Subaru Legacy: Engine oil

Subaru Legacy / Subaru Legacy Owners Manual / Maintenance and service / Engine oil

NOTE

● When the engine low oil level warning light illuminates, have your vehicle inspected by your SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.

● The engine oil consumption rate is not stabilized, and therefore cannot be determined until the vehicle has traveled at least several thousand miles (kilometers). Even after break-in, when the vehicle is used under severe driving conditions such as those mentioned in the Warranty and Maintenance Booklet, engine oil is consumed or deteriorated more quickly than under normal driving conditions. If you drive your vehicle under these severe conditions, you should check the oil level at least at every second fuel fill-up time, and change the oil more frequently. Please refer to the Warranty and Maintenance Booklet for more details.

● If the oil consumption rate seems abnormally high after the break-in period, for example more than 1 quart per 1,200 miles or 1 liter per 2,000 kilometers, we recommend that you contact your SUBARU dealer.

3.6 L models

1) Power steering fluid reservoir (page 11-27) 2) Differential gear oil level gauge (page 11-26) 3) Automatic transmission fluid level gauge (page 11-24) 4) Brake fluid reservoir (page 11-28) 5) ...

Checking the oil level

Check the engine oil level at each fuel stop. 1. Park the vehicle on a level surface and stop the engine. If you check the oil level just after stopping the engine, wait a few minutes for the oil t ...