How to change CVT fluid on Subaru Outback?
1. Remove fill plug. 2. Remove drain plug and drain fluid. 3. Clean drain plug of any metal. 4. Re-install drain plug and torque to 36.1 ft-lb. 5. Fill via fill hole until fluid runs out. 6. Install fill plug and torque to 36.1 ft-lb. Great write up! Thanks! Great write up. Was wondering about doing this on my wife’s ’10 Outback with the CVT.
What’s the best way to change gear fluid?
One definite recommendation: Remove the upper (fill) plug on the rear differential before removing the lower drain plug. The plugs often are very difficult to remove, especially if the gear oil hasn’t been changed in a long time. You don’t want to remove the lower one first (oil drains out) and then find the upper one is seized in place.
How many miles on CVT and differential fluid?
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Can a rear differential be used as a gear oil?
The transmission can use the same gear oil as the rear differential with one exception I’m aware of (others here might have more about this): Mobil 1 gear oil, which is a highly regarded synthetic, is not recommended for use in the Subaru manual transmission.
How do you change the front differential fluid?
The second thing that’s a little different on the front diff is that it has a fill overflow plug. So, open the fill and the drain and drain the gear oil, then put the drain plug back in and torque it. Next remove the fill overflow plug. Now you fill with fresh gear oil through the fill plug until gear oil starts running out through the overflow.
Where does the rear differential come from in a Subaru?
Something is not right here. A differential assembly from Subaru is a complete part. If it was new, it would have come from the manufacturer and not previously installed in any vehicle. It would have been tested by the manufacturer prior to shipment. It only fits in the car one way. It apparently had gear oil in it, so it wasn’t run dry.
How do you change fluid in a Subaru Outback?
Get one that has a plastic nozzle on the end with the little plastic springs on the side that holds it in the fill. Then you can pump the fluid from below and watch the overflow easier. I bent a piece of copper tubing and put it on the end of the pump hose. This hangs in the fill hole.
One definite recommendation: Remove the upper (fill) plug on the rear differential before removing the lower drain plug. The plugs often are very difficult to remove, especially if the gear oil hasn’t been changed in a long time. You don’t want to remove the lower one first (oil drains out) and then find the upper one is seized in place.