02-144-13R

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SERVICE BULLETIN
APPLICABILITY:	2012 (AFTER VIN C*411693)- 14 MY
Forester Models with 2.5L FB Engines
SUBJECT:	Surface Treatment Change To Oil
Control Piston Rings
NUMBER:
DATE:
REVISED:
02-144-13R
09/25/13
08/28/2014
NOTE: Service Bulletin 02-144-13R (Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston
Rings) has been deleted from STIS and has been replaced with Service Bulletin 02-157-14
(Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings).
If you have copies of 02-144-13 or 02-144-13R please discard and refer to 02-157-14 for the
latest repair procedure.
CAUTION: VEHICLE SERVICING PERFORMED BY UNTRAINED PERSONS COULD
RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THOSE PERSONS OR TO OTHERS.
Subaru Service Bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians ONLY. They
are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur in some vehicles,
or to provide information that could assist in the proper servicing of the vehicle. Properly
trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions, and know-how to
do the job correctly and safely. If a condition is described, DO NOT assume that this
Service Bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition.
Bulletin Number: 02-144-13R; Date: 08/28/2014
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