Parts for your 2016 Subaru Xv-Oil seals

2016 Subaru XV Oil Seals – Purpose, checks and when to replace

Oil seals are absolutely used on the 2016 Subaru XV. Subaru’s Factory Service Manual for the 2016 MY XV/Impreza (GP/GJ) – covering the FB20 engine, TR580 Lineartronic CVT/manual transmission, front/rear differentials and front axle sections – specifies multiple oil seals including crankshaft (front and rear main), camshaft, output/axle and differential pinion seals. Subaru’s official parts catalogue for the 2016 XV also lists these seals across the engine and driveline assemblies. So they’re very much relevant to this model.

On a 2016 XV, oil seals keep fluids in and contaminants out. They sit where rotating shafts exit housings, such as the front of the engine, the rear of the crank at the bellhousing, the camshafts, and where the driveshafts enter the transmission and differentials. When they’re healthy, engine oil, CVT fluid or gear oil stays put