2018 Subaru Forester Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2018 Subaru Forester keeps to a four-door sport utility body with two gasoline flat-fours, a turbocharged 2.0L of 122 cubic inches and a naturally aspirated 2.5L of 152 cubic inches, both carrying double overhead camshafts. The twelve trims listed include the 2.0XT Limited, 2.0XT Premium, 2.0XT Touring, the 2.5i family, and plain Limited, Premium and Touring, as well as the XT. Specifications and diagnostics address the engine, fuel system, brakes and body.

Engines covered

• 2.0L flat-four (122 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
• 2.5L flat-four (152 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• 2.0XT Limited
• 2.0XT Premium
• 2.0XT Touring
• 2.5i
• 2.5i Convenience
• 2.5i Limited
• 2.5i Premium
• 2.5i Touring
• Limited
• Premium
• Touring
• XT

Known issues on the 2018 Forester. The 2018 Forester appears in 3 recalls on the federal record. On certain 2018 Forester vehicles the low-pressure fuel pump in the tank can fail and stall the engine on the move. Certain 2018 Forester vehicles with heated seats may lose the passenger air bag if a connector for the occupant detection system loosens. And on certain 2018 Forester vehicles, 3,654 in that campaign, the certification label may give the wrong wheel size, tire size and inflation pressure, so dealers apply a corrected label. Visibility/wiper tops the 493 complaints with 135, ahead of air bags (96); 26 complaints reported a crash. Fuel system procedures apply.