Transmission Gear Oil Replacement; Manual Transmission; Gear Oil Capacity - Subaru 2004 FORESTER Service Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE SERVICE
14.Transmission Gear Oil
A: REPLACEMENT

1. MANUAL TRANSMISSION

1) Drain the gear oil by removing drain plug.
CAUTION:
• Before starting work, cool off the transmis-
sion gear oil well.
• If transmission gear oil adheres to the ex-
haust pipe, wipe it off completely.
2) Replace the gasket with new one, and then tight-
en it to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
70 N·m (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)
3) Fill transmission gear oil through the oil level
gauge hole up to the upper point of level gauge.
CAUTION:
Each oil manufacturer has its base oil and addi-
tives. Thus, do not mix two or more brands.

Gear oil capacity:

Non-turbo model
4.02 (4.2 US qt, 3.5 Imp qt)
Turbo model
Without oil pump
3.52 (3.7 US qt, 3.1 Imp qt)
With oil pump
3.92 (4.1 US qt, 3.4 Imp qt)
(A)
(A) Oil level gauge
(B) Upper level
(C) Lower level
Transmission Gear Oil
PM-00029
(B)
(C)
PM-00030
PM-24