First oil change at home for our 2019 Subaru Impreza. Been avoiding it for a few years since the car is really low to the ground. Thanks for sharing. Saved me some time trying to figure out what is needed to complete the oil change. 😀
Glad it helped. I forgot to mention that you should always use a jack stand as a safety precaution against the jack failing while you’re underneath the car.
Good interesting video, On the Subaru Forester you can crank over the engine when new oil is installed with out starting the engine by pushing the gas pedal all the way forward and then the brake pedal and then push the start button, crank the engine over for about 4-6 seconds to prime the pump and help fill the oil filter with a new installation of oil and new filter with out starting at high RPM(try this just before you start the oil change to confirm your Subaru has this feature). To keep your engine in good shape I suggest changing your filter and oil every 5,000 miles max or every 6months what ever comes first with synthetic oil as suggested by Subaru, my Forester on filler cap calls for 0-20W synthetic(Castrol oil is a suggested oil brand by Subaru Australia).
HI, I have a question on placing crush washer on drain plug. Does the larger flat side face the drain plug bolt head or does it face drain pan. Please let me know. Thank you, Bob W
I’ve always taken my car in to get the oil changed, but I wanted to do it myself this time around. I got all of the supplies, got it onto the ramps, but found out that the screw is on way too tight to get off with a ratchet. They must have used an impact wrench. I tried getting it off with one, but to no avail. Any ideas on what to do other than take it in for an oil change?
Leverage is key. Use a long handled breaker bar, not a ratchet. If necessary use a short handled sledge hammer to hit the handle/breaker bar. Keep tapping it with the sledge hammer. Be patient. It will loosen. If necessary slide a piece of pipe over the breaker bar to increase the leverage. Good luck.
Mine does not tell me when to change it. I just make a note on my calendar to change it every six months. (I don't drive it very much so I always hit the time requirement before I would hit the mileage requirement.)
