Does anyone know if the Ascent factory service manual is available and where it can be had?
Yes this is the same as always, I guess. On the Outback forum, there are links to free versions for the differnt years. I have both 2005-2006 for my cars. I suppose I will pony up. I doubt I will ever own an Ascent. All I really wanted was the (2) procedures for the front and rear sway bar bushings. I was not able to get great pictures off the local dealer Ascent. My design software program is on the glitch and I need to produce install instructions for CKE SSP bushings.Per @Rgashton and @Robert.Mauro :
"The link for the service manual and other PDFs is: https://techinfo.subaru.com/stis/#/login
Robert.Mauro pointed me to it. It's a paid subscription for it, but ANYONE can get access. I paid for the 3-day subscription, $35,
I've never heard of, until now, revisions to factory service manuals (FSM). I've seen amendments to the FSM thru TSB or alike.Right. Because things change. It is the only way to make sure you have the most up to date info.
I've never heard of, until now, revisions to factory service manuals (FSM). I've seen amendments to the FSM thru TSB or alike.
The online access or electronic documents are just something that every industries is moving toward. There are less and less need of paper copies these days ... just a technological progression.
Actually, it's kinda better than that. Trey hits upon a lot of it. For $35, you can access everything (for 3 days) on the car (and on many many more Subies), and download it all. Most of the stuff is already in PDF form. In the case of the FSM, it's HTML with a print option that will allow you to print to PDF via most browsers.Does Subaru not offer this as a book you can purchase? Only online access?
Very interesting. So is the service manual on its own not updated with the corrections and have to download separately? If so, I might hold off until it's updated in 1 document versus having to look through several...I paid $35 today for access to 3 days of downloads of the service shop manuals for Subaru from techinfo.subaru.com. I chose to download 2008 STI, 2016 WRX, 2018 Outback, and 2019 Ascent.
The reason I mention this is because there are also other downloads available and one was particularly interesting: pages and pages of corrections to the Ascent service manual. Subaru must have made some changes along the way in the manufacturing process of the Ascent.
I also frequent the Outback forum, and those people are livid about the terrible infotainment unit in the 2018 Outback. When the original head unit fails customers are getting refurbished units from Subaru. They are not a happy bunch! I will be visiting my dealer soon, because I have the same problems others are experiencing. That is the main reason I downloaded the service manual.