Subaru Legacy III (2000-2003 year). Manual - part 85

LU(H4SO)-14

LUBRICATION

OIL PAN AND STRAINER

5. Oil Pan and Strainer

A: REMOVAL

1) Set the vehicle on lift arms.
2) Remove front wheels.
3) Disconnect battery ground cable.

4) Remove air intake duct and air cleaner case.
<Ref. to IN(H4SO)-7, REMOVAL, Air Intake Duct.>
and  <Ref. to IN(H4SO)-6, REMOVAL, Air Cleaner
Case.>
5) Remove pitching stopper.

6) Remove radiator upper brackets.

7) Support engine with a lifting device and wire
ropes.

8) Lift-up the vehicle.

CAUTION:
When lifting up the vehicle, wire rope must be 
raised at the same time.
9) Remove under cover. <Ref. to EI-13, REMOV-
AL, Front Under Cover.>
10) Drain engine oil.
Set container under the vehicle, and remove drain
plug from oil pan.

11) Remove front and center exhaust pipes.  <Ref.
to EX(H4SO)-5, REMOVAL, Front Exhaust Pipe.>
or <Ref. to EX(H4SOw/oOBD)-9, REMOVAL, Front
Exhaust Pipe.>
12) Remove nuts which secure front cushion rub-
ber onto front crossmember.

13) Remove bolts which secure oil pan on cylinder
block while raising up engine.

FU-00009

ME-00213

LU-00097

LU-00028

LU-00098

LU-00030

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LUBRICATION

OIL PAN AND STRAINER

14) Insert oil pan cutter blade between cylinder
block-to-oil pan clearance.

CAUTION:
Do not use a screwdriver or similar tool in place 
of oil pan cutter.

15) Remove oil strainer.

16) Remove baffle plate.

B: INSTALLATION

CAUTION:
Before installing oil pan, clean sealant from oil 
pan and engine block.
1) Install baffle plate.

Tightening torque:

6.4 N·m (0.65 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb)

2) Install oil strainer onto baffle plate.

CAUTION:
Replace O-ring with a new one.

Tightening torque:

10 N·m (1.0 kgf-m, 7 ft-lb)

3) Apply fluid gasket to mating surfaces and install
oil pan.

Fluid gasket:

Part No. 004403007

THREE BOND 1215 or equivalent

LU-00051

LU-00032

LU-00033

LU-00033

LU-00032

LU-00034

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LUBRICATION

OIL PAN AND STRAINER

Tightening torque:

5 N·m (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb)

4) Lower engine onto front crossmember.
5) Tighten nuts which secure front cushion rubber
onto front crossmember.

Tightening torque:

69 N·m (7.0 kgf-m, 51 ft-lb)

6) Install front and center exhaust pipes.
<Ref. to EX(H4SO)-6, INSTALLATION, Front Ex-
haust Pipe.> or <Ref. to EX(H4SOw/oOBD)-10, IN-
STALLATION, Front Exhaust Pipe.>
7) Install under cover. <Ref. to EI-13, INSTALLA-
TION, Front Under Cover.>
8) Lower the vehicle.

CAUTION:
When lowering vehicle, wire rope must be re-
leased at the same time.
9) Remove lifting device and steel cables.

10) Install pitching stopper.

Tightening torque:

T1: 50 N·m (5.1 kgf-m, 37 ft-lb)
T2: 58 N·m (5.9 kgf-m, 43 ft-lb)

11) Install radiator upper brackets.

12) Install air intake duct and air cleaner case.
<Ref. to IN(H4SO)-7, INSTALLATION, Air Intake
Duct.> and  <Ref. to IN(H4SO)-6, INSTALLATION,
Air Cleaner Case.>
13) Install front wheels.
14) Connect battery ground cable.

15) Fill engine oil. <Ref. to LU(H4SO)-8, INSPEC-
TION, Engine Oil.>

C: INSPECTION

By visual check make sure oil pan, oil strainer, oil
strainer stay and baffle plate are not damaged.

LU-00051

LU-00030

LU-00028

ME-00218

T2

T1

LU-00097

FU-00009

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LUBRICATION

OIL PRESSURE SWITCH

6. Oil Pressure Switch

A: REMOVAL

1) Remove generator from bracket. <Ref. to
SC(H4SO)-14, REMOVAL, Generator.>
2) Disconnect terminal from oil pressure switch.

3) Remove oil pressure switch.

B: INSTALLATION

1) Apply fluid gasket to oil pressure switch threads.

Fluid gasket:

Part No. 004403042

THREE BOND 1324 or equivalent

2) Install oil pressure switch onto engine block.

Tightening torque:

25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)

3) Connect terminal of oil pressure switch.

4) Install generator on bracket.  <Ref. to
SC(H4SO)-14, INSTALLATION, Generator.>

C: INSPECTION

Make sure oil does not leak or seep from where the
oil pressure switch is installed.

LU-00036

LU-00037

LU-00038

LU-00037

LU-00036