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We might be twins, I used a lego brick separator too. I paid $15 for a 2 day access to Toyota's online repair manual to figure out where to pull to get all the plastic to come off. Now that I know I can get everything apart in 5 minutes.  Does Subaru have a similar online portal? I hate paying for that stuff but it was super useful.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Spent about 15 hours installing an Alpine iLX-107 in my 16 WRX over the weekend to replace my garbage Starlink piece of poo poo. I haven't done a head unit installation in probably 15-20 years. Holy poo poo that was a lot of stuff to program (!!) crimp, connect, assemble, snip off, un-crimp, re-crimp, un-crimp because I had it right, re-crimp, test and assemble. Of course I had to basically tear off every single front dash panel. Sup VA buddy  Luckily I had the double din Clarion unit the 2015 got so no starlink bullshit for me. Still needed to reverse engineering the USB colors though.
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Continuing my adventure from Saturday, I installed a new turbo inlet and put the new turbo in the FXT. gently caress that inlet install. I figured I’d have to cut the original one out so that was no surprise, but putting the new one in was so much worse than I really wanted to deal with. In the end it all went in, and I got everything back together without a massive amount of frustration (but not none). Still waiting on a new EGT probe to be fully back on the road, but everything else is done. New turbo installed  The new motherfucker inlet  All buttoned up  As a bonus, I cleaned up my original 216k mile turbo. Looks pretty good actually!  
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Aug 14, 2018 23:36
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xzzy posted:We might be twins, I used a lego brick separator too. Yes they do! $35 for 3 days, you can search by Vin and save everything as a PDF for later use. https://techinfo.subaru.com/stis/#/login
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um excuse me posted:Sup VA buddy Did your USB not come up behind the stock unit into some weird 4-pin square-ish plug? Crutchfield didn't have an adapter, but I found this on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DJ4KVQ6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Plugs into the male/female USB cord that came with the Alpine unit and made it super easy. xzzy posted:We might be twins, I used a lego brick separator too. Not sure, actually! Luckily just about all the clips were on the sides. Once I got a couple popped off, I could just pull the panel and the rest would just come out.
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Aug 15, 2018 00:11
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Spliced it right in so they're two live connectors as poorly displayed below:  That harness disnt exist when I changed the radio out. That head unit went in October 2015. um excuse me fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Aug 15, 2018 |
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Aug 15, 2018 00:22
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Continuing my adventure from Saturday, I installed a new turbo inlet and put the new turbo in the FXT. gently caress that inlet install. I figured I’d have to cut the original one out so that was no surprise, but putting the new one in was so much worse than I really wanted to deal with. In the end it all went in, and I got everything back together without a massive amount of frustration (but not none). Still waiting on a new EGT probe to be fully back on the road, but everything else is done. The only way we've ever found to make it easier is either remove the inlet runners OR cable tie the protuding bits into a tighter package. And still wish for death because gently caress WHOMEVER DECIDED THE INLET GOES UNDER THE INTAKE RUNNERS. gently caress THEM TO HELL
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:The only way we've ever found to make it easier is either remove the inlet runners OR cable tie the protuding bits into a tighter package. I was definitely not taking the manifold off. I used gentle prodding with a flat blade screwdriver to pop the protruding pieces through the tight spots and creative contortion along with the magical restorative powers of screams and curses. I’ve seen people online saying “oh it was easy!”, and I told my wife those people are liars and communists.
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Aug 15, 2018 01:10
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Lube helps, like the stuff for pulling wire or just soapy water. Given the turbo location, under the mainfold is better and less restrictive than the old multiple sharp 90 degree bends setup. Of course, a big loving rotated turbo is my preference.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I was definitely not taking the manifold off. I used gentle prodding with a flat blade screwdriver to pop the protruding pieces through the tight spots and creative contortion along with the magical restorative powers of screams and curses. I’ve seen people online saying “oh it was easy!”, and I told my wife those people are liars and communists. I've also heard people saying it's easy. Absolute bullshit. It takes us nearly two hours on the rally car. And that has things removed which would make it easier and also a silicone pipe. Thank gently caress the BRZ's intake is free and thence we can do something different
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It was totally easy to do when I had the intake manifold off and the engine outside of the car. Why does Subaru do stupid things like this?
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That Alpine install looks nuts. I called a guy for a quote to get it bought and installed in my Forester and he quoted me $1K for the unit + install. Looking at what the install actually takes seems like it'd be worth it.
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mekilljoydammit posted:It was totally easy to do when I had the intake manifold off and the engine outside of the car. Every make has some stupid thing that's hard to do.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I've also heard people saying it's easy. Everybody who reviews any aftermarket product has to  about how quick it was to put in. Perrin AOS install? If you give a single gently caress about doing things right there’s no loving way it took you just 45 minutes to get that goddamn octopus contraption installed you dickbag, especially with their retarded instructions (it does work really well though).
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Aug 15, 2018 12:40
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BoyBlunder posted:That Alpine install looks nuts. Yeah it is pretty involved, there are a ton of connections that need to be made, especially if you opt to put in the back up camera. There's even an option to tap into the obd2 port and get on screen data. Way more poo poo going on than the last time I put a head unit in.. back in the 90'a.  But if you enjoy tinkering it's not rocket surgery, just gotta be plan ahead. But it is wayyyyy faster to pay someone else to do it and is probably the smart move.
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i own every Bionicle posted:Everybody who reviews any aftermarket product has to Mine wasn't that hard. Dont put the nipples and fittings on until you push it through, slather it with Dawn, then attach it to the turbo first then to the intercooler.
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Aug 15, 2018 14:06
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Subaru forgot to finish welding the Ascent. https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/subaru-ascent-recall-missing-welds/
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BoyBlunder posted:That Alpine install looks nuts. $1k is just north of what I paid for all the poo poo from Crutchfield. $700 for the unit, then $185 for all the wiring/harnesses. I should have just paid someone to do it since I dedicated blew a whole weekend to putting it in, but I'm an EE, so I like wire diagrams and wiring poo poo up myself. If I had to do it again right now, I could probably get it done in 4 hours or so, knowing exactly what I need to do. Incorrectly wiring my parking brake bypass module up set me back a whole shitload of time. xzzy posted:Yeah it is pretty involved, there are a ton of connections that need to be made, especially if you opt to put in the back up camera. There's even an option to tap into the obd2 port and get on screen data. Yeah I ran the OBD reader. The gauge screen Alpine has is actually pretty decent and customizable. It's pretty cool to be able to see all that info. It can track your 0-60 and quarter-mile times too, haha. And don't forget the programmable Maestro iDataLink module needed for the steering wheel controls. That you have to plug into your computer, install their lovely web plugin, login to their website with IE. Not Chrome. Not Firefox. Not Edge, which is loving weird. Regular old IE, otherwise ,their plugin can't see your module. And it says you should be running WinXP  It's pretty easy to program, and you get to actually pick what you want to map all the buttons to, but still.
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bull3964 posted:Subaru forgot to finish welding the Ascent. Never buy first gen rule still stands!
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bull3964 posted:Subaru forgot to finish welding the Ascent. Big yikes.
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It's a little overblown as it affects nine customers. In other news, Subaru finally told me that they have too many embassadors in the Hartford CT area. I'm on a wait list. Oh well I tried.
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um excuse me posted:It's a little overblown as it affects nine customers. If it was a Tesla there would be a 2000 post TESLA IS DOOMED in C-SPAM, the shorters would be pumping out articles, mass hysteria, Musk tweets, cats would be friends with dogs......
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I absolutely agree. Jalopnik posted about new model 3 bumpers falling off with two confirmed cases. That's an even worse case of overhyping an issue. I worked at Pratt and Whitney when the Hawaiian Airlines flight blew up the front of one of it's GP7000 engines. That's still an ongoing issue that affects ALL Airbus A380s but where in the news is that? Media outlets dictate what is newsworthy and it's almost all trash. Meanwhile the EJ257 ringlands are definitely not defective. um excuse me fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Aug 15, 2018 |
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um excuse me posted:Meanwhile the EJ257 ringlands are definitely not defective. Actually the type RA got “strengthened” pistons (not forged), which then quietly moved into the regular STI as well for this year AFAIK. So maybe they finally fixed it?  Of course it’s right before they finally kill that engine. You’d hope.
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Is there any real reason to get the official Subaru windshield vs aftermarket (much cheaper)?
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i own every Bionicle posted:Actually the type RA got “strengthened” pistons (not forged), which then quietly moved into the regular STI as well for this year AFAIK. So maybe they finally fixed it? RA pistons don't look a whole lot different or better https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2877380
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A/C is failing on the XT. It was only sorta cold yesterday but the weather was blazing hot. Today I heard a faint whine inside when the A/C was running that stopped when I shut it off. Popped the hood and there's a grinding noise coming from the compressor. Called the dealership -- turns out this is a known issue. Parts are on backorder and they won't order aren't until they make a formal diagnosis. They won't give a loaner for the duration, and they have no loaners available today. So instead of going to the gym today, I have to sit there for them to diagnose what we already know, then have a poorly-temperature-controlled car in loving August for at least a week, and then maybe the car will get fixed. Still better off than my buddy with the failed CTS-V differential that no longer is available and which is being redesigned. edit: three hours of my life later, yeah, shocker, that's the problem and now my car interior continues to be hot as hell until the part comes in. tetrapyloctomy fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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FXT is back on the road. No issues as far as I can tell apart from the normal spilled oil and coolant burning off on the test drive.
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tetrapyloctomy posted:Still better off than my buddy with the failed CTS-V differential that no longer is available and which is being redesigned. What year?
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Larrymer posted:What year? 2009, I think. Manual wagon in the tricoat black.
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Kreez posted:I'm getting sick of re-attaching the front bumper and side skirts on my 2010 base model Impreza seemingly more and more often, as the forestry roads around here seem to get worse and worse each year. I've heard some pretty intense smashes from under the car as well, though nothing seems to have been seriously damaged yet. I've been poking around ads for Outbacks and Foresters. It's not a stupid idea. That's basically what the "outback" versions of various cars were. Same car with an inch or two of lift. I was half jokingly considering doing that with my 2011 WRX, and was basically a strut swap.
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I have a 2009 OBS as a winter beater and have had the bumper and front under tray/fender liners come loose in the winter a few times after getting packed with snow and never had that problem with my other Subaru’s. It’s possible the PO hosed it all up but in general all that stuff seems flimsy on these cars.
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tetrapyloctomy posted:2009, I think. Manual wagon in the tricoat black. Apologies for the derail in advance. Wow. I know the gen 1 cars had rear diff issues because it was way undersized for the car it was in (believe it was the same one from the Solstice GXP in a car with 100+ more hp and gobs more torque and weighing 1000lb more...) but thought the gen 2 cars were ok. I know they changed the axle sizes relative left to right to help with it and thought the diffs survived at that point. Guess it wasn't enough. Is he going with an aftermarket (9"?) diff now or something instead?
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Larrymer posted:Apologies for the derail in advance.
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First real test drive with some distance today on the FXT. Throttle response seems improved, and the turbo seems to spool faster with the catless pipe. Maybe it’s confirmation bias, but the car feels improved.
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Anyone have any idea how new tires can lead to one of my brakes cooking off in normal driving? I recently had my 2013 Impreza at the dealer getting a faulty TPS sensor swapped out in addition to two new tires. Only those two were worn out enough to warrant replacing following the service department's suggestion. I don't know if they shaved the new set to match the remaining set which seems wasteful. If not, it could explain why they said I should come back in September. This was two Fridays ago and today after getting out of my car I noticed a smell that I would describe as hot and slightly burned. I didn't think much of it at first but I immediately noticed it again after driving a bit and getting out. I eventually narrow the source of the smell to the driver's side rear wheel which was ridiculously hot; hot enough that water sprinkled on the steel wheel sizzled right off. I can only assume the brake is partially engaging while I'm driving because it's the only thing that I can think of that could make just that wheel that hot and the smell is exactly the same as the outside of a commuter train after stopping at a train station. The weird thing is I only just noticed it today which is a hard thing to miss when it's on the driver's side and today was actually one of the coolest days this month. Plus the car drives normally enough with no drift or no hint of abnormal slowing down while coasting. A possible reason why it's excessively engaging is that the mismatched tires is causing the AWD system to engage the brakes to match tire rotations which makes sense since I think the new tires are on the front. (Not entirely sure since the tires were also rotated so I can't be sure which side the invoice is referring to.) But then why now and why only on the driver's side? In any case, I'll have to take it in to the dealer again to get that looked at. That definitely cannot be good for my brakes especially since I tend to top out at 80 mph during my commute. I'm also worried what the tire pressure looked like while the wheel was still hot. 
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Don't run tires of different tread depths. That'll gently caress up a lot more than your brakes.
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Hey goons, I'm shopping for a new car, and I think I've landed on getting a 2018 Impreza 2.0i Sport. Anything I should be aware of before buying?
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honda whisperer posted:Yes they do! $35 for 3 days, you can search by Vin and save everything as a PDF for later use. Is there some sort of trick to downloading the pdfs? I'd like to save a local copy of the service manual, diagrams and all, but all I've come up with is using the print function on each chapter and just saving as a .pdf. 
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tetrapyloctomy posted:A/C is failing on the XT. It was only sorta cold yesterday but the weather was blazing hot. Today I heard a faint whine inside when the A/C was running that stopped when I shut it off... '06 forester XT here, and just started having this issue a couple of weeks ago. Right before a 600 mile drive in 95 degree weather. How much was it going to be to fix?
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