Maintenance And Service - Subaru Legacy Outback 2006 Owner's Manual

Maintenance schedule .......................................
For Europe .............................................................
For others ................................................................
Maintenance precautions .................................. 11-10
Before checking or servicing in the engine
compartment ........................................................ 11-10
When you do checking or servicing in the engine
compartment while the engine is running ......... 11-11
Engine hood ....................................................... 11-12
Engine compartment overview ......................... 11-14
2.0-liter non-turbo models ..................................... 11-14
2.0-liter turbo models ............................................. 11-15
2.5-liter models ....................................................... 11-16
3.0-liter models ....................................................... 11-17
Engine oil ............................................................ 11-18
Checking the oil level ............................................. 11-18
Changing the oil and oil filter ................................ 11-18
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-20
Recommended grade and viscosity under severe
driving conditions ................................................ 11-22
Cooling system .................................................. 11-22
Cooling fan, hose and connections ...................... 11-23
Engine coolant ........................................................ 11-23
Air cleaner element ............................................ 11-26
Replacing the air cleaner element ......................... 11-26
Spark plugs ......................................................... 11-28
Recommended spark plugs ................................... 11-29
Drive belts ........................................................... 11-29

Maintenance and service

11-3 Manual transmission oil .................................... 11-30
11-3 Checking the oil level ............................................. 11-30
11-6 Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-31
Automatic transmission fluid ............................ 11-31
Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-31
Recommended fluid ............................................... 11-32
Front differential gear oil (AT vehicles) ............ 11-32
Checking the oil level ............................................. 11-32
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-33
Rear differential gear oil (AWD vehicles) ......... 11-33
Checking the gear oil level .................................... 11-33
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-35
Power steering fluid ........................................... 11-35
Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-35
Recommended fluid ............................................... 11-36
Brake fluid ........................................................... 11-36
Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-36
Recommended brake fluid ..................................... 11-37
Clutch fluid (MT vehicles) .................................. 11-37
Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-37
Recommended clutch fluid .................................... 11-38
Brake booster ..................................................... 11-38
Brake pedal ......................................................... 11-39
Checking the brake pedal free play ...................... 11-39
Checking the brake pedal reserve distance ......... 11-39
Clutch pedal (MT vehicles) ................................ 11-39
Checking the clutch function ................................ 11-39
Checking the clutch pedal free play ..................... 11-40
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