Maintenance And Service - Subaru 2008 Impreza 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 except WRX STI............................
WRX STI ............................................................
Engine oil............................................................
Checking the oil level .........................................
Changing the oil and oil filter............................
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................
Recommended grade and viscosity under severe
driving conditions ..........................................
Synthetic oil.....................................................
Cooling system ................................................
Cooling fan, hose and connections ...................
Engine coolant .................................................
Air cleaner element ..........................................
Replacing the air cleaner element .....................
Spark plugs ......................................................
Recommended spark plugs ..............................
Drive belts ........................................................
Manual transmission oil ..................................
Checking the oil level .......................................
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................

Maintenance and service

11-3 Automatic transmission fluid..........................
11-3 Checking the fluid level....................................
Recommended fluid .........................................
11-4
Front differential gear oil (AT vehicles)..........
Checking the oil level ......................................
11-4
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................
11-5
Rear differential gear oil..................................
11-6
Checking the gear oil level...............................
11-6
Recommended grade and viscosity ..................
11-7
Power steering fluid ........................................
11-8
Checking the fluid level....................................
11-9
Recommended fluid .........................................
11-9
Brake fluid........................................................
11-10
Checking the fluid level....................................
11-12
Recommended brake fluid ...............................
Clutch fluid (MT vehicles) ...............................
11-13
Checking the fluid level....................................
11-13
Recommended clutch fluid...............................
11-13
Brake booster ..................................................
11-14
Brake pedal ......................................................
11-14
Checking the brake pedal free play ..................
11-17
Checking the brake pedal reserve distance.......
11-17
Clutch pedal (MT vehicles)..............................
11-19
Checking the clutch function............................
11-20
Checking the clutch pedal free play..................
11-20
Hill start assist system (MT vehicles - if
11-21
equipped) ......................................................
11-21
Replacement of brake pad and lining ............
11-21
Breaking-in of new brake pads and linings .......
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