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2002 Subaru Outback

We purchased a 2002 Outback from a Toyota dealer. They put a new radiator and windshield in it and gave us a warrantee...

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posted by tb

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by tb

30,000miles maintenance check on Subaru Legacy (2005)

After Jiffy lube broke the oil stick and left it in my previous car (they didn't tell me and I found out when I took th...

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posted by curiousnfirewall

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by curiousnfirewall

OEM Cat converter for '02 Impreza?

My '02 Impreza Outback got 121,000 miles, and my local subaru dealer has got a Cat converter check engine code reading....

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posted by runcyclexcski

12 comments posted 18yrs posted by runcyclexcski

2000 Forrester with boxer engine

Hi All, Can someone let me know the pros/cons of 2000 subaru forrester with 2.5 boxer engine I have never owned a Subar...

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posted by scoobieshouse

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by scoobieshouse

Hood Deflector Installation

Does anyone know of a website (or know anything personally) about how to install a hood deflector on a 2004 Forester? I...

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posted by lbj39

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by lbj39

1992 cooling fan

On my subaru the cooling fan does not come on. When I first got the car it seemed the fan was always on. Then sporadica...

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posted by apn68015

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by apn68015

Advice on valve cover gaskets?

Hi, My 1999 Forester has varying amounts of oil in the spark plug wells. I'd like to change out the valve cover gaskets...

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posted by stefelf

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by stefelf

Oil leak in spark plug well

'00 OBW 2.5L auto w116K. I have oil leaking into the right-front plug wells. I haven't pulled the valve cover but is thi...

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posted by noone

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by noone

2003 Legacy Outback - Burnt grease smell - Not the boot

Just so there is a record of this problem as a separate news tread. The wife began to notice the burnt grease smell, so...

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posted by donot

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by donot

Alternator bad? Voltage regulator maybe?

Car wouldn't start (an old '92 Subaru Legacy L wagon). Battery is about 3 years old and the car started a week ago. How...

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posted by V

28 comments posted 18yrs posted by V

Tire pressures

With the price of gas so high, I decided to up the pressures from the lower than factory ones I was running in my 2.5i,...

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posted by houndman

8 comments posted 18yrs posted by houndman

Automatic Transmission problem on a 98 Impreza

The problem happens when I shift the car into drive, the car behaves as if its in neutral. I sit there and rev it a few...

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posted by keating.brian

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by keating.brian

Timing belt change interval

At what mileage should the timing belt be changed

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posted by azeikel

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by azeikel

RE: burning rubber smell

Just started, but I can smell the burning rubber from the vents and see the smoke for 2 seconds coming from the hood wh...

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posted by ruez46

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by ruez46

Hood Deflector for 04 Forester

I'm thinking of getting one of those plastic hood deflectors for my 04 Forester. Has anyone had any experience with the...

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posted by lbj39

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by lbj39