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Generally speaking the fill hole is located where the fluid level needs to be. Sometimes there is a TSB regarding fluid levels (check with your dealer's service department) but usually just fill until it starts dribbling out and then re-install the plug. Again, check with your service...

Originally Posted By: Highline9 lubeguard red will take the harshness out some. When I was working aftermarket parts the people that rebuilt our transmissions recommended a bottle of Lubegard Red. 99-02 were the worst years for this transmission but with a new rebuild the next thing you have...

Honestly I'm not real impressed with Castrol, and their transmission fluid seems to back my opinion of them. Keep draining and filling with Max Life or just flush the whole thing and run Max Life (or Subaru ATF-HP). Those transmissions seem to lag between Reverse and Drive, not sure if that can...

I have Red Line PSF in my 04 Subaru Legacy and haven't had any trouble down to -43º Fahrenheit so far. By the time I have let the engine warm up the steering feels the same as usual--not really heavy and sluggish like it was with the factory fluid.

Those old Chevy v8s do not like thin oil! 10w-30 during the winter and possibly even 10w-40 in the Summer if you do anything more than simply commute. Use a better filter and any API certified 10w-30 and you should be fine--no need for 5w in your climate and, like I said, those Chevies like...

Originally Posted By: AWDfreak So, has anyone confirmed if it's made by Tokyo Roki?? When I took a look at the FB25's engine bay in a 2011 Forester some months ago, I was relieved to see the black oil filter back. Don't think it is compatible with EJ engines though. Actually, I'm going to ask...

I've been running the 85356. I don't recall the bypass setting off hand (11-13 PSI, if I had to wing it) but it was the same as the one listed for the Subaru engine. Wix has some explanation on their website as to why their bypass valve is set differently, something to do with a better flow rate...

Looking at the front of the engine, the big plastic cover that goes across the front covers your timing belt. Check underneath that for oil leaks, these engines like to leak around the cams and with that many miles the oil pump may be starting to leak (not a major concern at this point, but when...

Water pump on my 04 Subaru Legacy (EJ251, SOHC 2.5L) lasted about 72,000 miles. I came home and heard a gushing noise and smelled coolant real bad, looked underneath and it was dumping coolant out the bottom. Replaced the water pump, timing belt, and timing belt tensioner then 2k miles later it...

Yeah I've driven in L.A. rush hour traffic, not fun. Despite all the traffic down there it does flow much better, people are more attentive than they are here, and generally less stupid. Open range is cool but when you come around a corner in the mountains at 45 and see a cow 10 feet away you...

Thanks for the welcome! Our local Wal-Mart has the jugs of Ultra and Platinum, just down the road from CarQuest so oil changes are nice and easy. I don't mind a little overkill, but I see what you mean. If I stretched my OCI to 8k would M1 EP be a good choice? It's not that much more expensive...

I've been reading through threads for the last hour or two about different types of oil and can't seem to come to a reasonable conclusion for oil to run in my 04 Subaru Legacy (NA 2.5). I'm a Ford guy and I'm used to just putting whatever is cheap in because they'll run on anything you can fit...