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Originally Posted by yayforaddison
I believe you'll actually need to remove the front wheels to do these. You can see what looks like the coil packs on the side of the engine. After you remove the wheels, it looks like a breeze. Still more time consuming then a typical 4cyl.
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I thought the same thing until I did some research, supposedly on Subaru boxers the plugs are accessible from the top of the engine not the heads like you'd expect on an inline car. I could be wrong but that's info I got from nasioc.
EDIT: found some DIY videos and it looks like you are right...they show you removing the coil packs & the plugs from the sides. Again this was my gut feeling not sure what I was reading on nasioc that made me think differently:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40501
Part of me assumed Subaru had some trick engine design that allowed for ease of maintenance, but I don't think any manufacturer truly cares about that, harder to work on means more money from maintenance.
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Originally Posted by Jack Black
Stamped steel oil pan is a bit of a throwback. All my newer cars made have had cast aluminum.
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I'd imagine this has something to do with such a low COG, instead of risking cracking an alloy pan they'd rather have you dent your steel pan. Seeing as how the engine is so low adding the extra few pounds at the bottom of the car wasn't an issue. All suspension arms look like they are steel as well for the same reason. Converting them to alloy would essentially raise the COG and hurt handling dynamics.