Subaru Impreza 2003 Service Manual page 1845

2. Transmission Gear Oil
A: INSPECTION
1) Park the vehicle on a level surface.
2) Turn the ignition switch to OFF, and then wait
until the engine cools.
3) Remove the oil level gauge and wipe it clean.
4) Reinsert the level gauge all the way. Be sure the
level gauge is correctly inserted and in the proper
direction.
5) Pull out the oil level gauge again and check the
oil level on it. If it is below the lower level, add oil
through the oil level gauge hole to bring the level up
to the upper level.
(A)
(A) Oil level gauge
(B) Upper level
(C) Lower level
TRANSMISSION GEAR OIL
B: REPLACEMENT
1) Pull out the oil level gauge.
2) Lift-up the vehicle.
3) Drain the transmission gear oil completely.
CAUTION:
Directly after the engine has been running, the
transmission gear oil is hot. Be careful not to
burn yourself.
NOTE:
Tighten the transmission gear oil drain plug after
draining the transmission gear oil.
Tightening torque:
(B)
(C)
PM-00030
4) Lower the vehicle.
5) Pour gear oil into the gauge hole.
Recommended gear oil:
Gear oil capacity:
6) Check the level of the transmission gear oil.
CAUTION:
When inserting the level gauge into transmis-
sion gear, align the protrusion on the side of
the top part of level gauge with the notch in the
gauge hole.
NOTE:
The level should be within the specified range
marked on the gauge.
5MT-37
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL
69 N·m (7.0 kgf-m, 50.6 ft-lb)
(A) Drain plug
(B) Gasket
Use GL-5 or equivalent.
FWD model
3.3 2 (3.5 US qt, 2.9 Imp qt)
AWD model
Single-range model;
3.5 2 (3.7 US qt, 3.1 Imp qt)
Dual-range model;
4.0 2 (4.2 US qt, 3.5 Imp qt)
(B)
(A)
MT-00061