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Rescue Toaster posted:Anyone have particular luck with battery replacements for the newer Subarus that eat batteries? In my case a 2019 Forester, the EFB battery needs to be replaced and I was on the fence about getting another EFB or an AGM. The only EFB's available are from the dealer for a small fortune, or an autozone Duralast Platinum EFB for $250. There's various AGM options since I've heard the Optimas aren't necessarily worth it quality-wise anymore. When I last replaced the battery in my BRZ I found it was quite a bit cheaper to get a Costco membership and one of their Interstate AGM batteries than an AGM battery from Advance, Autozone, etc (if they even had any in stock). For some reason I can't find a 2019 Forester in their battery finder, but if it takes a group 35 size like it seems a lot of other Subarus do it shouldn't be hard to find.
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 I've owned this car for 17 years. JFC what the hell
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Feb 25, 2023 11:25
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And your rear wheel arches aren't rusting away to nothing?  Seriously, that looks great. Wish the future of my hawkeye was looking that bright.
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Post repair report. Turned out that the radiator was leaking from along the top, so my theory is that either the PO or dealership that I purchased it from dumped stop leak in it and either that caused the headgasket to go, or the HG was already blown as well and neither the PO or dealership wanted to put any money into it before passing it on. Anyway, replaced radiator, headgaskets, timing belt and tensioner and water pump. Also new head bolts. And an oil change. And new Subaru coolant. I lucked out so much, because with working at a dealership myself, the parts were discounted and the master tech is taking my old Jeep Grand Cherokee as payment for his services! Seems to be running smoother and quieter now, but I'm willing to concede it could be psychosomatic. Hope everything holds together! Car is pretty good on gas when I'm just commuting back and forth to work and is just as much fun as my motorcycle on the back roads and twisties! May have to visit the Back of the Dragon!
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Guys, I don't know who talk to about this. I am bad at cars, my dad is bad at cars and his dad before him just rode the train. I own a 2021 Outback purchased in October of 2020. It has less than 25k miles on it and I've done the work as it comes time for it. Yesterday when I went to pick my kids up from school, I turned the car off, walked to get them and when we got back, it wouldn't start. I tried to get a couple different jumps, finally called roadside (should've done that in the first place but my sis was in from out of town and she really wanted to see these kids man) Dude shows up, he manages to jump my car. Says they put this grease on the batteries that are bad for conduction. If he were me I'd go straight to the dealer (all under my 3 miles warranty) It's really bad day for this guys, kids, family, work, etc. I decided to go home and wait a bit. Sure enough an hour later, car doesn't turn on. I call roadside, they sent a tow and took it over. During that time I found what were 2 different recalls but the advisor keeps saying my car is good and there are no recalls. They're picking me up in about 2 hours to get my car back. (Battery change and oil change too since I'm close enough 500 miles till I'm due) Wish me luck. also after two years of having this car: I just want my buttons and dials for radio stuff back  Oh and the tow guy said their whole day is picking up Outbacks and Jeeps 
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Mar 9, 2023 17:40
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What's your weather like? Subaru is putting some poo poo-tier batteries in the cars lately.
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Mar 9, 2023 18:25
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Motronic posted:It's almost never the cap. Until it is. I've seen it. It seems to have been the cap. My wallet is $51.61 lighter and I mangled the stupid clip for the teather, but I haven't had any issues since replacement. By the end, I had to torque the cap whenever I got home or else the lights would come on about 3/4 of the way to work the next morning, I don't miss that at all.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:What's your weather like? Subaru is putting some poo poo-tier batteries in the cars lately. There’s also a starlink parasitic load thing that can happen too. Outbackforums said there’s a parasitic load test that can be done but the first step is to just warranty swap the battery.
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Mar 9, 2023 18:47
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I've never had a battery last longer than 3 years on any vehicle I've had.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:
it's hideous
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Mar 10, 2023 02:32
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My wife and I have East Penn flooded batteries in our Subarus (2005 Legacy and 2013 Crosstrek) and they're both about 4.5 years old and still going strong. I generally have them load tested every spring and fall when I swap the tires out, and once they drop below their rated CCA it'll be time to replace them.
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Wasabi the J posted:Radiator hose burst today. Oil in overflow tank after getting home with more coolant in the loop. hard to diag this over the internet. but if there is oil in the overflow of your coolant, it's likely a failure of a head gasket or perhaps a more uncommon water block issue which would leak fluids between their seals when it cools. 5 grand goes a long way to another car too. RIP
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Seat Safety Switch posted:What's your weather like? Subaru is putting some poo poo-tier batteries in the cars lately. South Florida
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IG-88 posted:South Florida My batteries in FL lasted 5-8 years. Sounds hosed.
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I have a 2018 Crosstrek with about 55k miles. I have a set of winter tires, and the all seasons that came with the car. I think the all-seasons have around 40k miles on them. I'm also planning on doing a two week road trip in the spring, between 2000-3000 miles. 1) Should I plan on replacing the tires before the road trip? How do I know when I should replace them? 2) If I should replace them, any recommendations? I'm in New England, mostly on pavement but occasionally gravel/dirt roads in Vermont. I usually put the snow tires on at the end of November and take them off at the beginning of April. Tires would probably be bought at Costco.
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Mar 13, 2023 16:38
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Which bushing(s) makes left/right slop in a 6speed shifter? Is it the cross piece farthest away from the lever?
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Mar 14, 2023 12:36
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Generally yeah https://turninconcepts.com/driveline/tic-06-subaru-shift-linkage-bushings.html those guys take out a lot of extra play. But are also kind of annoying to get to. You need the right size roll pin punch, have to lower the transmission a bit which puts the exhaust kind of in the way, and you might as well replace the front and rear shift bushings with the kartboy ones while you're at it. You could also replace the shifter but that's another kind of extra process. jamal fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Mar 16, 2023 |
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Thanks Jamal. Going back and forth between the new sti and the old legacy...nothing makes a car feel "worn" than a sloppy shifter. Up/down is pretty solid, but in gear, there's a lot of left/right wiggle The leggy is a spec.b so it has essentially the same 6speed, and pretty sure it has the factory sti short throw in there already.
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Mar 16, 2023 16:38
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Harbor freight sells the roll punches. The job is a PITA, but it's not too bad.
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It's about time to replace the brake pads on my 2020 Outback; I'm curious if Subaru OEM pads are perfectly fine, or if there's an aftermarket option I should consider. The car is just a daily family hauler, no performance considerations at all.
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The stock pads are fine but will be very pricey compared to aftermarket options. Power Stop and Raybestos have kits that also include rotors. Never cheap out on brakes or tires.
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Crossposting from the marketplace. When I asked here about lift kits other people were also curious, but no one had an opinion. If anyone is looking to make the leap, lmkBlowjob Overtime posted:Selling a 2" lift kit for 2008 - 2021 WRX & STI's. It's the LP Adventure with black powder coat and lift extender (https://lpaventure.com/products/lp-aventure-lift-kit-wrx-2015-2020?variant=43061374681302)
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Munkeylord posted:hard to diag this over the internet. but if there is oil in the overflow of your coolant, it's likely a failure of a head gasket or perhaps a more uncommon water block issue which would leak fluids between their seals when it cools. 5 grand goes a long way to another car too. RIP Idk I replaced the radiator, thermostat, and upper hoses. Burped the system a fuckin' lot too, and it's okay right now. We'll see if I can make it through summer or at least to a better time to buy.
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Haha wooooo three P0300 codes on my BRZ. Guess it’s time for new plugs or coils. Hopefully that won’t cost me too much…
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So, I kind of bought a Subaru. It's ultimately zero sum, since by the time this pile of parts could be vaguely considered a Subaru, the actual Subaru in the driveway will have been converted into scrap. Future "Subaru"  Future scrap 
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Kazinsal posted:Haha wooooo three P0300 codes on my BRZ. Guess it’s time for new plugs or coils. Hopefully that won’t cost me too much… Figure about $100 per coil and $25 per plug, plus a decent labor charge if you're not doing it yourself because those plugs are a pain in the rear end to get to.
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It really hurts to think about how awesome the Crosstrek Wilderness would be with a WRX engine and a manual.
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DrChu posted:Figure about $100 per coil and $25 per plug, plus a decent labor charge if you're not doing it yourself because those plugs are a pain in the rear end to get to. Update on this: turns out there's an ECU technical bulleting for MY17 BRZ 6ATs where very rarely a P0300 code shows up on a cold start because the AFR sometimes differs between cylinders when the coolant temperature is below ten degrees C. So I just have to drive down to the local Subaru dealer and go "lol recall notice, flash my poo poo plz"
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bull3964 posted:It really hurts to think about how awesome the Crosstrek Wilderness would be with a WRX engine and a manual. I too was thinking about this the other day.
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Kazinsal posted:Update on this: turns out there's an ECU technical bulleting for MY17 BRZ 6ATs where very rarely a P0300 code shows up on a cold start because the AFR sometimes differs between cylinders when the coolant temperature is below ten degrees C. So I just have to drive down to the local Subaru dealer and go "lol recall notice, flash my poo poo plz" A technical bulletin is not a recall. Which means if you want them to perform the TSB service the cost is on you, not them. It's possible they will good will this, but certainly no guarantee.
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We were looking at getting a hybrid Crosstrek, but I guess they only sell them on the west coast. That’s what our local dealership said when my wife asked about them at least. Have they ever said if they plan to expand that?
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Funzo posted:We were looking at getting a hybrid Crosstrek, but I guess they only sell them on the west coast. That’s what our local dealership said when my wife asked about them at least. Have they ever said if they plan to expand that? If I'm not mistaken they actually discontinued the PHEV version completely My wife and I are shopping and she loved the Crosstrek but really had her heart set on some sort of hybrid and, well, yeah.
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I'll be doing a long road trip this summer, and I'm just before my 60,000 mile service interval. Is it worth it to have the dealer do that service, which includes spark plugs, or should I find a local shop? Dealer is saying $1,139 for:quote:Subaru oil & filter change, tire rotation, replace cabin filter, replace engine filter, brake fluid drain & fill, PCV valve replacement, brake inspection, front & rear differential service, replace spark plugs and a multipoint inspection
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The Slack Lagoon posted:I'll be doing a long road trip this summer, and I'm just before my 60,000 mile service interval. Is it worth it to have the dealer do that service, which includes spark plugs, or should I find a local shop? Dealer is saying $1,139 for: no
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  75k of street and track on a built motor is about all I could hope for I guess, still I would have thought it would have been down on compression before it went through the head gasket. It had studs and a good gasket, maybe I got it too hot.
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Ooooooffffff I'm sorry. At least Subaru engines are easy to pull.
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i own every Bionicle posted:
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Fifty Three posted:What is that gadget called? I've only ever seen leak tests done with a pressure gauge, that is really cool. That is an S-type bubbler/ air trap. I've only ever used them when making wine at home. From the fluid levels, it looks like your coolant is under negative pressure compared to atmo? With a blown combustion to water jacket headgasket I would expect a positive pressure to atmo, not negative. Weird.
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Wrar posted:Ooooooffffff I'm sorry. At least Subaru engines are easy to pull. Thanks, at least I just got my new garage set up and I am looking forward to a new build anyway. Fifty Three posted:What is that gadget called? I've only ever seen leak tests done with a pressure gauge, that is really cool. RELD Head Gasket Tester Kit Combustion Leak Detector for 50 Tests https://a.co/d/5Gb1q7X It’s cool, you just drain a little coolant so there is some head space in the cooling system (I didn’t have to since it was low), put a blue liquid in the air trap tube and run the engine. The gases that bubble out through the blue stuff turn it green or yellow if it has exhaust in it. I think I’ll start a thread about the car and the new engine build. Bajaha posted:That is an S-type bubbler/ air trap. I've only ever used them when making wine at home. It’s showing negative because I had just shut the car off so it was cooling and the coolant volume was decreasing. Symptoms manifested in a couple small leaks (from the increased coolant pressure), then coolant loss that couldn’t be accounted for from the leaks (it was going out the tailpipe). i own every Bionicle fucked around with this message at 17:27 on May 9, 2023 |
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I'm planning a cross country trip later this summer to pick up a teardrop travel trailer with a 2013 Outback, and I was hoping to get a sanity check on my checklist to get things ready. Basically the car currently has a hair over 100k miles. At this point I 100% need new brake pads, alternator, and battery at a minimum. But since I'll be tearing stuff apart and am at a big service interval, I figure I might as well shotgun some new parts for other normal wear and tear components. I recently pulled both headlight assemblies and popped new bulbs in every socket, and had a full set of new Michelin X-Tour tires put on there. My plan from here is to:
Since the alternator needs replaced, should I go ahead and huck in all the stuff on the accessory belt while I've got it apart? Looking at:
While I'm doing the water pump, figure may as well:
Just trying to think of anything preventative I can do since parts are cheap and running into an issue while towing could be pretty dangerous on top of everything else. Suggestions or anything I missed are greatly appreciated! Catatron Prime fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Jul 1, 2023 |
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