I changed out the factory oil today @ 4900mi. This is on a 2012 Legacy, with an EJ series 2.5.
The only minor annoyance is the plastic belly pan that covers 3/4 of the oil filter. It's fairly quick and easy to remove with 4 small hex-head bolts and one (completely unnecessary) plastic push plug on either side and it slides right out rearward.
Of course one of the push-plugs exploded on removal, so they were both instantly decontented. They really serve no support other than being just annoying enough to force people into a shop for service.
The 'removable' belly pan has a big black kotex looking deal riveted to it's top-side for sound deadening I presume. I can see your average Kwiki-Loob leaving this pan in place and saturating the insulation pad with used oil draining from the filter removal. You'd be dribbling for weeks that being the case.
I dunno if the engine oil drain plug is different for the 2010+ EJ 2.5L engine, but it's a small, stubby sucker. It's literally only 4-5 threads high!
Anyhoo, out came ~4+ qts of black used oil and a blue Subaru filter and in went a 5qt jug of ultra high quality Peak 5w30 and a new blue Sooby filter. I reused the factory crush washer because I didn't have the proper one on hand. The one my Bro gave me for his old Legy Outback fit my drain plug like a big hoola-hoop. The oil level is a hair above full using a 5qt jug. I ain't gonna sweat that.
Joel
The only minor annoyance is the plastic belly pan that covers 3/4 of the oil filter. It's fairly quick and easy to remove with 4 small hex-head bolts and one (completely unnecessary) plastic push plug on either side and it slides right out rearward.
Of course one of the push-plugs exploded on removal, so they were both instantly decontented. They really serve no support other than being just annoying enough to force people into a shop for service.
The 'removable' belly pan has a big black kotex looking deal riveted to it's top-side for sound deadening I presume. I can see your average Kwiki-Loob leaving this pan in place and saturating the insulation pad with used oil draining from the filter removal. You'd be dribbling for weeks that being the case.
I dunno if the engine oil drain plug is different for the 2010+ EJ 2.5L engine, but it's a small, stubby sucker. It's literally only 4-5 threads high!
Anyhoo, out came ~4+ qts of black used oil and a blue Subaru filter and in went a 5qt jug of ultra high quality Peak 5w30 and a new blue Sooby filter. I reused the factory crush washer because I didn't have the proper one on hand. The one my Bro gave me for his old Legy Outback fit my drain plug like a big hoola-hoop. The oil level is a hair above full using a 5qt jug. I ain't gonna sweat that.
Joel
