Engine Oil - Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual

3. Engine Oil

A: REPLACEMENT
NOTE:
Replace engine oil and engine oil filter at the same
time.
1) Drain engine oil by loosening engine oil drain
plug.
Except 3.0 L model
( B )
( A )
(A) Drain plug
(B) Oil filter
3.0 L model
(A) Drain plug
2) Open engine oil filler cap for quick draining of the
engine oil.
Except 3.0 L model
( B )
( A )
ENGINE OIL
PM-00104
( A )
PM-00105
( F )
( C )
( E )
( D )
PM-00144
PM-7
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE SERVICES
3.0 L model
( A )
(A) Oil level gauge
(B) Engine oil filler cap
(C) Upper level
(D) Lower level
(E) About 1.0 2 (1.1 US qt, 0.9 imp qt)
(F) Notch
3) Replace drain plug gasket.
4) Tighten engine oil drain plug after draining en-
gine oil.
Tightening torque:
44 N·m (4.5 kgf-m, 33 ft-lb)
5) Fill engine oil through filler pipe up to upper point
on level gauge. Make sure that vehicle is placed
level when checking oil level. Use engine oil of
proper quality and viscosity, selected in accor-
dance with the table in figure.
Engine oil amount for preparation:
2.0 L non-turbo and 2.5 L models
Approx. 4.0 2 (4.2 US qt, 3.5 Imp qt)
2.0 L turbo model
Approx. 4.5 2 (4.8 US qt, 4.0 Imp qt)
3.0 L model
Approx. 5.6 2 (5.9 US qt, 4.9 Imp qt)
SAE Viscosity No. and Applicable Temperature
(˚C) –30 –20 –15
(˚F) –22 –4 5
5W-30 PREFERRED
( B )
( C )
( E )
( D )
PM-00106
0 15 30 40
59 86 104
32
10W-30, 10W-40
PM-00107