# Fuel Filter on 2005 Subaru Outback

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-filter-on-2005-subaru-outback/38790>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, filters, subaru, gasoline\
**Created:** [October 30, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-filter-on-2005-subaru-outback/38790 "2009-10-30T00:03:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Subaru\_Boykin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Subaru\_Boykin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Subaru_Boykin)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-filter-on-2005-subaru-outback/38790/1 "2009-10-30T00:03:25Z")

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Where’s the fuel filter located on a 2005 Subaru Outback with the 3.0L H6 engine?

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-filter-on-2005-subaru-outback/38790/2 "2009-10-30T00:07:22Z")

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In 2005-present all Legacy/Outback have it inside the fuel tank. Not sure if any change interval is specified anymore.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-filter-on-2005-subaru-outback/38790/3 "2009-10-30T00:22:14Z")

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There will be an external fuel filter. They are usually under the car, On Subaru’s, in the center under the back seat.

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-filter-on-2005-subaru-outback/38790/4 "2009-10-30T11:09:11Z")

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There is not an external filter in 2005+ for Subaru. You must remove the fuel pump from the access port underneath the back seat to get at it.

Before this year Subaru had the fuel filter very easily changeable right under the hood. Not sure what drove the design change.