Differential Gear Oil: Inspection
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Subaru Forester. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Lift up the vehicle.
- Remove the filler plug, and then check the gear oil. Replace the gear oil if it is contaminated, deteriorated or cloudy. < refer to REPLACEMENT , Differential Gear Oil. >
- Check that the gear oil level is within -5 mm (-0.2 in) from the bottom of the filler plug hole. If the level is low, refill up to the bottom of filler plug.