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I put about 20oz in it and it's cooling well. The compressor was locked up, belt broken and idler adjuster broken. I had to grab a compressor from the yard $45. I had the other parts. New Subaru o-rings and a charge and it working well. PA car, lots of rust. I can hear the rear wheel bearing starting to to. She is an Air Force Cadet in her Senior year. I suggested a nice rust free CO Subaru before she transfers.

Good call on the CV boot, the axles are fairly new, but there was a small hole in the passenger one. That accounts for the smell, now I just need to find the leak. I'm working on another vehicle at the moment, but I'll delve into this one shortly.

even at 17-19 ozs the above info is still light... think about it... 16oz to a lb... 17-19 would be over 1lb - not by much, but still over... the info in the1st post is LESS than a pound.. even at the high end.

Yes they should be the same mounting points as well. GD

Likely. We don't even replace the HG's on the H6's. A replacement JDM engine is too cheap to bother. GD

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I could definitely see a shop not wanting to waste time trial fitting aftermarket hoses of questionable durability.

Air conditioning makes all the difference...

Thanks everybody. Wife likes it and the A/C works. See you back when the questions arise.

What do you mean enters ? I’ve been told I’m in the space age since around high school.....

It needs a new timing kit. new belt is usually pointless because they don't replace the lower cogged idler which is the most prone item to fail. It's an interference engine = bent valves. bare minimum it needs a new Subaru belt and new lower cogged idler: they're like $30 on ebay. best case scenario is a full Subaru or AISIN timing kit and water pump and Subaru thermostat/gasket. that's what i do on any vehicle expected to last awhile. i'll ocassionally go belt and lower idler (bare minimum) if it's rusty or someone really needs to save every penny they can. the other components rarely fail, water pump usually gives plenty of warning, and the tensioner can be visually inspected for hydraulic oil leakage and kept if it's not wet - so they can be avoided and are less risky. look up 2006 outback on cars101.com and look over it's features to familiarize yourself with the ones that are most important to you. ignore everything else - but that's a good resource for the few items that stick out to you. they typically leak oil at the lower headgaskets - keep an eye on it. progressively get worse over time, very manageable, nothing dire.