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Forester GT 2002 engine manual and engine oil capacity when changing filter

Hello,m

1) I'm in a bit of trouble as I can't find any manual for my engine - can anyone give any hints / All manuals that I have (on CD) seem to be for the US version 3l or for the 2.5l. Mine is 2litre, AUS version. Any hints pls, download a CD from somewhere ?

2) I need to change the oil. I understand the best is Castrol Magnatec (or Mobil 1) and that FMX is only for dealer (although it is exactly the same as Magnatec non-FMX for us rest of mortals). Can anyone tell me pls - What is the oil capacity of my 2l engine if I also change the filter (always do, every 5k, with genuine) ?

Thank you

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AdvarP
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Since my oil filter is vertically mounted, I always fill it to the brim before installing (the thought of a dry filter for the first start doesn't interest me), then regardless of what the book says the motor should need, I put in enough oil to bring the dip stick to a correct reading. Sorry I can't give you the specifics for your 2litre, but my 1.8litre calls for 4.2 US quarts. Including the amount of oil poured in the filter, that always seems to be about right. My mother has the 2.2litre, so I may be able to get that info for you, although still not quite what you were looking for.

I'm not going to bother recommending one oil over another. Yes, some are better in some regard, but how significant that "better" aspect may be is very subjective and likely to get me yelled at. (-; Read through this newsgroup and you'll find many hours of reading on which oil is "gooder," and surely many links to more hours of outside reading.

You could probably call a Subaru dealership and ask the oil capacity of your particular motor.

~Brian

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strchild

Here is a link to a manual with the specs on the 2.0L 2002 Forester turbo & non-turbo Australia spec. vehicles.

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Looks like 5.0L upper level, 4.0L lower level on the Turbo which should be Forester GT.

Blair

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Blair Baucom

Hey... thanks for the link - how on Earth did you get that :-)

Well I looked up a Castrol manual and for 2.0l Turbo (GT) and it says 4.5l with oil filter.

Also, it appears Magnatec is not the best for Turbo. Castrol recommends DE

5W30 or DE0W30

Those b*stards at the dealership said they put in synthetic oil. Well they put in Magnatex FMX (dealer). The synthetic is the DE in fact ! It says on the bottle! From now on I do my own oil change.

Thank you

Reply to
AdvarP

Magnatec non-FMX for us rest of mortals). Can >anyone tell me pls - What is

Here's the current link from the Castrol site. Hope it helps.

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FWIW, our local dealership changed ownership 2 yrs ago and switched from Castrol to Mobil at the same time. They were using Magnatec on all the non turbos up to then. I think they're using Mobil1 across the range now, but I do my own minors and take Magnatec in when it goes in for the 25K intervals. Cheers

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hippo

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