2011 Subaru Outback Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2011 Subaru Outback serves eight trims of the 4-door wagon: Base, 2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited, 3.6R, 3.6R Premium, 3.6R Limited and Limited. Two engines are listed. One is a 2.5L flat-four with a single overhead camshaft, the other a 3.6L H6 with double overhead camshafts, and both are naturally aspirated gasoline units. Specifications, torque values and wiring diagrams run through the engine, cooling, transmission, drivetrain, suspension, brakes and electrical system.

Engines covered

• 2.5L flat-four — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.6L H6 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door wagon

Trims covered

• Base
• 2.5i
• 2.5i Limited
• 2.5i Premium
• 3.6R
• 3.6R Limited
• 3.6R Premium
• Limited

Known issues on the 2011 Outback. Owners filed 649 complaints for this year, with the power train accounting for 215, exterior lighting 117 and the engine 85. Among them, 23 complaints reported a crash, 6 a fire and 5 an injury. There are 16 recalls on the federal record for the 2011 Outback. The passenger frontal air bag features in several, covering certain 2011 Outback vehicles sold or registered in specified states whose inflator may rupture violently after its propellant ages in heat and humidity; dealers swap the inflator. Another applies to certain cars carrying a replacement mechanical-key ignition switch that can turn the engine off unexpectedly. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics address the transmission, lighting and engine systems involved.