Changing the Transmission and Differential Fluid in my Subaru Forester


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After about 20,000 miles since the last fluids change, it was time for new fluids in my transmission and rear differential.  On the second generation Subaru Forester with a manual transmission, the front differential and transmission share fluid.  In the front differential and transmission I used a 50/50 blend of Redline 75W90-NS (58304) and Redline 75W140-NS (57104) for a total of four quarts.  Note that both of these products are NON limited-slip differentials and transmissions.  In the rear differential I used one quart of Redline 75W90 (57904).  Note that the rear differential gets a DIFFERENT fluid than the front differential and transmission.  Don’t mix this up!

A few hundred miles after changing the transmission and differential fluid, the car is running and shifting excellently.  The previous transmission fluid I had in the car was the standard Subaru stuff.  I don’t think it ever felt as good as my Redline blend does now.

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I also used some motorcycle windshield cleaner to clean up my headlights in order to have better nighttime visibility while I was working on my car.