hearing that Subes have an aluminum oil pan, it would be nice to be able to find out the things that may be different in a Sube, to be careful with, instead of having to hunt, or trial & error. Picked up a Haynes manual for 00'-06' All but my Impreza, but figured it would give me ideas, and hopefully Subes are pretty much alike, and I can figure things out. With the Sube factory manual. I had a hard time telling that the motor had roller rockers. Haven't been able to figure how the shifter shifts the gears. Never saw linkage like it before, and can't find much of the linkage in manuals, or where it connects to. I need Sube Guru.))
I like to know details, like even how the oil flows through the motor, through the oil galleries. Some manuals give a diagram. Knowing details can help figuring things out when there is a problem, or that there isn't one, or one not that serious.
After my chemical injury that damaged everything. To do any work on a car, I had to write down simple steps, that included getting tools, and each one I might need, instead of Just getting what I needed, and I Even had to write down, Open The Hood, to work on the motor. My memory was that shot. I used to say I had to make a story board, though I didn't draw pictures, though maybe they would have helped. (( I'm a lot better now but still have to do a lot more than I used to, and have to wait for a good mental and physical day, And idea weather, and no distractions, so the Sube is a pretty big challenge, not knowing them, and me years behind in the technologies. They say Challenge the brain to Keep it sharp, or get back lost function. I Always Loved a Challenge, so I didn't shy away from a Sube. I lost two friends who may have been helpful. One had an older Legacy, and another knew cars and trucks inside out, and did all his own work on both, even after badly burned in a fire.
VF