tomson1355 Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Stop me if you've heard this one. My bleeder screw broke. I called my local dealer to see if they had one in stock. The parts man couldn't find it on the computer and even faxed me the diagram and , sure enough, it wasn't there. He called Subaru and they said I had to buy a new radiator. Ha ha. Fortunately the local auto parts store had a generic plastic radiator drain valve with 10 X 1.25 thread and with a little filing I was able to make that fit. I plan on picking one up in a junkyard when I get a chance. But I was wondering if anyone else had run into this before. Is there really no parts number for this screw? BTW, I discovered it was broken when I went to do a flush and fill and I could see a little antifreeze sitting in the slots of the screw. I turned the screw and only the top part came out. I had to easy-out the threaded part. Lucky it didn't leak worse than it did. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Hmmm...I just bought one at a dealer about 2 weeks ago for $12! It came in it's own little baggie with a new "O" ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomson1355 Posted April 23, 2005 Author Share Posted April 23, 2005 Do you have a part number by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Nope – sorry, but I tossed the old part and bag. I don't think I kept the receipt since I just walked in and paid cash. It was in the database of the parts department, I remember because I didn't drive the car there and the guy said he needed the VIN, but since I didn't have it he just went by the model and year. Took him about 5 minutes but he found the number and had it in stock. I can't belive you'd need to get an entire radiator, if that were true the service departments would be replacing a lot of radiators. The part breaks off very easy, mine was weeping and I just tightened it less than an eighth of a turn and snapped the head off. I was lucky that there was enough of the slots left on the threaded stud part for me to back it out. I would also think that a radiator service place might be a source if the dealer insists that it isn't available. :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomson1355 Posted April 23, 2005 Author Share Posted April 23, 2005 I'm sure I can find one in a junkyard, but I really can't believe the dealer when he says it's not available. I'd love to walk into the parts dept with a part number for it. Yeah, a new radiator. Sheesh. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Tom, I sent you an email...I found the receipt: SUB45124AC000 is for the "Air Plug" SUB45128KA000 is for the "O-Ring" $8.20 & $1.84 respectively. Not sure why 2 part numbers, they were both in the same poly bag. Edit: I Googled the number, sans the SUB (45124AC000), and got a couple of hits including http://www.1stsubaruparts.com/oe_list.html and one in Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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