air bleeding SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 2007 3.G Owners Manual

11-14Maintenance and service
according to the maintenance schedule.
1. Remove the under cover.
2. Place a proper container under the
drain plug and loosen the drain plug.
3. Loosen the radiator cap to drain the
coolant from the radiator. Then drain the
coolant from the reserve tank. Tighten the
drain plug securely.
NOTE (Turbo model only)
The cap (without tabs) on top of the
radiator does not need to be removed.
To add coolant, remove the cap (with
tabs) on the coolant tank on top of theengine.
4. Install the under cover.
Non-turbo models
1) Filler neck
2) Fill up to this level
Turbo models
1) Filler neck
2) Fill up to this level
5. Slowly pour the coolant and fill up to
just below the filler neck, allowing enough
room to add genuine Subaru cooling
system conditioner in the radiator. Add
genuine Subaru cooling system condi-
tioner until the coolant level reaches the
filler neck. Do not pour the coolant too
quickly, as this may lead to insufficient air
bleeding and trapped air in the system. Guideline of coolant quantity (including
coolant in reservoir tank):
Non-turbo models:MT: 7.4 US qt (7.0 liters, 6.2 Imp qt)
AT: 7.3 US qt (6.9 liters, 6.1 Imp qt)
Turbo models: MT: 8.1 US qt (7.7 liters, 6.8 Imp qt)
AT: 8.0 US qt (7.6 liters, 6.7 Imp qt)
1) “FULL ”level mark
2) “LOW ”level mark
CAUTION
. Be careful not to spill engine
coolant when adding it. If coolant
touches the exhaust pipe, it may
cause a bad smell, smoke, and/or