2019–2024 Subaru Forester Fluid Types and Capacities

Which Subaru Forester model years does this cover?

These fluids specifications apply to every Subaru Forester built from 2019 through 2024 — the SK (5th generation), compact crossover suv (subaru global platform). Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. Pick your year for the engines it offered, what changed that year, and the problems recorded against it.

What changed during the 2019–2024 Subaru Forester

• 2019Generation launch on the Subaru Global Platform; direct-injected FB25D replaces the port-injected FB25; no turbo XT offered in the US; EyeSight standard
• 2022Wilderness trim introduced with raised suspension, all-terrain tires, and additional underbody protection
• 2024Final model year of this generation before the SL redesign

What transmission fluid does a 2019–2024 Subaru Forester take?

Lineartronic CVT with Subaru CVTF-HT. Total system ~10–12 qt; a drain-and-fill typically returns ~5–6 qt.. Transmission fluid specifications are not interchangeable. Friction modifiers differ between them, and the wrong fluid causes shudder long before it causes failure.

What coolant does a 2019–2024 Subaru Forester use?

Subaru Long Life Coolant (green, pre-mixed). First change at 11 years / 137,500 mi, then every 6 years / 75,000 mi..

What brake fluid does a 2019–2024 Subaru Forester take?

DOT 3 brake fluid.