How full should a front differential be?
The owner’s manual says the front differential oi level should be 1/2 inch below the fill hole when cold, or level with the fill hole when hot. Trying to figure out the 1/2 inch below thing seems almost impossible to get right.
Where is the fill hole in the front differential?
1. Remove front differential vent cap, which doubles as the fill hole (just pull off the vent hose and remove the plug). This is located up on the passenger side of the front differential, approximately 1 foot up into the engine bay. You can also reach this from under the hood. Doing this first will allow oil to drain quickly. 2.
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.
What are the plugs on the rear differential?
The rear differential is very simple. There are two plugs on the rear face of the differential. The top plug is the FILL plug and the bottom is the DRAIN. 1. Remove top FILL plug first using the 1/2 inch drive wrench (so you are sure it will come off).
Where is the fill hole on a Subaru Forester?
Remove front differential vent cap, which doubles as the fill hole (just pull off the vent hose and remove the plug). This is located up on the passenger side of the front differential, approximately 1 foot up into the engine bay. You can also reach this from under the hood. Doing this first will allow oil to drain quickly. 2.
1. Remove front differential vent cap, which doubles as the fill hole (just pull off the vent hose and remove the plug). This is located up on the passenger side of the front differential, approximately 1 foot up into the engine bay. You can also reach this from under the hood. Doing this first will allow oil to drain quickly. 2.
Get a pump of some kind to refill the front diff. It is a real PITA to pour the fluid from the bottle. There is almost no clearance above the fill hole. Get a pump of some kind to refill the front diff. It is a real PITA to pour the fluid from the bottle. There is almost no clearance above the fill hole.
Remove front differential vent cap, which doubles as the fill hole (just pull off the vent hose and remove the plug). This is located up on the passenger side of the front differential, approximately 1 foot up into the engine bay. You can also reach this from under the hood. Doing this first will allow oil to drain quickly. 2.
The rear differential is very simple. There are two plugs on the rear face of the differential. The top plug is the FILL plug and the bottom is the DRAIN. 1. Remove top FILL plug first using the 1/2 inch drive wrench (so you are sure it will come off).