CHEAP Subaru WRX | How To Change Differential and Transmission OILS

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After getting the right tools and oils, I finally get to change the transmission and Differential oil on my 2002 Subaru WRX.
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[@g.j.9109]

Great vid but that Impreza seriously in need of some rust treatment

[@AnJuice219]

"thats a problem" it was at this moment he knew.. he fcked up lolol

[@FlyinGato]

Haha! Glad someone caught that little mishap!! I was not ready for it to just come right off lol

[@MatiasGabrielSaez]

Dude, your channel’s awesome! I hope you hit 10k soon! You deserve it. Can’t wait for more updates on this project 👍🏼

[@FlyinGato]

Thanks for the kind words I really appreciate it!

[@cristianotroeira7957]

keep up with that project dude, hope you fixe all the problems before summer! can't wait to watch another video :)

[@FlyinGato]

more videos coming for sure! Gotta fix my 98 Honda Prelude up for the hillclimb races though first, so the next two weeks will be mostly Type R and Prelude content

[@adampenney9888]

Thank you so much for making this video. Really helped me do my own. Top content man.

[@FlyinGato]

Glad I could help!

[@Darkhunter218]

Yo man thanks for the vid, I had an 07 good to see it's pretty similar of course for my 02 :)

[@noelvelasquez9471]

Greatest channel by far❤️

[@FlyinGato]

Thanks Noel!!

[@Rauu14]

Shot out from Spain, cool wrx! Keep going!!!

[@FlyinGato]

Thanks man! I will for sure!

[@CSIG1001]

great car for the snow! i am in colorado so i am right there with you during the winter. everyone here drives subarus.

[@FlyinGato]

Not surprising, even with summer tires this thing was a best on snow

[@CSIG1001]

I am sure it is! Keep up the good work on the subie, also wanted to mention some news on the CTR Also just saw this new teaser video on a new CTR intake with two wider CAI vents which are supposedly bigger vs stock. They are claiming 1.5 sec faster from 60-130mph cooler IAT. For 1500.00 NO THANKS! ind-distribution.com/product?sku=EVE-FK8-CF-INT what a rip off. Also there is a teaser video on youtube that shows the intake , carbon fiber looks nice.. but for right now I am thinking ktuner will do me just fine until prices come down considerable for other parts. For you flyingato i would definitely upgrade the intercooler because you track the car and will be using stage 1. Since i will never be at the track and will be on the street i do not think i will really need it unless there is some solid proof that the intercooler will give higher boost levels for longer periods and the HP band is considerably higher vs stock intercooler. also there is no way i am messing with the downpipe right now due to bolts being stripped , rumor has it the stock bolts can be stripped so be careful. I plan on doing these mods probably on year 3 of ownership, Although i will most likely change both intercooler and downpipe at the same time since this is when you want to do it. Flyingato have you heard anything regarding ktuner stage 2 and what parts you will need to handle the higher HP/TQ? Again not sure if it is worth it since it sounds like you mentioned already MPG suffers alot on stage 1? I am just happy i got my type r at msrp and will be very satisfied with stage 0 and stage 1 tune and leaving everything else stock . I plan on keeping the car 10+ years until prices go back up to the 15k-20k range like the current s2000 and integras type r's. So no rush here to upgrade but will be watching the prices and planning it out when the new tunes arrives for ktuner. Hondata seems pretty lame , IMO . Called their customer service and the kid that answered was a joke and could not answer a simple HP dyno question for the CTR. Sorry for the long rant but keep up the good work man , the videos are great. Will try to hit you up again with a few questions via live when i have time to chime in , ttyl

[@javi6303]

I live in Utah and I am thinking og getting a 2004 Subaru WRX but I hear a lot of horror stories on Subies about how their engines blow up not too long after getting them and stuff. A friend of mine is already on his second engine and just recently I helped him change his transmission because the gears on his old one got shredded. I still love Subies a lot so I think I'm just gonna go for it and get one. Good videos btw. They will really help a lot when I get my Subaru.

[@Turtle_Legs]

@@javi6303 Don't know if you ever got one, but I'll ad my 2 cents. From my experience, they'll blow up if you're pushing too much power, abuse them and/or mod them without knowledge of what you're doing, or not doing regular/preventive maintenance. I've had a 02 WRX, 12 STI, 99 RS and a 92x Aero (Saabaru). The 02 blew up do to my negligence of driving hard without keeping up with oil checks and preventive maintenance, and the 12 went because of too much power. With all that said, you'll be fine as long as you know you're buying from an owner who really took care of it, or know what you're getting into if buying a super cheap or modded wrx/sti. The second hand projects and cheap ones are the funnest if you really want to dive into thw world of Subarus, because they usually come with problems that will help you learn and grow real quick.

[@loboviews4219]

fordfocusseferrari I agree with you. People who go through those tough times is because they are beating up their cars with mods and etc. yes they are fun as heck to mod it and drive it to the ground but then don’t complain about “how bad the Subaru are”

[@playboyflameboy]

If you take the top one first, oil is meant to be present as soon as it's lose. That's a good sign, if you undo the top one and no oil seeps out then it's low (assuming the car is level). As these can have seal problems ⚠️ great video however thanks for sharing.

[@gearrunner]

Love the STI Gato. That’s the right color to.

[@FlyinGato]

WRB FTW

[@willarmstrong2241]

I have an 02 Wrx myself, these videos are extremely helpful, keep posting more about it please!!!

[@FlyinGato]

Will do my friend, a lot more coming

[@willarmstrong2241]

Sweet can’t wait!!

[@loganmclennan2617]

Thanks man!!! Appreciate it!

[@tomflynn711]

Yer cool vid enjoyable watch Very helpful Will watch em all 👍

[@FlyinGato]

Thanks!

[@haac4825]

Thanks Help me a lot this video...

[@3obardThawn3]

I'm thinking about getting a subie 2002 in the next couple months...

[@4yp6aH8]

Ty

[@tedwarner1041]

wow lots of rust. Thank you for the video. Cheers

[@FlyinGato]

Thanks for the visit

[@Grooove_e]

Going to be changing the rear diff oil on my Bugeye thanks for showing how easy it is. I wont change transmission oil though because the clutch is already worn in and will not take kindly to new fluid. I've heard when putting in a new clutch is the only time you should change trans fluid

[@FlyinGato]

That's not right, manual transmission use dry clutches, nothing to do with oil

[@Grooove_e]

@@FlyinGato good point, I forgot about that since I've driven automatic for the past 4 years! I suppose in that case it is a smart thing to do especially on mine since it's only at 140k

[@FlyinGato]

yea I would change the manual trans oil, those gears love new oil

[@MadCrazyGaming]

Lol what

[@Grooove_e]

@@MadCrazyGaming sorry 😅 this is only my second project car ever, and the first was a 72' Ford F-100 with a three speed automatic. I've driven stick since I was 14 but never took the time to learn to much about how manuals work mechanically up until recently

[@ibimseindino8389]

Moooorreeee subie stufffff :3

[@Hbryry]

where’s the link for that impact gun tho?

[@05_acosta14]

I was gonna pay $200 to get this done but seeing this video ima do it myself now

[@FlyinGato]

Yea it’s very easy

[@mrwick7961]

man, that has some serious rust issues under there. id change those control arms etc and diff mounts

[@XxRoflcoppterxX]

Yeah I hate living in the rust belt. Within 5+ years every car starts looking like this.

[@muhammedq9109]

@@XxRoflcoppterxX Try to do under coating its less that 30 bucks on amazon and its so easy

[@rustyshackleford81]

There was a recall on the front control arms. I had one snap on me in the driveway pulling out for work.

[@Rumblefan]

Tyler Moore at least it happened in the driveway and not while driving down the road

[@jukeboxzero1]

Subaru manual calls for Three Bond on the plug threads.

[@juniorsinnott4172]

That guy with the leaf blower sounds like the purge is starting

[@FlyinGato]

Haha

[@alexlucas4771]

“Give it the beans”

[@PODinator]

Considering the amount of metal shavings that were on the drain plugs, did you end up having any problems with the trans or diff after you changed the fluid? I found a similar amount in mine (100k miles, no clue when/if it was last changed)

[@juanarroyo465]

Did you have issues after you changed yours?

[@pierre0202]

@@juanarroyo465 not so far, but I’ve only driven like 2k miles since

[@hah1738]

The rears an lsd so it's normal

[@jackattack4851]

No matter how many problems that car has, it's still one sexy mother Fu*k**

[@FlyinGato]

And it's only going to get better 😁😁😁

[@alyssamaemarie1255]

How did you clean the plugs? Did you just wipe them off or did you use water or another cleaning agent? And shouldn’t you also rinse out the oil pans?

[@FlyinGato]

Just used the rags and wiped them down. Main thing was to get that metal off the drain plugs so it won't damage anything

[@crosser041091]

use some brake cleaner ;-)

[@MichaelSeeds]

do we need the vlog music ?

[@FlyinGato]

I ask myself the same thing, but the majority of the people seem to enjoy a bit of music with their KZbin videos

[@dogstylez585]

How did you like the trans fluid any feedback would help me in my fluid decision

[@FlyinGato]

It actually made the shift smoother, very happy with it

[@bt-xl8lt]

@@FlyinGato is your transmission a manual?

[@FlyinGato]

Yea

[@mrdudelove1]

Peace out bro

[@FlyinGato]

Where are you going?

[@mrdudelove1]

FlyinGato Only doing stuff in the house hahahaha Im back hehehe

[@brychezs1]

metal shavings... no problem. using a gun to remove bolts? this guy is a pro. lol

[@kevinpunya]

How bout the front diff? Or is this a rwd? =P

[@FlyinGato]

Front diff is taken care of when you change the transmission fluid

[@kevinpunya]

@@FlyinGato oh really? Awesome, that I'll save some work, cos I a video of the first Gen forester, there's a need to drain and change the front diff oil as well

[@intraaudit]

Quarts?? I wonder when the USA will switch over to the metric system...

[@jukeboxzero1]

Not until it has to. May be a long time.

[@mrwick7961]

also that gear oil is ment to be clear lol deffo needed changing, good vid

[@repairvehicle]

There's an easier way to add fluid without attachment or pump.

[@FlyinGato]

How?

[@repairvehicle]

@@FlyinGato , squeezable gear oil. Soft container like Capri sun juce.

[@lukino690]

rust everywhere, poor subby, do anything!!!!!!!!

[@sta8ise]

You car seems to be disintegrating , underneath. Differential oil should not be your priority with this amount of rust...

[@FlyinGato]

rust is being addressed currently

[@aaronfredsberg7275]

great info, but bro, just use hand tools for this job, so easy and no mess.