Subaru Forester 2008-2013 Maintenance Plans

This schedule outlines the main maintenance jobs and their indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, the specific engine, and the manufacturer's recommendations. For full details regarding operations, sub-tasks, and technical specifications, please consult our technical manuals.
2.5 Gas (EJ253)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 50,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 100,000 km/48 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 50,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 12,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 Gas (EJ253) · Maintenance system ( except Europe, Oceania)

Job Oil service: every 12,500 km/12 months 25,000 km/12 months 50,000 km/24 months 75,000 km/36 months 100,000 km/48 months 125,000 km/60 months 150,000 km/72 months 175,000 km/84 months 200,000 km/96 months 225,000 km/108 months 250,000 km/120 months 275,000 km/132 months 300,000 km/144 months 325,000 km/156 months 350,000 km/168 months 375,000 km/180 months 400,000 km/192 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.5 Gas (FB25)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the spark plugs every 105,000 km
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 12,000 km/12 months; renew more frequently when driving regularly in dusty conditions

Service intervals · 2.5 Gas (FB25) · Normal conditions ( except Europe, Oceania)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Brakes
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.5 Turbo Gas (EJ255)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 50,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 100,000 km/48 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 50,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 12,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 Turbo Gas (EJ255) · Maintenance system ( except Europe, Oceania)

Job Oil service: every 12,500 km 25,000 km/12 months 50,000 km/24 months 75,000 km/36 months 100,000 km/48 months 125,000 km/60 months 150,000 km/72 months 175,000 km/84 months 200,000 km/96 months 225,000 km/108 months 250,000 km/120 months 275,000 km/132 months 300,000 km/144 months 325,000 km/156 months 350,000 km/168 months 375,000 km/180 months 400,000 km/192 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair Guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–0h45

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h30

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Clutch

Technical 10h00

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h00–1h30

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h00

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30–2h00

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h30–1h30

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 2h00

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h45–2h30

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 3h30–5h00

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 5h00

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 2h00–5h00
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