2016 Subaru Crosstrek Manual Transmission Front Differential Change
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- čas přidán 18. 07. 2020
- 2016 Subaru Crosstrek Front differential change.
Items used:
T70 Bit ($8.99)
Transmission drain plug gasket ($3.00) (#803926090)
Royal purple 70w 90 3.5 qts ($16.33/ qt)
DO IT YOURSELF! SO EASY!
Thanks! Saved me a lot of pain finding the dipstick
Glad to hear! Hopefully it all went well!
Hi, thanks for the video.
Thankyou for making this video bro!
No problem! Hopefully it was helpful! I’ll be changing my differential fluid again here soon. Not happy with the royal purple. I
It was very helpful! What was wrong with it?!
Well, from what I gathered is royal purple is thinner than other brands which can cause it to wear faster. I go up and over a mountain pass weekly 180 miles and I think with all the shifting and accelerating it has just warn faster
Ohh gotcha... well I hope it hasn't caused too much other issues?
@@dronesbikesboards5017 I don’t believe so.. I might do an update when I change it to show
The metal shavings if any and compare it to when I changed it last
Great
Did you notice any difference with royal purple increasing smoothness of shifting? I’m torn between cheaping out with a store brand gl-5 or paying 3x as much for the good stuff.
I wanted to get something reliable that would last a long time. I also use royal purple 0w-20 for my oil so I thought I might as well stick with the same company. I did notice some improvement in smoothness shifting. My personal opinion is it was worth the extra money
Great video, thanks! So the front Diff and the manual transmission share the same oil?
You fill it at two different spots but yes the same type of oil. Rear diff oil is super simple to change.
@@101yota you fill the manual transmission and front diff in two different spots? The video only shows the one drain plug underneath and you filling it through the dipstick hole. That dipstick is for checking the level of the transmission and front diff as the sump is combined, correct?
@@deezullram726 yeah so in the video you get underneath and use that T70 bit. That’ll drain it. When you are finished secure the bolt and go up top and you’ll see that dip stick area. You fill the manual transmission from this point.
You still need to fill the rear differential though on the rear axle.
@@101yota ok yeah roger that. Thanks. On some of the older Crosstreks the manual transmission, front diff, and rear diff all had their own separate fluids that had to be changed out individually.
How do you know how much to put in? is there an overflow thing like the rear diff has?
There isn’t an overflow thing sadly but there is a dip stick. You can look up capacity for the front to get a good estimate
why did you changed it??
I have the same MT XV
Good question! I wasn’t having any symptoms or concerns I was just following the recommended intervals. I also go up and over a pass weekly so I do a lot of hard driving and figured a fresh change would be good. I changed it around 50k miles I think.
@@101yota 50000 miles is recommended in among other places Australia. I think the maintenance schedule says 60000 miles.
Thanks a lot!
I’ve got a Subaru Forester 2.0 XS with the FB20 engine and a manual transmission. The only two liter engine you’ve got in the Forester in North America ought to be the FA20F Turbo.
Best regards from Sweden 🇸🇪
Doesn’t it have to be done on a level surface?
Level is always best. I used a jack and went at different positions in attempts to drain as much fluid as possible
how has this car been so far? do you still own it? how many miles did you get on it?
It’s the 5MT. It doesn’t get very good MPG. 24 consistently. I just rolled 104k miles. No issues so far just your general maintenance. I loved it going over the pass weekly for school. Kills in the snow. I however just had a baby and the back is so tiny for a car seat the passenger has to sit very far forward. The very back is also too small to haul a jogging stroller
@@101yota i have a 2022 crosstrek 6 speed manual, so far it's been a good car. i bought it brand new. i really bought it for winter i got sick of driving FWD cars in the winter. for that purpose it's exceptional. i consistently get 28-29 MPG and that's with all of the hills we have around here. the 2.0 is barely adequate power wise, it's not a huge fan of hills but it gets the job done. we have 2 kids and i find the back seat roomy for a small car, when we bought the car our youngest was still in a car seat, the back seat isnt too bad. the area behind the seats is just adequate, i will say that we went on a road trip last summer from NYS to maine and we took our 2003 bonneville SSEi that i dont drive in the winter, it just has a larger trunk area and is a better cruiser, that old supercharged 3800 got 26 MPG on the highway on a long trip.
i just wondered what your long term durability has been, my car only has 24K. in the summer i have 2 old school pontiacs i also drive (i love late 90's early 2000's pontiac they dont make them anymore so i want to keep them. 97 grand prix and 03 bonneville)
what attracted me to a crosstrek? available manual (at the time). i dont like overly complex transmissions, if they break your screwed. the fact it was an AWD subaru (the best AWD), and the MSRP being 26K.... you really couldn't go wrong on the price, considering what the average new cars are costing these days.
i like the car, i just hope all of that technology doesnt turn out to be a royal pain as it ages.
@@101yota one thing i dont really like is the gearing. with the car in 6 gear it's turning 2,600 at 65 mpg. those old 3800 v6 cars are turning 1,900 rpm at the same highways speeds, so under-stressed..... but that's why they run forever.
@@andrewdonohue1853for sure. It was my first new car purchase in 2016 and has served me wonderfully. My wife bought a RAV 4 and I hate to say it but I really like it. Much roomier and also is AWD. It did great in the snow this winter. Decent MRSP as well with hybrid options available
Thank 🙇
No problem! I hope it helped you DIY and save some money!