Subaru 2009 IMPREZA, Service Manual

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5MT-20
Transmission Gear Oil
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL
2. Transmission Gear Oil
A: INSPECTION
1) Park the vehicle on a level surface.
2) Turn the ignition switch to OFF, and wait until the
engine cools.
3) Remove the oil level gauge and wipe it clean.
4) Reinsert the oil level gauge all the way. Be sure
that the oil level gauge is correctly inserted in the
proper direction.
5) Pull out the oil level gauge again, and check the
oil level. If it is at the lower level or less, add oil
through the oil level gauge hole to bring the level up
to the upper level.
B: REPLACEMENT
1) Pull out the oil level gauge.
2) Lift up the vehicle.
3) Using the TORX
®
bit T70, remove the drain
plug, and drain the transmission gear oil complete-
ly.
CAUTION:
• Immediately after the engine has been run-
ning, the transmission gear oil will be hot. Be
careful not to burn yourself.
• Be careful not to spill the transmission gear
oil on the exhaust pipe, to prevent emission of
smoke or causing a fire. If gear oil is spilled,
wipe it off completely.
4) Using the TORX
®
bit T70, tighten the transmis-
sion gear oil drain plug.
NOTE:
• Tighten the drain plug of the transmission gear
oil after draining the transmission gear oil.
• Use a new gasket.
Tightening torque:
44 N·m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb) (Aluminum gas-
ket, silver)
70 N·m (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb) (Copper gasket,
brown)
70 N·m (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb) (Metal gasket,
black)
5) Lower the vehicle.
6) Pour gear oil through the oil level gauge hole.
Recommended gear oil:
GL-5 (75W-90) or equivalent
Gear oil capacity:
3.5
2
(3.7 US qt, 3.1 Imp qt)
7) Measure the transmission gear oil amount, and
check that it is within the specification.
CAUTION:
When inserting the oil level gauge into trans-
mission, align the protrusion on the top part of
the oil level gauge with the notch in the oil level
gauge hole.
(A) Oil level gauge
(B) Upper level
(C) Lower level
PM-00030
(B)
(C)
(A)
MT-01548