Oil Pan And Strainer - Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual

LUBRICATION

5. Oil Pan and Strainer

A: REMOVAL
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Remove the front wheels.
3) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
4) Remove the air intake duct and air cleaner case.
<Ref. to IN(H4SO 2.0)-9, REMOVAL, Air Intake
Duct.> <Ref. to IN(H4SO 2.0)-6, REMOVAL, Air
Cleaner Case.>
5) Remove the air intake chamber. <Ref. to
IN(H4SO 2.0)-8, REMOVAL, Air Intake Chamber.>
6) Remove the pitching stopper.
7) Remove the hood stay holder (A) and radiator
upper brackets (B).
(B)
Oil Pan and Strainer
IN-00203
LU-00231
(B)
(A)
LU-00232
LU(H4SO 2.0)-14
8) Support the engine with a lifting device and wire
ropes.
9) Lift-up the vehicle.
CAUTION:
When lifting up the vehicle, raise up wire ropes
at the same time.
10) Remove the under cover.
11) Drain engine oil. <Ref. to LU(H4SO 2.0)-8, RE-
PLACEMENT, Engine Oil.>
12) Remove the front and center exhaust pipe.
<Ref. to EX(H4SO 2.0)-7, REMOVAL, Front Ex-
haust Pipe.> <Ref. to EX(H4SO 2.0)-10, REMOV-
AL, Center Exhaust Pipe.>
13) Remove the nuts which install front cushion
rubber onto front crossmember.
14) Remove the bolts which install oil pan on cylin-
der block with engine raised up.
15) Insert the oil pan cutter blade into the clearance
between cylinder block and oil pan.
CAUTION:
Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool in place
of oil pan cutter.
16) Remove the oil strainer.
LU-00222
LU-00223