2001 SUBARU OUTBACK fuel

11-8
3.0 liter models
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1 Air c leaner element
(p ag e 11-18)
2 Differential g ear oil level g aug e
(AT) (p ag e 11-26)
3 Automatic transmission fluid
level g aug e (p ag e 11-24)
4 Brake fluid reservoir
(p ag e 11-30)
5 Fuel filter
6 Wind shield washer tank
(p ag e 11-42) 7
Fuse b ox (p ag e 11-46)
8 Battery (p ag e 11-45)
9 Eng ine c oolant reservoir
(p ag e 11-15)
Q Eng ine oil filler c ap
(p ag e 11-9)
W Eng ine oil level g aug e
(p ag e 11-9)
E Rad iator c ap (p ag e 11-15)
R Power steering fluid reservoir
(p ag e 11-29)

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Engine oil
Checking the oil level
Chec k the eng ine oil level at eac h fuel stop .
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1. Park the vehic le on a level surfac e and stop the eng ine.
2. Pull out the d ip stic k, wip e it c lean, and insert it ag ain.
3. Be sure the d ip stic k is c orrec tly inserted until it stop s with the
g rap hic symb ol
on its top ap p earing as shown in the illustra-
tion.
4. Pull out the d ip stic k ag ain and c hec k the oil lev el on it. If it is b elow
the lower level, ad d oil to b ring the level up to t he up p er level.
CAUTION
Use only engine oil with the recommended grade and viscosity.
If you c hec k the oil level just after stop p ing the eng ine, wait a few min-
utes for the oil to d rain b ac k into the oil p an b ef ore c hec king the level.
Just after d riving or while the eng ine is warm, the eng ine oil level
read ing may b e in a rang e b etween the up p er level a nd the notc h
mark. This is c aused b y thermal exp ansion of the en g ine oil.
To p revent overfilling the eng ine oil, d o not ad d a ny ad d itional oil
ab ove the up p er level when the eng ine is c old .

11-1212. Reinstall the c over und er the oil filter.
13. Pour the sp ec ified amount of eng ine oil throug h
the filler nec k.
Oil c ap ac ity: 2.5 liter mod els: 4.2 US q t (4.0 liters, 3.5 Imp q t )
3.0 liter mod els: 6.0 US q t (5.7 liters, 5.0 Imp q t )
14. Start the eng ine and make sure that no oil leak s ap p ear around
the filter ’s rub b er seal.
15. Run the eng ine until it reac hes the normal op er ating temp erature.
Then stop the eng ine and wait a few minutes to allo w the oil d rain
b ac k. Chec k the oil level ag ain and if nec essary, a d d more eng ine oil.
Recommended grade and viscosity CAUTION
Use only engine oil with the recommended grade and viscosity.
Oil grade: API classification SJ or SH with the words “ENERGY
CONSERVING II ” (if you cannot obtain the oil with SJ
or SH grade, you may use SG grade oil.) or the new API certification mark (Starburst mark) dis-
played on the container.
New API Certification Mark (Starburst Mark)API Service label
1
2
3
1 Ind ic ates the oil q uality b y API d esig nations
2 Ind ic ates the SAE oil visc osity g rad e
3 Ind ic ates that the oil has fuel saving c ap ab ilities

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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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Engine coolant Checking the coolant level
Chec k the c oolant level at eac h fuel stop .
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1. Chec k the c oolant level on the outsid e of the res ervoir while the
eng ine is c ool.
2. If the level is c lose to or lower than the “LOW ” level mark, ad d
c oolant up to the “FULL ” level mark. If the reserve tank is emp ty, re-
move the rad iator c ap and refill as req uired .
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Rubber gaskets
3. After refilling the reserve tank and the rad iator , reinstall the c ap s
and c hec k that the rub b er g askets insid e the rad iat or c ap are in the
p rop er p osition.

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Tire pressure
For the b est b alanc e b etween fuel ec onomy, tire lif e, rid e c omfort, and
hand ling , tire p ressure should b e maintained in ac c ord anc e with sp ec ifi-
c ations. Chec k the tire p ressure when the tires are c old . Cold means that
the vehic le has b een p arked for three hours or has b een d riven less than
1 mile (1.6 km).
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The rec ommend ed tire p ressure and sizes are p rovid e d on the tire p lac -
ard , whic h is loc ated und er the d oor latc h on the d river’s sid e.
Tire rotation
Tire wear will vary with eac h wheel. To inc rease th e life of tires and keep
wear uniform, it is b est to rotate them every 7,500 mile (12,500 km).
When rotating tires, rep lac e any unevenly worn or d amag ed tire. After
rotating the tires, ad just tire p ressure and b e sur e to c hec k wheel nut
tig htness.

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When wheel nuts, b alanc e weig hts, or the c enter c ap rep lac ed , b e
sure to rep lac e them with g enuine SUBARU p arts d esi g ned for aluminum
wheels.
Windshield washer fluid
CAUTION
Never use engine coolant as washer fluid because it could cause paint damage.
Chec k the level of the washer fluid at eac h fuel st op . If the level is low, fill
the fluid up to the nec k of the reservoir.
Use wind shield washer fluid . If wind shield washer f luid is unavailab le use
c lean water.
In areas where water freezes in winter, use an anti -freeze typ e wind shield
washer fluid . SUBARU Wind shield Washer Fluid c ontai ns 58.5% methyl
alc ohol and 41.5% surfac tant, b y volume. Its freezi ng temp erature varies
ac c ord ing to how muc h it is d iluted , as ind ic ated b elow.
Washer Fluid Conc entration
Freezing Temp erature
30% 50%
100%10.4 F ( –12 C)
–4 F ( –20 C)
–49 F ( –45 C)
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12-4Sp ark p lug s typ e RC10YC4 (Champion)
RC8YC4 (Champ ion)
BKR6E-11 (NGK)
K20PR-U11 (NIPPONDENSO)
3.0 liter
Battery typ e and c ap ac ity 75D23L
Alternator 12V-100A
Sp ark p lug s typ e PLFR6A-11 (NGK)
Capacities
Fuel tank 16.9 US g al (64 liters, 14.1 Imp g al)
Eng ine oil 2.5 liter 4.2 US q t (4.0 liters, 3.5 Imp q t)
3.0 liter 6.0 US q t (5.7 liters, 5.0 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)
AT d ifferential g ear oil 1.3 US q t (1.2 liters, 1.1 Imp q t)
Rear d ifferential g ear oil 0.8 US q t (0.8 liter, 0.7 Imp q t)
Power steering g ear fluid 0.7 US q t (0.7 liter, 0.6 Imp q t)
Eng ine c oolant 2.5 liter MT 7.2 US q t (6.8 liters, 6.0 Imp q t)
AT 7.1 US q t (6.7 liters, 5.9 Imp q t)
3.0 liter 8.1 US q t (7.7 liters, 6.7 Imp q t)
Tires Legacy
Typ e Steel b elted rad ial, Tub eless
Size Brig hton P195/60R15 87H L P205/60R15 90H
GT P205/55R16 89H
Temp orary sp are T135/70D16
Pressure Front Brig hton 33 p si (230 kPa, 2.3 kg /c m 2
)
GT, L 32 p si (220 kPa, 2.2 kg /c m 2
)
Rear Brig hton 32 p si (220 kPa, 2.2 kg /c m 2
)
GT, L 30 p si (210 kPa, 2.1 kg /c m 2
)
Temp orary sp are 60 p si (420 kPa, 4.2 kg /c m 2
)