Taking your for regular maintenance can improve its performance as you drive through Freehold and Farmingdale as well as increase its longevity and resale value. The owners manual advises a transmission fluid change for the 2000 Forester every 30,000 miles. Do not rev the engine or accelerate past half throttle immediately after start-up. My mechanic suspects that it is a worn piston seal on the forward clutch pack which, at the very least means rebuilding the transmission. I experienced this when I purchased a used car with ~ 50,000mi on it.
Cockatoo wrote in message news:3B58D6D7. What the change accomplishes is to renew the fluid with about 45% new fluid added to the used. Some do not provide enough lubrication performance or durability when used in turbocharged engines. The same rule applies to engines. Subaru has been developed sophisticated transmissions through years and it is critical that you add the exact type of transmission fluid stipulated by your owner's manual typically in the back of the manual in a section titled Fluid Capacities.
Three transmission fluid changes would have cost you, in total, a few hundred dollars. Even a shared cost for repair would have meaning to most owners. It is also a way to save a few bucks on your yearly maintenance costs. During assembly of the bearing, a different type of grease is used which has a higher resistance to heat. Information subject to change, correction, updating.
This video shows you how to add transmission fluid to your 2011 Subaru Forester. Due to heat generated by the turbocharger and carbon deposits contained in exhaust gas, the oil in a turbocharged engine will deteriorate faster than the oil in a naturally aspirated engine. I think that this difference puts the economics of proper maintenance in perspective. When you come back to report on your findings, please also give us the maintenance history of the car. Again, please note that this is something I heard several years back, and might be incorrect - I'm just trying to throw some thoughts out there. Do this a few times to ensure that the fluid has spread properly. The video above shows where the transmission fluid dipstick is located in your Forester and how to check the transmission fluid level.
A vacuum draining device could leave carbon deposits at the bottom of the oil pan and potentially contaminate the new oil. It is also recommended for all non-turbo vehicles. It began at just over 60K and has continued intermittently since then. I drained mine into an empty container 6 or 8 quart I think and measured it with a cheap plastic 1 quart measuring cup as I put into my recycling container. Always note the blue 'cold engine' light on the dashboard- it means the engine is cold and drive accordingly. In my opinion the manufacturers have been remiss in recent years by removing transmission fluid changes from the recommended maintenance list and making it more difficult to change. I am suggesting that often people fail to change the fluid and when a problem starts to show up, they change the fluid only to have it fail not long after and then they blame the fluid change.
If the transmission fluid level on your Forester is low, you need to add fluid through the dipstick tube. A major push in automotive lubricants is efficiency. Turbos must have the oil service done at least every 3,750 miles 2. I think the owners manual states only the total capacity. Do I need to replace the transmission filters? Advance Auto Parts has 7 different Automatic Transmission Fluid for your vehicle, ready for shipping or in-store pick up. This seepage may accumulate along the bottom sealing surface of the rocker cover.
I change every 30,000 miles and use Mobil 1 synthetic. But we know it can be tough remembering when your Subaru needs servicing, which is why our has listed its maintenance intervals for you below. Avoid hard starts and stops. Has the transmission fluid ever been changed? On this page: I I I Please read - this unofficial independent Subaru research site is designed to help you learn about Subarus. This does not change the fluid in the torque converter though, which probably holds almost half of the transmission fluid. Park on a level surface. The warranty manual for my 2000 Forester recommends changing the fluid every 15,000 miles when used under severe conditions.
During assembly of the bearing, a different type of grease is used which has a higher resistance to heat. Once going, no problem with the gears until I try to go again after stopping the engine. Before adding transmission fluid, make sure that your engine was running when you checked the fluid level. If you are having problems with the transmission in your Forester, such as clunky shifting or hesitation, check the fluid level first - it is amazing how many drivers pay thousands of dollars for transmission work when a half quart of transmission fluid would have fixed the problem. While I hope that I am wrong, I suspect that the fluid may now be brown in color, rather than the normal red color, and this would indicate that damage has already taken place to the transmission.