Subaru Outback

most all paint codes are located inside the door jamb on the drivers side front door

Chains as in actual chains cannot be used. However the tire chains reffered to as cable chains are the available readily and are made of strong aircarft cables sometimes covered with small round metal sleeves. They are sometimes reffered to as radial chains.

See *Rear Combination Lights* on page 10-53 of your "Owner's Manual", under Section 10: Maintenance and Service - Replacing Bulbs.....

See "Keyless Entry System" on page 10 of chapter 1 "Doors and Locks" in your "OWNER'S MANUAL".....

The 2005 Subaru Outback has 44.1 in. of front leg room.

Try holding the "VDC off" button down for 10 seconds. Not sure, but worth a try. I think I might reset when you start up again.

Great question! I was told "no" by slaesman at Discount Tire because it is an "all-wheel" drive vehicle. I wondered how they would handle it if I bought the tire protection package and one tire became damaged. Would they then offer to change all of my tires for the same reason (most unlikely!) or would they then say that it's OK to replace just the one?

What your seeing is the cars radio antenna. Your defroster is on your back window.

5w30

It will if the hill is steep enough

best tires for Subaru outback 2008

Disconnect negative cable at battery. Remove the inside door trim panel, remove film watershield, remove the door window glass assembly by lowering the window all the way, remove inside door handle and rods, unplug electrical mirror and regulator wires, remove the glass stabilizer bolt, then the 2 window glass retainer bolts, lift out the window glass, then remove the 4 regulator assembly bolts and wiggle the regulator out thru the opening. Reassemble in reverse order. Buy a Haynes Repair Manual for about $15 and save yourself some anguish! YFC

the front diff is part of the gearbox and the diff/gearbox oil is the same-there is a dipstick on the offside of the box near the bellhousing.

Recommended Fluid is Dexron II or Dexron III ATF as per page 10-23 of the "OWNER'S MANUAL".....

Since they no longer make a 2001 Subaru Outback, it depends on whether yours was equipped with one. It was an option so if you are asking if every one had a block heater, the answer is "no".

See "Engine Hood" on page 5 in Chapter 11 "Maintenance and Service" of your "OWNER'S MANUAL".....

Thankfully mine does not shake, thanks for asking. This is really not enough information to diagnose the problem.

Does it shake the same every time or does it not shake or shake less sometimes? Is the "check engine" light on? Is there a speed where the shake is more pronounced? Does it have to be full throttle acceleration or does it shake under light acceleration too? Is there a noise accompanying the shake? If you accelerate around a corner is the shake any different? Left or right turn make a difference?

Rocker switch on top of the steering column.

Disengaging the AWD with the FWD fuse, in theory, will improve your fuel economy.

I have seen a few Subaru 4 cyl. AWD automatics in my shop. However, my shop specializes on German cars so my knowledge is limited. Thus, I have a told my customers to only use the fuse as directed by the Subaru. That is, only when using a spare tire or being towed by a wheel lift tow truck.

There is unclear information on whether driving in FWD long-term damages the car (a good question to ask your mechanic or dealer). The way I understand it, adding the fuse disengages the electronically controlled differential. A much more simplified way of seeing it is that you are figuratively "pressing the clutch pedal in" for just the rear wheels by adding the fuse. In this case, there would be negligible or no extra wear on the drivetrain than if you had it in AWD. And keep in mind, the extra mass of the disengaged AWD components would still be in motion so don't expect to get the same mileage as a factory built 2WD Legacy.

Always, do your own research. The more educated you seem to a mechanic the more likely they are to give you an indepth view rather than a simplified "just do this because you won't understand" sort of answer.

** I have worked for Subaru for the past 4 years. You can not disconnect completely the AWD, on a four cylinder automatic (outback, legacy, forester, impreza- its the same drivetrain) the power distribution will be 60% front 40% rear. When there is slippage the center differential will electronically lock up to 50/50. Taking this fuse out will only leave you with 60% front and the inability to lock it 50 50.

On four cylinder manual transmission the power split will already be 50/50 but will allow for slippage or else parking your car in a parking lot would damage the drivetrain, but the way the center differential is built lets some slippage but will lock up when there is too much. Instead of being electronically controlled its a viscous coupling center differential, when there is slippage it creates friction and this viscous material inside solidifies with heat and completely locks up. This differential reacts very quickly and is very very reliable.

If you want to be baffled by mechanical engineering advancements research subaru's torsen rear differential which is found on the Subaru STI. Its a marvel of engineering.

Suzi Killman

Fuses for each year of Outback are different. Some years have the fuse arrangement in the owner's manual. Otherwise, each fuse position is marked with its function. A flashlight helps.

Yes

Wagons are a few inches longer than sedans and different years are different lengths. They have been making the Outback for 20 model years now. What I am seeing is about 184"-187" but I looked at only two years. This information is in your owner's manual.

The 2007 Subaru Outback has a 2.5 L base engine size.