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Bud Manstrong posted:Sounds like I've got a nest of baby birds chirping behind my dash when the air conditioning is on. Blower motor? Is it a symptom of anything in particular .. a worn out bearing.
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So I seem to be making a stupidly large mess everytime I do an oil change, I've been chirping around looking at the Fumoto oil valves, does anybody have any experience with those? Supposedly they are prone to leakage/road damage, but they would make life so much easier. Thoughts?
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Just Another XY posted:So I seem to be making a stupidly large mess everytime I do an oil change, I've been chirping around looking at the Fumoto oil valves, does anybody have any experience with those? I have one on my car, no problems so far. Makes it really easy to pull a sample for Blackstone too.
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Jul 6, 2010 19:26
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If you get a nice skidplate I'm sure road damage won't be a particular concern. Then again, that's what's keeping me from installing a Fumoto valve. 
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Cat Terrist posted:The belt is simply not under load when the air con is off - when the belt is not under load it wont squeak and yes I would agree with previous, it's more liekly the belt. Being newer, it's more likely to need to be retightened. Do that first. I tensioned the belt on Friday without improvement - there's also a fair amount of rust dust around the compressor which I've read is an indicator of compressor failure. I could tension it again, but I don't want to bend something. If I pull the belt off and freewheel the compressor with the A/C oon, I should be able to tell if the squeaking sound is the compressor or the belt slipping, right?
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Witness the shameless picwhoring of a proud new Subaru owner:  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image.  Click here for the full 1024x683 image. 2005 Legacy GT Wagon, 5-speed manual with STi shortshift and Momo knob. If you hate the wheels, blame me. They're 5Zigen Proracer ZR+520 in 18x8.5 shod with 225 Pirellis. The A-10 sticker came from the PO (a hog driver, obviously) but I insisted that it transfer with the sale. Sterndotstern fucked around with this message at 07:57 on Jul 7, 2010 |
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Jul 7, 2010 05:46
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Sterndotstern posted:Witness the shameless picwhoring of a proud new Subaru owner: Beautiful wagon, man. Congrats.
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I think the wheels look nice
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Had my first Subaru  moment. I went to replace the broken passenger taillight, and found that of the 5 nuts holding the taillight on, 4 of them are easily accessible through the same access panel you open to change bulbs. But the fifth one is completely impossible to get to without removing nearly all the interior from the back of the wagon. uggghhffOn the other hand, this 17-year-old new car went out for a 500-mile weekend road trip, and I had no problems whatsoever. I even got over 25MPG, and that includes at least 4 miles of cumulative elevation gain. Didn't really get any dramatic Subaru shots, but this is her near Chinook Pass:  Can you see what's missing from this photo  Also went over White Pass, twice, and up on Mount Rainier.  This is the view from Sunrise, 6 miles away and quadpus fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Jul 7, 2010 |
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Jul 7, 2010 06:24
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Sterndotstern posted:Witness the shameless picwhoring of a proud new Subaru owner: Undeniable proof Subaru CAN make a great looking car. How the gently caress they went from this gorgeous thing to the 2010 horror is beyond me
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Sterndotstern posted:
I see that your car has indeed put a smile on your face.
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Jul 7, 2010 07:02
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Super excellent GT wagon, man. That kind of thing is my biggest beef with Subaru, though. Why only one year for the stick? They're so all over the place with their option packages.
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warwick5s posted:Super excellent GT wagon, man. No demand for it. They're pretty hard to find, and they command a premium. I had a manual wagon as good as bought, and right before I jumped in the car to drive the couple hours to go take a look at it, the dealership called me back to tell me it was sold out from under me to someone who put down a deposit without even seeing the car. I ended up with a 2005 sedan. I love the car, and I have no regrets about it, but  wagons The option packages for the car were bizarre. Once they started offering navigation, you couldn't get it with a manual transmission at all - even on a fully optioned GT Limited - unless you sprung for the Spec.B. If you wanted to go with the Limited, I'm pretty sure you were required to have "wood" trim. I know they were aiming for a budget 3-series/G35 fighter originally, but the wood trim in these cars is completely unnecessary and pretty awful.
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Jul 7, 2010 15:17
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Yeah I think Mazda gave up selling the 6 wagon in stick shift too.
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Jul 7, 2010 16:16
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GT wagons make me feel tingly in my underpants. They're so amazing. I want one when I eventually grow up and move on from my face-punching Impreza wagon. I saw a 2.5i blobeye wagon near my parking lot at work that had a full "WRC" vinyl setup. I'll have to dump the picture off my cellphone, but it was a surprisingly well done vinyl job and must have taken forever.
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Where should I look to start if I want to get a little more power out of my 97 legacy wagon? It has an EJ255 i'm fairly certain. That's really my only complaint about the car, I just wish it had a little more pull to it. Car is completely stock as it sits right now
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Panda Bear posted:Where should I look to start if I want to get a little more power out of my 97 legacy wagon? It has an EJ255 i'm fairly certain. That's really my only complaint about the car, I just wish it had a little more pull to it. Car is completely stock as it sits right now A friend of mine who has a later-model nonturbo 2.5GT replaced his accessory pulley and mounted a ram intake to try and get more top-end power out of his car. I'm not really sure what you could do for the low end. If you want to go crazy, Techworks Engineering is a local engine builder that is kind of infamous for having a large-horsepower naturally aspirated Impreza. You will almost definitely need to get the car tuned for that, though, and I'm not familiar enough with the tuning options for nonturbos to talk about that. edit: http://web.archive.org/web/20061006012415/http://www.cobbtuning.com/tech/sohc/index.html not sure why Cobb keeps screwing up their website, but here's an archive of their SOHC build article. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Jul 7, 2010 |
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Oops, yeah, I did mean EJ25D. All these numbers can get confusing. Anyway, thanks! Those are some real interesting reads.
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I haven't seen it mentioned here, but it looks like there's a new 2.5L NA engine that's going into the '11 Forrester. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/01/subaru-forester-gets-new-engine-for-2011-improved-fuel-economy/ Fuel economy is only SLIGHTLY better, but it's a DOHC chain driven engine rather than SOHC belt driven. They claim it's an all new engine though which kind of saddens me. It seems decidedly low tech for an all new engine and they really need to start getting better mileage out of their non-turbo models or their sales boon is going to be short lived. One thing is certain though, this is the beginning of the end for the EJ series (since being all new this will have a different engine code.) This engine will probably replace the NA engines of the Impreza and Legacy next year. I wonder how long until they make a turbo variant. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Jul 7, 2010 |
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Jul 7, 2010 18:33
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GIVE US THE DIESEL!!
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I read the press release and noticed this:quote:• New optional TomTom Navigation System for 2.5X Premium includes removable 4.3-inch
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Cat Terrist posted:The belt is simply not under load when the air con is off - when the belt is not under load it wont squeak and yes I would agree with previous, it's more liekly the belt. Being newer, it's more likely to need to be retightened. Do that first. Well, I kept thinking about this all day and decided to pop the hood and put a little more tension on it. The belt squeal is gone now - the aircon belt wasn't as tight as the alternator belt, so I tightened it up slightly and it seems to have done the trick. I'll be putting another hundred miles on it tomorrow so we'll see if it's gone for good. I snapped a picture of my compressor and I'll post it tomorrow - there really is a lot of rust so I'll be curious what other people think.
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Just wanted to say, "Well, this is Automotive Insanity." It's taken two unemployed nerds most of the July 4th weekend and the last few nights to construct the following:   ...And if you're extremely nerdy too you can follow along and make the final thing yourself.  http://www.saturn.dti.ne.jp/~eastern/pcraft/index.html Be advised, they have the 2004, 2005 and 2006 rally models on there. The one we are working on is the 2005 model, with non-optional parts, that takes about 6 pages of paper. That took roughly 20 hours or so. The 2006 model has SIXTEEN, SIXTEEN pages. Godspeed, goons.
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CharlesM posted:GIVE US THE DIESEL!! Trust me, you don't want it.
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Really? Does it suck? That's funny because Subaru recently boasted the diesel is now 10% of sales in Australia.
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My endlinks are worn out and i've decided to upgrade. Here's my thoughts, let me know if I'm doing this wrong. Kartboy endlinks (and spacers) WhiteLine front and rear sways (24, 22)
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cmorrow001 posted:My endlinks are worn out and i've decided to upgrade. Also, did your Hush make a big difference? The 2.5L doesn't sound nearly as good as the 2.0L and I'm wondering if the Hush will make it rumblier for me.
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Man I want a hush so bad...
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I know I saw a recommendation for a replacement MTF and Diff fluid in this thread somewhere, but I can't seem to find where. I've got an 01 Legacy GT Ltd with a LSD in the rear and I'd like to do the fluids. The handy Chilton manual says I need 75w90 for both the Gearbox and Diff. If I remember right the recommendation was Shockproof brand, but not sure if I should get the heavy, light, or superlightweight versions? Also, do I need any special additive for the LSD?
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I am running fifty-fifty MT90 and (I think heavy) Shockproof. I think you have to get the kind without the friction modifier, as well.
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Jul 8, 2010 20:35
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I'm just running straight Castrol Synthetic Gear Oil in my wrx.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I am running fifty-fifty MT90 and (I think heavy) Shockproof. I think you have to get the kind without the friction modifier, as well. So 50304 and 58204?
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Amandyke posted:I'm just running straight Castrol Synthetic Gear Oil in my wrx. What kind? Don't forget, you have a hypoid gear in the transmission (for driving the front wheels) so you need something with friction modifiers in it (which regular transmission gear oil usually lacks). Hypoid gears slide sideways as they turn which requires a different type of lubrication. That's why GL5 is required. That's the catch 22 of a Subaru transmission. You need gear oil slippery enough so as not to wear the front diff, but it can't be too slippery because it will cause the synchros to misbehave.
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So more like This? Do I need to get some of the LSD additive they sell as well, or is that not needed?
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Err, right, you want it with the friction modifier, not without. I always mix those two up. Other than that, yes, MT90 and heavy shockproof is what the PO put in. I'm not sure if that's the best. He never touched the rear diff, which probably means that I'll have to do some research on that as well.
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Wait, I think I'm getting more confused...Amazon.com posted:Red Line 75W90 NS - a GL-5 which does not contain the friction modifiers for limited-slip hypoid differentials. This makes the transmission synchronizers come to equal speeds more quickly This seems to say the GL-5 is the oil without friction modifiers and I thought I needed those...
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Well, I don't think the GL-5 spec REQUIRES friction modifiers, it just has specifications that make it suitable for hypoid gearsets (which often involve using friction modifiers). The 75W90 NS is trying to cater specifically to the type of bind we are in where we need a GL-5 rated oil, but can't go overboard with the friction modifiers because it affects the operation of the transmission. Fun, isn't it?
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I never would have guessed gear oil got as complicated as that. OK - Am I correct in thinking that options are as follows? Transmission Fluid - RedLine 75w90NS? Or a 50/50 of 75w90NS and Shockproof Heavy? Rear LS Diff - Redline 75w90NS + LSD additive?
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For the most part, I think any GL-5 75w90 gear oil is fine for the rear differential for normal applications. Now, a cocktail I've used in the past for the transmission was 1qt Pennzoil Synchromesh, the rest Castrol Hypoy C 75w90 and I really liked it. Synchros worked great and it had good tolerance to 0F temps. Now, the Synchromesh isn't GL rated so there is a slight gamble there, but it is a widely used combo. I would like to say I have over 100k miles on my transmission with that combo but I can't because it got fragged. However, it blew up from the center differential failing in a amazing but gradual fashion, slowly littering my transmission internals with metal shards with very little outward signs of any problem util the bearings seized. So, it didn't die of gear oil related illness, but I really have no idea if my front diff was in good shape before the failure since it was completely toast afterwards. Edit: It looks like the cocktail i was using has fallen out of favor due to some oil analysis, so I wouldn't recommend it now. Honestly, I think I'm just going to use plain old Subaru Extra S from now on that it seems to be obtainable in quart bottles rather than a drum. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Jul 8, 2010 |
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bull3964 posted:What kind? I know it was GL-5 rated. But I can't definitly answer as to if it had the friction modifiers in it or not. I'll check when I get home. edit: Just checked the bottle. It specifically states that it exceeds requirements (yay marketing) for LSD's. Specifically it's Castrol Syntec Gear Oil: http://www.castrol.com/castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=82915494&contentId=7036193 Amandyke fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Jul 9, 2010 |
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