Where is the radiator drain plug located on a 2000 Subaru Legacy?

Answer 1

drain plug radiator 2000 legacyCrawl under vehicle at the bottom of the radiator on passenger side you will find it

Unlike other cars' drain plugs that look like WING NUTS, this looks like a fat plastic screw that is driven (and loosened) by a big fat Phillips screwdriver.

Another tip: It is almost flush with the bottom of the radiator surface (that is, it does not stick out, it is kind of recessed), and it goes in and comes out in the direction of straight up to the sky (unlike some that unscrew on an invisible line that is parallel to the ground and in the direction of out in front of the car).

Another tip: To get at the drain plug, your fat PHILLIPS SCREW DRIVER has to get around a piece of plastic moulding that is just beneath the radiator. You will approach the drain plug from the aft side of this moulding. To make it easier, melt a 1/2-inch hole in that molding by heating a fat bolt on the kitchen stove, held by a pair of vice grips, until the bolt is red hot. Then walk out to the garage, lay down with your feet out the front of the vehicle, and on the passenger (right) side of the radiator, push the hot bolt thru the soft plastic in a pre-selected location that you have confirmed - with a flashlight - is just under the drain plug. Now the process of unscrewing that plug will be a 10-second job and very, very easy. Or, if you don't want to melt that access hole, use a short stubby 3-inch long PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER instead of a standard 7- or 9-inch one.