Subaru 2002 Impreza Service Manual page 197

OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER
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Lubrication
5. Oil Pan and Oil Strainer
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The oil pan is attached to the cylinder block using liquid gasket for sealing. The oil strainer is
a metal net type and removes large foreign particles from the engine oil. It is located in the middle
of the oil pan. The pipe from the strainer is connected to the suction port of the oil pump in the left
bank of the cylinder block.
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There is a baffle plate in the oil pan, near the bottom of the cylinder block. It stabilizes the oil level
and reinforces the oil pan.
A: NON-TURBO MODEL
(1 ) Oil strainer
(2) Level gauge guide
(3) Baffle plate
(4) Oil level gauge
S2H0852B
(a) LOW level
(b) FULL level (Engine HOT condition)
(c) FULL level (Engine COLD condition)
LU-9