2019 Subaru Forester

Published repairs below cite a manual or a manufacturer chart. Coming soon pages are names only. Capacities and torque on this year stay on this year.

This year uses publication A8240BE-B, file MSA5M1902B. The Warranty and Maintenance Booklet was not read, so booklet miles are not on these pages.

Oil, coolant, CVT fluid, brakes, spark plugs, the battery, tire pressure, wheel nuts, both filters, and the drive-belt note are filed from that book.

2019 is publication A8240BE-B, file MSA5M1902B. The separate Warranty and Maintenance Booklet was not read. Other Forester years are not filed here.

Cited specifications

Copied from the published guides for this year. Each figure stays with that guide and that guide's source. Open the guide before you use it.

Specifications cited on this year's guides
Guide	Item	Figure
Automatic transmission fluid	CVT fluid	12.7 US qt (12.0 L, 10.6 Imp qt). Consult a Subaru dealer. The book says the indicated quantity is a guideline.
Automatic transmission fluid	Service	Consult a Subaru dealer. The remarks column points at the CVT fluid section. No change mile is printed in this owner's manual.
Battery	Battery type	Q85.
Battery	Alternator	12 V-150 A.
Brake pads and rotors	Brake fluid	FMVSS No. 116, DOT 3 or DOT 4. No capacity is printed.
Brake pads and rotors	Mixing	Never use different brands together. Avoid mixing DOT 3 and DOT 4 even if they are the same brand.
Brake pads and rotors	Level	Check monthly, on the outside of the reservoir, between the MAX and MIN lines.
Brake pads and rotors	Brake discs	The usage-limit value and the measuring method are not printed. The book says to consult a Subaru dealer.
Cabin air filter	Arrow	The arrow mark on the filter must point UP.
Cabin air filter	Removal	Pull the glove box out horizontally and remove the hinge. Push in the four stoppers to unlock, then slowly pull the filter 0.4 in (1 cm) from the housing. Pull the rest out by gently tilting the front side downward.
Cabin air filter	Interval	The Warranty and Maintenance Booklet was not read, so no mile is stated.
Drive belt	Deflection	It is unnecessary to check the deflection periodically because the engine has an automatic belt tension adjuster.
Drive belt	Replacement	Replace the belt according to the maintenance schedule in the Warranty and Maintenance Booklet. Consult a Subaru dealer. That booklet was not read, so no mile is stated.
Engine air filter	Removal	Unsnap the two clips on the air cleaner case (rear). Open the case and pull the cover rearward while lifting it up. Remove the element.
Engine air filter	Case	Clean the inside of the air cleaner case, front and rear, with a damp cloth, then install a new element.
Engine air filter	Interval	The Warranty and Maintenance Booklet was not read, so no mile is stated.
Engine coolant	Capacity	9.0 US qt (8.5 L, 7.5 Imp qt). One capacity. It is not split by transmission in the table that was read. SUBARU Super Coolant. The quantity is a guideline.
Engine coolant	First change	Factory fill does not require the first change for 11 years or 137,500 miles (220,000 km).
Engine coolant	Mixing	Do not mix with any other brand or type during that period. Mixing reduces the life of the coolant.
Engine oil and filter	Required grade	0W-20 synthetic. API SN with the words RESOURCE CONSERVING, or ILSAC GF-5.
Engine oil and filter	If synthetic is unavailable	Conventional oil may be used if synthetic oil is unavailable.
Engine oil and filter	If 0W-20 is unavailable	5W-30 conventional may be used to add oil. Change back to 0W-20 synthetic at the next oil change.
Engine oil and filter	With filter	4.4 US qt (4.2 L, 3.7 Imp qt). Low to full is 1.1 US qt (1.0 L, 0.9 Imp qt).
Spark plugs	Recommended plug	DILKAR7Q8 (NGK). No gap is printed.
Spark plugs	Replacement	It may be difficult to replace the spark plugs. The book recommends that a Subaru dealer replace them.
Spark plugs	Interval	The Warranty and Maintenance Booklet was not read, so no mile is stated.
Tire pressure	225/60R17 99H	The temperature example names this size at front 33 psi (230 kPa, 2.3 kgf/cm2) and rear 32 psi (220 kPa, 2.2 kgf/cm2). Wheel size cell 17 × 7J.
Tire pressure	225/55R18 98H	Front 35 psi (240 kPa, 2.4 kgf/cm2). Rear 33 psi (230 kPa, 2.3 kgf/cm2). Wheel size cell 18 × 7J.
Tire pressure	Wheel nut	89 lbf·ft (120 N·m, 12 kgf·m). The footnote says this is about 88 to 110 lbf (40 to 50 kgf) at the end of the wheel-nut wrench, then have the torque checked.
Wheel lug nuts	Wheel nut	89 lbf·ft (120 N·m, 12 kgf·m).
Wheel lug nuts	Wrench note	Equivalent to about 88 to 110 lbf (40 to 50 kgf) at the end of the wheel-nut wrench. If you tightened the nuts yourself, have the torque checked at an automotive service facility as soon as possible.

Torque cited on this year's guides
Guide	Fastener	Torque
Wheel lug nuts	Wheel nut	89 lbf·ft (120 N·m, 12 kgf·m).

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