Recommended Materials

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS

1. GENERAL
To insure the best performance, always use the specified oil, gasoline, adhesive, sealant, etc. or that of equivalent quality.

2. FUEL
Always use a gasoline of the same or higher octane value than specified in the owner's manual. Ignoring the specifications below will result in damage or poor operation of the engine and fuel injection system. Use the specified gasoline to correct performance.

- Unleaded gasoline
Use unleaded gasoline and not leaded gasoline on vehicles with catalytic converter installed to reduce air pollution. Using leaded gasoline will damage the catalytic converter.

- Leaded gasoline
On vehicles without catalytic converter, use gasoline with an octane value of 90 RON or higher.

- Methanol
Use gasoline with a methanol content of 5% or less.

- Ethanol
Use gasoline with an ethanol content of 10% or less.

- MTBE
Use gasoline with an MTBE content of 15% or less.

- California specifications
All Subaru vehicles are LEV, and thus can use California specification gasoline.

- Reformulated gasoline
Reformulated gasoline may be used.

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3. LUBRICANTS




4. FLUID




5. COOLANT




6. REFRIGERANT




7. GREASE




8. ADHESIVES




9. SEAL MATERIAL