# 2006 Subaru Forester gearbox change interval

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-forester-gearbox-change-interval/118702>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, forester\
**Created:** [June 5, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-forester-gearbox-change-interval/118702 "2018-06-05T18:33:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Vilma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Vilma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vilma)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-forester-gearbox-change-interval/118702/1 "2018-06-05T18:33:46Z")

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How many miles are recommended to change the manual transmission gear box?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-forester-gearbox-change-interval/118702/2 "2018-06-05T19:02:47Z")

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The entire gearbox? Only if it breaks.  
Or just the oil? I like every 50K miles.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-forester-gearbox-change-interval/118702/3 "2018-06-06T02:17:16Z")

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I’m wondering if the OP means what speeds to shift gears.

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-forester-gearbox-change-interval/118702/4 "2018-06-06T13:16:47Z")

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yet another very vague post.