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Welp. My '05 outback xt has been in the shop for a week getting the heads pulled off to check the valves in my latest attempt to figure out why I'm only getting 30psi in cylinder 4. The shop found nothing wrong with the heads, so that pretty much leaves the ring land as the culprit, but a quick look shows nothing catastrophic. the engine was otherwise healthy apart from the misfires that started this adventure. The turbo still looks brand new (it was replaced last year around this time), and I can't really afford a whole new engine, nor do I want to roll the dice on a used one out of someone's hooner, So how about a new short block, or a rebuilt one? I've read about swapping them out for supa tuna ones out of an sti, but I mostly just DD it and like to scare my passengers every now and then.
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Ruh roh!quote:WASHINGTON — Subaru is recalling 2002-'07 Imprezas and 2003-'08 Foresters and Saab is recalling 2005-'06 9-2Xs because of a suspension problem that could result in loss of vehicle control, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall totals 295,123 cars.
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Sep 12, 2011 21:39
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There is a big white puddle of thick grease on my brick driveway this morning. One of the whiteline ball joint boots that I just paid to have put on has already split. gently caress them. They havent even been on 1000 miles.
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Sep 12, 2011 21:57
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Ruh roh! Odd that it covers the GD Imprezas but not the GC/GF even though the wagons all share the same control arm design and presumably the same rustproofing.
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Sep 12, 2011 22:24
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Fantastic. Can't wait to drop it off for new control arms  Edit: Crap they're gonna inspect first. My car is pretty rust free 
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Sep 12, 2011 22:35
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Yeah, mine is pretty rust free as well even though I'm in western PA. Still though, extra rustproofing if they don't replace isn't bad. I may schedule a time to get this and the cold weather fuel smell done sometime this november, just get it all done at once.
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Sep 12, 2011 23:16
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Blaise posted:If you're in an OBD2-only state (no sniffer) you'll pass with CEL suppression via Open Source or Cobb or whatever flash you use. I'm PA 'legal' with no cats... and soon I won't have TGV or any of that other crap either. I am! Thanks.
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Sep 12, 2011 23:19
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I figure I'd post this here and let you guys get a kick out of it. This is the upper coolant reservoir on my 02 wrx. I noticed some steam coming out of the hood after some routine maintenance and the smell of burning coolant. So I decided to pop the hood and take a look. How in the gently caress? It's just ... off.  Seriously, how the gently caress does that even happen? Rust? Did something blow up and just fall off? It really looks like a piece is missing. All I need this car to do is hold out until I get my new one. Between this and the potential for "catastrophic loss of steering", the next few weeks should be interesting.
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Sep 13, 2011 00:10
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Yeah, there were rumblings this was going to happen. I don't think Subaru Canada has announced anything yet. Too bad it came out after I've already swapped my bent OEM steel pieces for new aluminum wonderments. Same thing! Dammit!
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Sep 13, 2011 00:52
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Ruh roh! So they include WV,MD,DC but not VA (specifically Northern VA)? Awewsome 
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Sep 13, 2011 02:13
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So goodbye Direzza Star Specs, you only lasted 20k miles. Hello Yokohama YK520's. You're rated for 60k miles. Let's roll! toplitzin fucked around with this message at 12:37 on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Sep 13, 2011 12:31
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I am looking to pick up some junker wheels for winter use and I can get a set of 4 outback wheels for 100 bucks or less, when question is, will they fit? Has Subarus offset and bolt pattern ever been incompatible between outbacks and imprezas? I did a little research and got this: quote:Subaru uses a pattern called 5/100 ( meaning 5 bolts and 100 mm in between) EXCEPT the Tribeca that uses 5/113,5 and Justy 4/100 (also Impreza STI( 5/133,5)) This leads me to believe that it would fit, now will it clear the brakes and what not? My brakes don't really come off as being big so I don't know... any help?
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Sep 13, 2011 18:37
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Airbone Operation posted:I am looking to pick up some junker wheels for winter use and I can get a set of 4 outback wheels for 100 bucks or less, when question is, will they fit? Has Subarus offset and bolt pattern ever been incompatible between outbacks and imprezas? I did a little research and got this: What car you have might be useful in answering your question.
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Sep 13, 2011 19:44
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haha I thought I put that in there, 2011 WRX edit: 17x8 5x100 +53 offset stock, other subaru wheels vary in offset from 55 to 48 but that is within 5 of my stock offset so I guess clearing brakes would be the only issue right?
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Sep 13, 2011 19:49
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Airbone Operation posted:haha I thought I put that in there, 2011 WRX Yea, rotor size will be your only issue. Alas, I don't know much about the newer imprezas. What size are the outback wheels or what year are they from? c355n4 fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Sep 13, 2011 20:01
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Airbone Operation posted:haha I thought I put that in there, 2011 WRX for what it is worth, 17s clear my 10 LGT. I'd imagine the same holds true for a WRX -- I doubt there's any major difference in clearance between the two.
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Sep 13, 2011 20:10
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I ran stock 2002 WRX 16s on my 2011 last winter, no issues. I believe the only fitment issues you are going to find with subaru 16s is on the 2006 WRX with its 4 pots. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Sep 13, 2011 20:32
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bull3964 posted:I ran stock 2002 WRX 16s on my 2011 last winter, no issues. Certain OEM/JDM Subaru 16s will clear them.
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Sep 13, 2011 20:50
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I just slapped my grandmothers 02 outback's on my wrx and they fit aside from the taller tire on the wheel. That years wheel is 16x6.5 +48 and had 225/60/16s on it. I don't know what wheels the guy has, he has been a subaru mechanic for like 25 years or more and has tons of subaru parts/cars/crap around his shop. He said he doesn't know much about new stuff, but I guess it should work. What size 16" tire do I need? Like a 185 something? edit: I guess 215/55/16 will be proper
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Sep 13, 2011 20:51
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Airbone Operation posted:I just slapped my grandmothers 02 outback's on my wrx and they fit aside from the taller tire on the wheel. That years wheel is 16x6.5 +48 and had 225/60/16s on it. I don't know what wheels the guy has, he has been a subaru mechanic for like 25 years or more and has tons of subaru parts/cars/crap around his shop. He said he doesn't know much about new stuff, but I guess it should work. What size 16" tire do I need? Like a 185 something? For the effort, what about just ordering a wheel/tire combo from TireRack that you will know will fit? (I meant steelies) It doesn't sound like you have tires picked out yet, so they could arrive pre-installed for your convenience too. Sockington fucked around with this message at 21:10 on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Sep 13, 2011 21:02
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Sockington posted:Certain OEM/JDM Subaru 16s will clear them. Yeah, I just meant as a general rule other years you really don't have to worry about any of them. Airbone Operation, yes 215/55/16 would be the right size for the '11 in 16.
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Sep 13, 2011 21:04
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Money. Oil is almost a dollar more expensive than last year at this time, the more I can save the warmer I get to be
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So this old 98 Outback has been having an issue with codes P0301 and P0302 (cylinders #1 and #2 misfire) for about 20k miles. It would only happen during high load, and since my dad owned it at the time he liked to take it to the dealership. They claimed that they couldn't figure it out from only testing the plug wire resistance (10k Ohms) and left it at that. Nothing happened for a while and the light stayed off as I drove with keeping it off in mind (no >3500 rpm in 5th seemed to work) but today despite this driving style it still came on. So checking all the ignition components myself I found a ton of issues with just a quick glance. The most obvious problem was this:  Which one of these is not like the others? So with that cleaned up I checked the resistance across them, the haynes manual says it should be between 18k-24.5k Ohms. These only got 7k across both 1/2 and 3/4. Not good. On top of all this I noticed that the plug wires were as grimy as the components that had never been replaced. I don't have any old Subarus to compare to so here's where I seek the infinite knowledge of AI, are these original OEM plug wires? They say "1998" on them which suggests that they were made in 1998, but I don't want to jump to conclusions here.  Fortunately my dad was a big fan of paperwork and he has every single service record for the car since he bought it, and according to them the plugs were replaced at the scheduled intervals (60k and 120k) and the car has 163k on it now. No mention of the wires so they very well could be original. I just tested the wires and I get about 5k Ohms which is within spec, but not anywhere near what the dealership claims. I know dealership repair work is a rip-off but this is such a blindingly obvious problem I'm blown away that they couldn't diagnose it. I'm tempted to go back and demand they fix this poo poo but at this point there isn't really much of a reason to ever take it back there. For now I just cleaned the contact on the coil pack and reset the CEL. Just doing that made the car much easier to start, before it would take a second or two before firing and now it's instant, even when cold.
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Lord Gaga posted:There is a big white puddle of thick grease on my brick driveway this morning. One of the whiteline ball joint boots that I just paid to have put on has already split. gently caress them. They havent even been on 1000 miles. Been back and forth with Whiteline USA about this via email for a couple days now. Looks like they're going to send a replacement boot and possibly a new set of front end links for the trouble this has caused given the ridiculously fast failure rate. Helps that I had a shop install and press in the joints and have dated receipts for everything too. They were installed August 16, 2011. Purchased new July 30, 2011. Failed and leaked on my driveway Sept 10th-12th.
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law abiding rapist posted:So this old 98 Outback has been having an issue with codes P0301 and P0302 (cylinders #1 and #2 misfire) for about 20k miles. It would only happen during high load, and since my dad owned it at the time he liked to take it to the dealership. They claimed that they couldn't figure it out from only testing the plug wire resistance (10k Ohms) and left it at that. I'm going to guess he took it to Stevens Creek, or maybe Diablo?
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CharlesM posted:I'm going to guess he took it to Stevens Creek, or maybe Diablo? Close, downtown Oakland.
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Oh, I don't know anything about their service department, but their parts guy wouldn't order anything for me because I didn't have a VIN#. Turd.
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It's me again, this time with a question about wheel bearings for a Forester (2002 L). Apart from the bearings themselves, are there any seals and/or rings needed? Is subaruonlineparts.com the best place to get them from? Rockauto?
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CharlesM posted:Oh, I don't know anything about their service department, but their parts guy wouldn't order anything for me because I didn't have a VIN#. Turd. I usually go in with the part number which makes it much easier. Between opposedforces, subarupartsforyou, and subarugenuineparts you can look up pretty much any part number and know how much it's going to cost before you get to the dealer.
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Yeah, back when I did this they only had parts diagrams for a few models online. I put later model brake hoses and clips on my '99 Forester since I changed to 2006 XT struts. They are exactly the same except they don't use the stupid clips that you have to dremel out or remove the brake hoses to change the struts.
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I bought 4 16" wheels off of a 2002 impreza (wrx maybe? I don't know I didn't see the donor car and I am not good at wheels) and they had new winter tires in 205/55/16 which is a little small BUT for 4 wheels/tires mounted and balanced for 375, it seems pretty good. I could have got the wheels for 200 but then winter tires would have cost another 4-500 bucks so... I think it worked well.
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Someone clipped my bumper and driver's side headlight. The bumper is fine, I can buff out the damage, but the headlight lens and the housing needs to be replaced (some of the reflective pieces on the housing are broken as well. Currently I'm doing well with my packing tape lens, but I need to replace it. I'm coming up on something odd though, I've been to subarupartsforyou and subarupartswholesale, and I'm not sure what I need. Part # 84001AG51B seems to be the entire headlight, bulbs and all. If I look on wholesale though, it gives me the option to buy just the lens and housing, but it's more expensive. Is there some other part number I should be looking for? '08 LGT, by the way. In addition, if anyone has a left headlight laying around, I'd be happy to take it off your hands.
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What is the recommended boost gauge and gauge pod? I have been looking at the ebay spt omori gauge, the opinion is that the light is too bright and it doesn't dim. I also don't know about just hanging the pod off the column cover. I was thinking of getting just getting jegs VDO gauges and the ebay clock replacement. The 2 pod thing that replaces the stock gauge bezel looks cool, but I haven't really seen it anywhere. Is there a cheap place to get it?
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blindjoe posted:What is the recommended boost gauge and gauge pod? I have been looking at the ebay spt omori gauge, the opinion is that the light is too bright and it doesn't dim. I also don't know about just hanging the pod off the column cover. I am using a JCS cubby pod and STRI boost gauge. I think it was right around $200 for the whole setup:  Pod: http://www.jcspods.com/subarugt.html Gauge: https://www.bostonmotorsports.com Bojanglesworth fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Sep 15, 2011 |
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blindjoe posted:What is the recommended boost gauge and gauge pod? I have been looking at the ebay spt omori gauge, the opinion is that the light is too bright and it doesn't dim. I also don't know about just hanging the pod off the column cover. I have this OEMish (made by defi, sold by subaru) thing in my LGT  Matches exactly by way too expensive ($600). The temp guage has gotten a touch flaky after 60k mi -- it still works, but every 10k mi or so it stops working briefy and comes back to life. I think i have a loose wire somewhere, but  With typical LGT MPGs. :p Wow, my car had only 40k on it when I took that. nm fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Sep 15, 2011 |
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Sep 15, 2011 17:54
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nm posted:What car? Sorry, I have a 2002 WRX, not something new and fancy like those are.
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nm posted:With typical LGT MPGs. :p Wow, my car had only 40k on it when I took that. I got better gas mileage than that with a blown motor
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Yeah, holy hell. Even if I beat on my '11 WRX I can't get it to go much below 18mpg for a tank in hilly PA.
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nm posted:What car? Have you changed injectors? Because that will mess with the reading on the screen.
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AFewBricksShy posted:Someone clipped my bumper and driver's side headlight. The bumper is fine, I can buff out the damage, but the headlight lens and the housing needs to be replaced (some of the reflective pieces on the housing are broken as well. Currently I'm doing well with my packing tape lens, but I need to replace it. One more thing, there's some on ebay for $160, is that risky to buy? It's about half of what the online stores are charging.
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