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01 legacy, new owner question

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Hello guys (and gals)

 

I just picked up a 2001 Legacy sedan. It is an Outback Limited! Very nice car!

 

Anyway, I would like to check the auto tranny fluid but can't find the dipstick???

 

Is there a way to check the fluid level or ???? did I miss it somewhere??? ..... I am the dipstick here ?

 

tapper

it is pretty tough to find on a forester, i would guess yours is in the same spot.

 

on the drivers side, look behind the motor, and deep down by the tranny.there is a yellow dipstick right there.

 

you`re no dipstick, its just hard to see.

We have a plain old regular 01 Outback Wagon, not the limited... It's on the driver's side, toward the back of the motor and it's a yellow dipstick (??) and once you see it you'll never miss it again... DIPSTIICK... Hate to quote "Roscoe P. Coltrane" there... But couldn't resist...

 

Good Luck !!!

158k on a 2001? Someone did a lot of driving..

 

You'll probably also want to check the front diff oil. Dipstick is on the passenger side, right under the airbox. It's a yellow handle too.

 

Oh yea, and you have to fill the oil and ATF via the dipstick holes... better get a long skinny funnel.

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Yaa, the previous owner did some serious miles.....40k a year. Got to beleive him when he says highway miles!

 

I just sold a 92 SVX and a 89 XT6, both had less than my new(er) 2001, they had 151k and 119k. :)

 

I'll check the diff fluid as well, thanks.

 

158k on a 2001? Someone did a lot of driving..

 

You'll probably also want to check the front diff oil. Dipstick is on the passenger side, right under the airbox. It's a yellow handle too.

 

Oh yea, and you have to fill the oil and ATF via the dipstick holes... better get a long skinny funnel.

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