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Subaru synthetic oil was introduced July 2010 |
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New Car Break-in period
1000 miles: Drive calmly for the first 1,000 miles and vary your driving with a normal mix of city and highway.
Always
note the blue 'cold engine' light on the dashboard- its a visual
reminder that the engine is cold.
Avoid
hard starts and stops.
Avoid
over-revving the engine, try to keep RPMs under 4000.
Vary
your speeds over the full range of city and highway driving
Don't
use cruise control much, if at all.
City
and freeway driving is fine because that will vary the speeds
1st
oil change
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cylinder Outback, Legacy, Impreza, and WRX, STI by 7.5 months or 7,500
miles.
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cylinder Forester- updated - by 7.5 months or 7500 miles. See image
below, it was 3 months or 3,000 miles innthe first version of the
maintenance schedule
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cylinder Outback, Legacy, Tribeca by 3 months or 3,000 miles.
Note-
many
service departments suggest that it makes sense to do the first oil change
on all models around 3mos/3,000 miles.
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updated 12/2011 - below are 2 versions of the 2012 maintenance schedule that is included with the owner manual
Note that the Engine Oil/Filter lines (top circle) for 3.6L & 2.5L Forester first calls for the first oil/filter change at 3 mos or 3000 miles. That changed in version 2 (see image below) to only include the 3.6L models. This booklet print date on the back cover is 10/11. Also note that in both version 1 (above) and 2 (below) the Spark Plug interval (bottom circle) for the "Impreza 2.5L, non-turbo" is every 30 months or 30,000 miles. But there is no Impreza "2.5L non turbo" for 2012. Its either a 2.0L Impreza or 2.5L WRX STI turbo. So is it supposed to be a 2.0L with a spark plug change every 30 months/30000 miles, or does the 2012 Impreza have the same 60 month, 60,000 mile spark plug replacement interval as all other 2012 Subarus? in schedule #2 below,
the Forester 2.5L no longer requires the first oil/filter change at 3mos/3000
miles, but there is still mention of the non-existent Impreza 2.5L non-turbo
with the 30mos/30000 mile spark plug replacement
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I = inspect, R = replace, P = perform Always
refer
to your owners manual and contact your local dealer
for complete and current information on your car.
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Belt (rubber timing belt) inspection schedule.
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2.5L 4 cylinder Outback, Legacy (except GT turbo) 5w-30 oil synthetic oil recommended by not required 1st oil change by 7500 miles or 7.5 months. Subsequent oil changes at least every 7500 miles or 7.5 months Note: this is the minimum required. If you use regular oil, its suggested to change the oil every 3750 miles or 3.75 mos |
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3.6L Outback, Legacy, Tribeca 5w-30 oil synthetic oil recommended but not required 1st oil change by 3000 miles or 3 months required 2nd oil change by 7500 miles or 7.5 months Subsequent oil changes at least every 7500 miles or 7.5 months Note: this is the minimum required. If you use regular oil, its suggested to change the oil every 3750 miles or 3.75 mos |
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Impreza 2.0 & Forester 2.5 non turbo only: requires Synthetic 0w-20 oil 1st oil change by 7500 miles or 7.5 months Subsequent oil changes at least 7500 miles or 7.5 months (early maintenance schedules had the Forester by 3000 or 3 months but that was changed in later booklets) Note: this is the minimum required. Its ok to do it more often |
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ALL TURBO models Forester XT, WRX, STI, Legacy GT requires Synthetic 5w-30 oil. 1st oil change is required by 7500 miles or 7.5 months and is required at least every 7500 miles or 7.5 months after that. It is strongly recommended to do more often than that. |
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| Engine coolant: Subaru Super Coolant long life coolant. replace coolant at 137,000 miles but inspect system, hoses, connections more often * 5 |
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| Spark Plugs- 2012 Impreza only. there is some confusion if its every 30 months/30,000 miles, or 60/60 |
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| CVT transmission oil- Outback, Legacy, new for 2012 Impreza, use Subaru CVT oil only. Replace only under severe driving or towing conditions. There's no dipstick. |
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