2001 SUBARU LEGACY tow

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6. Remove three c lip s at the front of the c over und e r the oil filter.
7. Slid e the c over toward the vehic le front to remov e it.
8. Remove the oil filter with an oil filter wrenc h.
9. Before installing a new oil filter, ap p ly a thin c oat of eng ine oil to the
seal.
10. Clean the rub b er seal seating area of the lower c rank c ase and
install the oil filter b y hand turning . Be c areful not to twist or d amag e
the seal.
11. Tig hten it ap p roximately two-third s of a turn a fter the seal makes
c ontac t with the lower c rank c ase.
CAUTION
Never over tighten the oil filter because that can result in an oilleak.

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In c hoosing an oil, you want the p rop er q uality and
visc osity, as well
as one that will ad d to fuel ec onomy. The following tab le lists the rec -
ommend ed visc osities and ap p lic ab le temp eratures.
When ad d ing oil, d ifferent b rand s may b e used tog et her as long as
they are the same API c lassific ation and SAE visc os ity as those rec -
ommend ed b y SUBARU.
Eng ine oil visc osity (thic kness) affec ts fuel ec ono my. Oils of lower vis-
c osity p rovid e b etter fuel ec onomy. However, in hot weather, oil of
hig her visc osity is req uired to p rop erly lub ric ate the eng ine.
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SAE viscosity numbr and applicable temperature
Recommended grade and viscosity under severe driving conditions
If the vehic le is used in d esert areas, in areas wi th very hig h temp era-
tures, or used for heavy-d uty ap p lic ations suc h as a towing a trailer,
use of oil with the following g rad e and visc osities is rec ommend ed .
API classification SJ or SH: SAE viscosity No.: 30, 40, 10W-50,
20W-40, 20W-50

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Wheel size 15 x 6JJ, 16 x 6
1
/2 JJ
OUTBACK
Typ e Steel b elted rad ial, Tub eless Size P225/60R16 97H
Temp orary sp are T145/80R16
Pressure
Front 30 p si (210 kPa, 2.1 kg /c m 2
)
Trailer towing 30 p si (210 kPa, 2.1 kg /c m 2
)
Rear 29 p si (200 kPa, 2.0 kg /c m 2
)
Trailer towing 32 p si (220 kPa, 2.2 kg /c m 2
)
Temp orary sp are 60 p si (420 kPa, 4.2 kg /c m 2
)
Wheel size 16 x 6 1
/2 JJ
Wheel alignment
Legacy sedan
Toe Front 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Rear 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Camb er Front –0 05 ’ 30 ’
Rear –0 30 ’ 45 ’
Legacy station wagon
Toe Front 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Rear 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Camb er Front –0 05 ’ 30 ’
Rear –0 20 ’ 45 ’
OUTBACK sedan
Toe Front 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Rear 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Camb er Front 0 20 ’ 30 ’
Rear –0 10 ’ 45 ’
OUTBACK station wagon
Toe Front 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Rear 0 0.12 in (0 3 mm)
Camb er Front 0 20 ’ 30 ’
Rear –0 10 ’ 45 ’