Maintenance and service11-15
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Changing the coolant
WARNING
Never attempt to remove the radiator cap until the engine has
been shut off and has cooled down completely. Since the coolantis under pressure, you may suffer serious burns from a spray ofboiling hot coolant when the cap is removed.
Chang e the eng ine c oolant using the following p roc e d ures ac c ord ing
to the maintenanc e sc hed ule in the “Warranty and Maintenanc e Book-
let ”.
1. Remove the und er c over.
2. Plac e a p rop er c ontainer und er the d rain p lug and loosen the d rain
p lug .
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3. Loosen the rad iator c ap to d rain the c oolant from the rad iator. Then
d rain the c oolant from the reserve tank. Tig hten th e d rain p lug sec ure-
ly.
Specifications12-3
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OUTBACK station wagon
Overall leng th 187.4 in (4,760 mm)
Overall wid th 68.7 in (1,745 mm)
Overall heig ht 62.2 in (1,580 mm)
Ground c learanc e 7.3 in (185 mm)
Front tread 57.9 in (1,470 mm)
Rear tread 57.7 in (1,465 mm)
Wheelb ase 104.3 in (2,650 mm)
Engine 2.5 liter
Eng ine mod el EJ251
Eng ine typ e Horizontally op p osed , liq uid c ooled
4 c ylind er, 4 stroke g asoline eng ine
Eng ine d isp lac ement 2,457 c c (149.9 c u in.)
Bore 3.92 in (99.5 mm)
Stroke 3.11 in (79.0 mm)
Comp ression ratio 10.0 : 1
Firing ord er 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
Electrical system
Battery typ e and c ap ac ity
MT: 55D23L
AT: 75D23L
Alternator 12V-90A
Sp ark p lug s typ e RC10YC4 (Champion) RC8YC4 (Champ ion)
BKR6E-11 (NGK)
K20PR-U11 (NIPPONDENSO)
Capacities
Fuel tank 16.9 US g al (64 liters, 14.1 Imp g al)
Eng ine oil 4.2 US q t (4.0 liters, 3.5 Imp q t)
Transmission oil (MT) 3.7 US q t (3.5 liters, 3.1 Imp q t)
Transmission fluid (AT) 9.8 US q t (9.3 liters, 8.2 I mp q t)
