Differential Gear Oil: Replacement

Lift-up the vehicle.
Remove the differential gear oil drain plug using TORX® BIT T70, and drain the differential gear oil completely.
CAUTION:
- Immediately after the vehicle has been running, the differential gear oil is very hot. Be careful not to burn yourself.
- Be careful not to spill differential gear oil on the exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting smoke or causing a fire. If differential gear oil is spilled on the exhaust pipe, wipe it off completely.
Replace the gasket with a new one and tighten the differential oil drain plug using the TORX® BIT T70.
Tightening torque:

Copper gasket

70 N.m (7.2 kgf-m, 51.7 ft-lb)

Aluminum gasket

44 N.m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)

Fig 1: Identifying Differential Oil Drain Plug
Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Lower the vehicle.
Pour differential gear oil from the gauge hole into the differential.
Recommended gear oil:

<Ref. to SPECIFICATION GENERAL DESCRIPTION. >

Gear oil capacity:

1.1 - 1.3 l (1.2 - 1.4 US qt, 1.0 -1.1 Imp qt)
Check the level of differential gear oil.
<Ref. to INSPECTION DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL. >