Do-it-yourself service precautions – Subaru 2013 BRZ User Manual

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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Do-it-yourself service precautions

If you perform maintenance yourself, be sure to follow the correct
procedure as given in these sections.

Items

Parts and tools

Battery condition

(

→P. 302)

• Warm water
• Baking soda
• Grease
• Conventional wrench

(for terminal clamp bolts)

• Distilled water

Brake fluid level

(

→P. 300)

• FMVSS No.116 fresh DOT 3 or

DOT 4 brake fluid

• Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding

brake fluid)

Engine coolant level

(

→P. 298)

• SUBARU Super Coolant or simi-

lar high-quality ethylene glycol-
based non-silicate, non-amine,
non-nitrite and non-borate coolant
with long-life hybrid organic acid
technology.
SUBARU Super Coolant is pre-
mixed with 50% coolant and
50% deionized water.

• Funnel (used only for adding

engine coolant)

Engine oil level

(

→P. 295)

• SUBARU approved engine oil or

equivalent

• Rag or paper towel, funnel (used

only for adding engine oil)

Fuses

(

→P. 329)

• Fuse with same amperage rating

as original

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