bheinen74

did you have anything in the back in a jug that might have tipped over? I carried a transmission in the back of mine once, it flipped on the side nd for the longest time i had ATF leaking down from the inside quarter panel. I have also carried old motor oil in a milk jug back there and it tipped over and spilled. There are numerous possibilities. Axle boot torn? Even once a battery tipped over and spilled battery acid. There are half a million things it could be if you carry junk back there.

Ben I hope it is fixaeble. Is the other head exhaust stiil okay? I hope it is not both sides. I have not had to deal with this, but after pulling quite a few motors, have witnessed how the head bolts are fragile. Well, hopefully we can get you fixed back up somehow. if you think it can be fixed, I am willing to drive up and give a hand, and provide tools bits etc. I hope another stud can thread them maybe pics would help. Is it all MIA in the head for the stud? chunked out? or just stripped. this is the downfall of aluminum. kinda like those darn plastic fasteners, one time use only and this is not cool

i have to state this: Ethanol.... no good. I dont think the newer subaru's get very good mileage in the winter. My old Tlegs went from 23mpg to like 17 in the winter, then summer again like 23 the person who bought my old tleg is seeing same my 06 is getting only 20 avg now

Might i suggest take that 70 dollars and buy a pair of good door speakers instead. Or you will just have tons of bass (maybe) and 1 blown door speaker and 1 other good door speaker. Might sound terrible.

MDX got sued by MTX and MDX lost...they had to change their name as a result of the ruling....SO...MDX = MD Audio link to similar http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/MD-Sound-2-Channel-1200-Watts-Mosfet-Amplifier/1813930/product.html no good really...

and wait, it even includes warranty to the supercharger housing? :-\

tires from different brands/makes even of identical tire size are not identical in height and width example : my Baja Widetracks 205/75/15 are 27.7 inches tall whereas another 205/75/15 is only 26.6 inches tall. and someone else on here has lets say BF goodrich same 205/75/15 and their may be 27 exact....... get the idea, the miata tire calculator approximates, but it will never be 100% true.

ah, the RPM of a fan blower motor I've always wondered what they spin at. Pretty sure mice would rather they not spin.

Tires dont flex really at the tops. They sure do on the ground level bottom. didn't we have another thread on this telling about the clearance of the strut perch.

Your question is loaded, there is so much to determine if 8000 is a good value on a 2005 Baja. Factors to consider would be maintenance records, cleanliness accidents, title history, salvage history, car fax report, how new the tires are, if it has cracked window etc. If you have a picture, that can tell value a lot just by inspecting. Is it a Auto or 5spd. What options does it have, bed cover, rubber mats, compass mirror, etc.

how long do you think the 3at will take the horsepower of a EJ engine? popcorn

i think you might mean Headgaskets.....perhaps.very common on the ej25 engine which is what you have.

well, the 4eat's and the 5eat's are quite reliable these days (take the SVX one off the equation), so IF they can make the CVT the same in reliability terms, then we have a winner. Otherwise, if they build it to just get out of warranty, we will have a LOT of newer ones cheaply for sale as prime 5mt swap candidates.

some manufacturers make sunroofs that don't leak. just not our cars.

I like the maintenance level of old glass lens headlights. not so much for the new tech stuff. who can come up with a new glass lense?

I can provide only info on the 06 Legacy sedan, that one is a no. Probably the same.

you are missing the bucket, the black part.

you have broken mount behind the housing of the lense. Look at your driver side, see the gap between lens housing and bucket.

check very carful behind the lense for the bracket attaching it to the headlight bucket. they are NOTORIUS for having broken mounts, BEHIND the headlight lens. We had a really hard time finding used headlights for my brothers 99 outback. The tabs on top were broken on nearly all the junkyard ones, then my dad found one that had good top tabs, but after installing, figured out the back tabs were broken, which resulted in the headlight lens sitting back about 1.5" too far. They made the buckets poorly on these and to find good ones takes mucho time. Even a junkyard sold us a "good" one, that turned out broken tabs, not to mention almost all are pitted, and yellowed to unusable conditions. after looking at your pic, yes, the behind the bucket tabs on the headlight are fubar'd, the ones that hold the housing to the bucket.

just another reason in which ABS is quite flawed. Get a pair of vice grips that grab the bracket and wiggle it at the bracket, not the sensor. Don't beat on it with a hammer, wiggle movement is how to remove it, no hammer. I fear west coasters, do not have removal problems.

starters are not usually the same auto vs manual. one has to turn a flywheel, the other has to turn the torqueconverte so the way they engage is not same. did you try to jolt the starter with a end of hammer?

yes once its cleaned, it should stay nice or its like i said. good catch.

cruddy overflow tank, inside is BAD news.

does sound kinda like the ignition switch took a dump.

those would look cool mounted on your BRAT ya know.