2016 Subaru Outback 2.5L Spark Plug Change 

Im hear for research. My lady heard i was taking a four day weekend and wants me to change spark plugs in her car smh. Thanks for showing me what im up against.

I commend your patience sir. "Oops. I dropped it" and "that's how it goes" is saintly compared to what comes out of my mouth when I do plugs or valve cover gaskets on a Subaru.

I knew this was gonna be a pain as soon as I saw him bust out the flashlight.😂 nothing worse than starting a job and slowly hearing the crickets start up😅 wish me luck

Should have just taken the time to remove the battery and bracket. Yes it’s a pain but it looked like a lot more work doing what you did on that drivers side. But I can appreciate the time you took to film, I did watch this before changing mine. Thank you.

Thanks for the video. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting. What was key for me was having many options for having different lengths of extension using extensions,swivels, even a 1/2 to 3/8 adapter. I was able to get a torque wrench on all the plugs using various length extensions and swivels. Taking the battery box off is a must. Not to bad with a ratcheting 14mm box end for the two side bolts. Have a magnetic pickup tool to pull sockets out of the spark plug hole because they are deep. Also have a long flat blade screwdriver to pry apart sockets, extensions etc while the socket is still in the hole. This is necessary because they need to be taken apart before you can get them out. Also I used an impact driver and deep socket to get the battery hold down bolts off to save time. They are long. Also a quick way to put the battery tray bolts in.

Awesome dude hard to find videos on outbacks especially 2016 and newer good help buddy

Dealership quoted me $541 for spark plugs. Idk about you guys but its worth 6 hours of my time to do it myself.

I found this after I did my 2018 but I was able to do it without removing anything also just like you thanks for video

For the rear spark plug on the battery side, here’s what worked for me. 14mm plug socket - 50mm extension - 3/8” wobbly - 3/8” ratchet. PS, the 50mm 3/8” extension is hard to find.

this was a very helpful video .... thank you!!! i found that it is much easier if the battery is removed ... and a swivel extension with a flat ratchet is used on a magnetic spark plug socket

Facing the engine: left front (not too bad); left rear (pain); Right front (awful); right rear (horrible). Even at $400-500, I will probably pay someone to do this next time. Highly recommend a long handle low profile wratchet. You will probably want to remove the under-engine splash guard so you can access from under the engine. For the last one, I tried that combination of a quarter inch drive and a wobbly and a 3/8 to quarter adapter. And I could not get it into the spark plug hole.

Approximately how long did the entire job take you? Great description of the process, thanks.

If you knew the difficulty involved in removing sparkplugs when you bought the vehicle would you choose a different vehicle initially? I know I wouldn't want to bring a Subaru needing spark plugs to dealer. Some mechanics would not replace plugs and say they did

A 14mm swivel joint spark plug socket (with magnet) would have made this job a lot easier. Dreading doing my 17MY Outback 2.5l now!

Do yourself a favor & do the driver side first always, it will make the other side feel like a walk in the park

So you did the plugs on the drivers side mainly underneath when getting them loose ?

My 16 Legacy is coming up soon. Currently 55k.

I got 22k on mine so I’m thinking it’s good to go for another 150k haha man I knew this would be a drag just looking at my engine.

Remove all that stuff that’s in the way it makes it easier. Don’t mess with the throttle body it’s sensitive. I’d spray cleaner and wipe around the inside but don’t go crazy with it.

How long did it take?

Always remember to remove your watch before working on a car

What was subaru thinking putting things you need to replace so hidden and inaccessible

Good job...

Appreciate ya.

Good Job. I'd remove my watch first. Just sayin

One hand ✋👌👌

typo gap to .043"

Looks like a PITA job!😅