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oh noes!@! a n00b!@!!one!! Welcome to the board. Its a great place to learn and share. What kind of subaru do you have / plan on getting?

I think I might try out the Goodyear Assurance TrippedTred tires when I get new tires...the reviews on them make them seem like they will be really nice in snow and rain.

The local dealer is really cool. Their board with the costs of some basic stuff has a timing belt job costing like $275...so they are fair and do good work. I emailed them with what I need done to get another estimate and i'll call and make the apointment if they get back to me today. I said I needed timing belt, thermostat, waterpump, oil pump seals, and cam and crank seals. That should be it for maintinece I can't do myself for the next 100,000 miles or so. (crosses fingers and knocks on wood)

Yeah...I just emailed my mother. Hopefully she can bail me out. Local Subaru dealer wants $450 or so for timing belp, water pump, oil pump seal, cam seal, crank seal...so that isn't horrible. I just hope she has some extra money laying around and I can make an apointment this week. Its frustraiting that I had the money to get this all done in May, but then I had a detatched retina and needed surgury and was out of work...and had to be cheap for a while...and now i'm just poor until I play catchup on my credit cards and all that. Thanks again for the help and i'll keep you all updated.

Yeah, it does suck. I don't have money to pay for it to be done and I don't want to mess it up doing it myself, as I need the car to get to work monday morning. Maybe i'll JB Weld the hell out of where its leaking from so its driveable for a while.

I went out and took a look under the car, and it seems that coolant is leaking out from around the timing belt cover around the drivers side. Anyone know what this could be? Is this where the water pump is located? Does this narrow it down to the waterpump?

thanks for the help / suggestions. I picked up a couple of gallons of pre-mixed coolant and tomorrow I plan on changing my coolant. I'll pull the cap off the radiator and make sure its not getting stuck and give a good look at all the hoses. Could it be the thermostat getting stuck open or something? I am hoping its the rad. cap. I was going to get a new waterpump with my timing belt in May...but then I needed eye surgury and couldnt afford car repairs (still can't.) so I still need a timing belt and stuff. Thanks again.

This morning on my way to work I noticed my temp. gauge was above the middle mark (never seen that before) and it went up to about 3/4 the way. When i'd go down a hill and put it in neutral it'd go back to 1/2. It never went over 3/4 the way up and would go back to normal when i'd put it in neutral and coast for a few seconds. I got to work and I noticed my coolent reserve tank was empty. I filled it with water. On my way home the temperture never went over 1/2 on the gauge. When I got home there was still almost all the water in the reserve tank and it was clear and didnt have any crud in it. Where did my coolant go? I didn't notice any leaks. Could it be my radiator cap? Its on a 96 Outback 2.2l Suggestions? Cures? Etc? Thanks.

I'd check in a couple of junk yards for a good deal on rims.

I too vote for eBay. The local dealer wanted $50 for one, as did Auto Zone.

Check the link in my sig for some pics of my Outback.

might be worth it if you can get him down to $3000 or so. High mileage on a car that will probably need headgaskets sooner or later. Look around for a nice mid-90s Legacy with a 2.2l. It will last forever and can be had rather cheap. Good luck!

get some Hella 500's...cheap and I guess they are real nice.

Talk your wife into getting a WRX wagon or a turbo Forester. Yuck @ Jeep Liberty.

My wifes Hyudai Accent (1.6l) spedometer goes to 130MPH and it CANNOT go that fast.

HG problems in the 99. 96 2.2L or 2000 and newer.

Haha, thanks for the help. I got it adjusted so its just right. Thanks again.

wow...that 95 with so low miles would be sweet if it was a manual.

So to adjust it, do I want to losen the bolt or tighten it?

Yeah...if you don't beat them, they last a long time.

no, all i've ever driven are manuals. The original owner had a new clutch in at 65k, and I bought the car at 90k. It now has 120k. If anyone it to blame, I want to blame the previous owner. My moms 95 Legacy has 200k before the original clutch went. My clutch won't slip in any gear at any speed except hard launchs in first. I'll try and adjust it and see if it helps.

I am noticing a little slip in first when I take off. Clutch replaced my original owner 65,000 miles ago...it hasn't been adjusted since.

I did a search...couldn't find anyone explaining how.. Do I want to tighten or loosen the bolt? How much should I do? Any info is appreciated.

I think you could talk them down a bit...$6500 seems reasonable.