Differential Gear Oil - Subaru 2002 IMPREZA Service Manual

3. Differential Gear Oil

A: INSPECTION
1) Park the vehicle on a level surface.
2) Remove the oil level gauge and wipe it clean.
3) Reinsert the level gauge all the way. Be sure that
the level gauge is correctly inserted and in the
proper orientation.
4) Remove it again and note the reading. If the dif-
ferential gear oil level is below the "L" line, add oil to
bring the level up to the "F" line.
5) To prevent overfilling the differential gear oil, do
not add oil above the "F" line.
(A) Upper level
(B) Lower level
B: REPLACEMENT
1) Lift-up the vehicle.
2) Drain the differential gear oil completely.
CAUTION:
Directly after the engine has been running, the
differential gear oil is hot. Be careful not to burn
yourself.
NOTE:
Tighten the differential gear oil drain plug after
draining the differential gear oil.
Tightening torque:
44 N·m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)
(A) Oil pan
(B) Drain plug
(C) Differential oil drain plug
DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL
3) Lower the vehicle.
4) Pour gear oil into the gauge hole.
Recommended fluid:
Gear oil capacity:
5) Check the level of differential gear oil.
<Ref. to AT-11, INSPECTION, Differential Gear
Oil.>
S3M0478A
B3M1036B
AT-11
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Use GL-5 or equivalent.
1.1 — 1.3 2 (1.2 — 1.4 US qt, 1.0 — 1.1 Imp qt)