Then moving on to yesterday we addressed a full service on my DIL's 2018 Subaru Crosstrek. It was due or coming due for several Preventive Maintenance items so we knocked them all out yesterday to enter into the new year with his vehicles fully maintained.
We had quite the list of items to address:
* Replace coolant
* Replace rear diff. fluid
* Replace front diff. fluid
* Replace CVT fluid
* Replace spark plugs
* Flush brake fluid
Car racked and coolant draining.
The coolant block plug was tightly nestled in behind the exhaust downpipe so I had to cut one of my longer 17MM hex bits.
I could then insert the 17MM allen bit and even with an extra long wrench I didn't have enough leverage and had to grab the wrench extender to break the plug loose.
Coolant remaining to drain while I moved to the rear of the car.
While coolant continued to drain I drained the read differential. Oil didn't look terrible but needed to be replaced.
Very small amount of debris on the drain plug, about normal for 80k miles.
Coolant surge tank removed to clean the old coolant out of and prep to accept the new.
Cleaned and ready to reinstall.
Moved on to to the replacement of the spark plugs. Access on this car is far from ideal. Had to use my small headed Snap-on ratchet that I machined a few weeks back. Here is the removal of the coil packs.
While replacing the spark plugs on the passenger's side I pulled a vacuum on the cooling system to ensure there are no leaks.
More pictures to come.....