Engine Coolant - Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual

3. Engine Coolant

A: REPLACEMENT
1. DRAINING OF ENGINE COOLANT
1) Lift-up the vehicle.
2) Remove the under cover.
3) Remove the drain plug to drain engine coolant
into container.
NOTE:
Remove the radiator cap so that engine coolant will
drain faster.
(A) Drain plug
(B) Heat shield cover
4) Install the drain plug.
2. FILLING OF ENGINE COOLANT
1) Fill engine coolant into the radiator up to the filler
neck position.
Coolant capacity (fill up to "FULL" level):
MT model:
6.5 2(6.9 US qt, 5.7 Imp qt)
AT model (model without ATF warmer):
6.4 2(6.8 US qt, 5.6 Imp qt)
AT model (model with ATF warmer):
6.8 2(7.2 US qt, 6.0 Imp qt)
NOTE:
The SUBARU Genuine Coolant containing anti-
freeze and anti-rust agents is especially made for
SUBARU engine, which has an aluminum crank-
case. Always use SUBARU Genuine Coolant,
since other coolant may cause corrosion.
Engine Coolant
2) Fill engine coolant into the reservoir tank up to
"FULL" level.
3) Warm-up the engine completely for more than
five minutes at 2,000 to 3,000 rpm.
(B)
4) If the engine coolant level drops in radiator, add
engine coolant to filler neck position.
5) If the engine coolant level drops from "FULL" lev-
el of reservoir tank, add engine coolant to "FULL"
level.
6) Attach the radiator cap and reservoir tank cap
properly.
(A)
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COOLING
FULL
FULL
LOW
LOW
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