Maintenance And Service - Subaru 2006 Forester Owner's Manual

Maintenance schedule .......................................
Maintenance precautions ..................................
Before checking or servicing in the engine
compartment ........................................................
When you do checking or servicing in the
engine compartment while the engine is
running ..................................................................
Engine hood .......................................................
Engine compartment overview .........................
Non-turbo models ...................................................
Turbo models ..........................................................
Engine oil ............................................................
Checking the oil level .............................................
Changing the oil and oil filter ................................
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-10
Recommended grade and viscosity under
severe driving conditions .................................... 11-11
Synthetic oil ............................................................ 11-11
Cooling system .................................................. 11-11
Cooling fan, hose and connections ...................... 11-12
Engine coolant ........................................................ 11-12
Air cleaner element ............................................ 11-15
Replacing the air cleaner element ......................... 11-15
Spark plugs ......................................................... 11-17
Recommended spark plugs ................................... 11-17
Drive belts ........................................................... 11-17
Manual transmission oil .................................... 11-18
Checking the oil level ............................................. 11-18

Maintenance and service

11-3 Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-19
Automatic transmission fluid ............................ 11-19
11-3
Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-19
Recommended fluid ............................................... 11-20
11-4
Front differential gear oil (AT vehicles) ............ 11-21
Checking the oil level ............................................. 11-21
11-4
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-21
11-4
Rear differential gear oil .................................... 11-22
11-6 Checking the gear oil level .................................... 11-22
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................... 11-22
11-6
11-7
Power steering fluid ........................................... 11-23
11-8 Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-23
Recommended fluid ............................................... 11-24
11-8
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Brake fluid ........................................................... 11-24
Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-24
Recommended brake fluid ..................................... 11-25
Clutch fluid (MT vehicles) .................................. 11-25
Checking the fluid level .......................................... 11-25
Recommended clutch fluid .................................... 11-26
Brake booster ..................................................... 11-26
Brake pedal ......................................................... 11-26
Checking the brake pedal free play ...................... 11-26
Checking the brake pedal reserve distance ......... 11-27
Clutch pedal (MT vehicles) ................................ 11-27
Checking the clutch function ................................ 11-27
Checking the clutch pedal free play ..................... 11-27
Hill holder (MT vehicles - if equipped) ............. 11-28
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