity.
Lubricant
Engine oil
Manual transmission oil
AT front differential gear oil
Rear differential gear oil
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
API Spec.
SL or SJ Grade "Energy conserving"
SAE
5W-30
RM-00001
FOR
GASOLINE
ENGINES
RM-00002
GL-5
GL-5
GL-5
RM-2
• Unleaded gasoline
Use unleaded gasoline and not leaded gasoline on
vehicles with catalytic converter installed to reduce
air pollution. Using leaded gasoline will damage the
catalytic converter.
Model
2.0 L, 2.5 L
TURBO
3.0 L
*: Australia specification
• Leaded gasoline
On vehicles without catalytic converter, use leaded
gasoline with an octane value of 90 RON or higher.
Recommended
CCMC Spec.
G4 or G5
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Petrol RON
More than 95 RON
Unleaded
More than 90 RON*
Unleaded More than 98 RON
Unleaded More than 95 RON
Alternative
ACEA Spec. API Spec.
A1, A2 or A3
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SG,SF
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