So just joined the board and owner of a 2015 Forester with 160k kms on her (yes all highway miles). I need this Forester to go the distance and make it to 300k kms so I have a few "newbie" questions...
The CVT transmission oil was changed at 105k kms, I'm wondering how long does the trans oil need to be changed? If change is needed, what oil do you guys recommend changing it with?
Front and Rear Differential oil was also changed at 105k kms. How often does that need to be swapped out? Any oil recommendations for that?
Spark Plugs were swapped at 105k kms by the dealer. Are the dealership OEM plugs iridium to go the distance or just the standard ngk ones that need swapping out every 48k kms like most cars?
Anything else I should really be looking at replacing in terms of fluids at 160k kms? I know both my front and rear brakes were done recently so I assume the system was flushed out (could be wrong here, but they feel strong and grippy).
Also when do the tensioners and belt need to be swapped out? As I can't seem to find any records on this car about maintenance regarding that. Most cars I've dealt with the timing belt and tensioners need to be swapped at 160,000 kms. I know this thing has a chain in it but the tenioners and belt ?
Thanks for helping a noob out
The CVT transmission oil was changed at 105k kms, I'm wondering how long does the trans oil need to be changed? If change is needed, what oil do you guys recommend changing it with?
Front and Rear Differential oil was also changed at 105k kms. How often does that need to be swapped out? Any oil recommendations for that?
Spark Plugs were swapped at 105k kms by the dealer. Are the dealership OEM plugs iridium to go the distance or just the standard ngk ones that need swapping out every 48k kms like most cars?
Anything else I should really be looking at replacing in terms of fluids at 160k kms? I know both my front and rear brakes were done recently so I assume the system was flushed out (could be wrong here, but they feel strong and grippy).
Also when do the tensioners and belt need to be swapped out? As I can't seem to find any records on this car about maintenance regarding that. Most cars I've dealt with the timing belt and tensioners need to be swapped at 160,000 kms. I know this thing has a chain in it but the tenioners and belt ?
Thanks for helping a noob out