Hawk63

I just did this change on my Legacy. Buy a quart of 80W90 gear oil (synthetic is better) and a gear oil pump (which attaches to the top of the oil bottle, $6). Drive for 15 minutes or more to get the contaminants off the bottom of the differential housing and mixed up in the old oil. Now use the 1/2 inch drive ratchet directly in the oil plug (lower to drain). This is the same as American cars, but they use the 3/8 drive ratchet. Replace the lower plug and remove the upper plug and pump in the new oil until it runs out. Replace the upper plug and you are done. Check the Loyale manual for the correct oil weight and capacity. Also, I'd do this every 50,000 miles to better protect the gears.

I went to a Seattle area Subaru dealer (Carter Subaru) to buy replacement coil cover grommets, as they had all split with age. Carter wanted $5 each for these simple rubber grommets. After some searching, Home Depot has 3/8 inch rubber grommets that fit for $0.68 each that are in the specialty fastener secton of hardware.