bawalker

That confirms my thoughts that the motor is at the rear of the car. However I have no clue how to get the headliner down tho.

Hello all, About two weeks ago I had a weird problem. When I went to open my front sunroof (the one that raises up above the driver/passengers seats), I heard the motor try to accomplish this, but the roof never moved. However the roof over the rear passenger seat did move back and open up completely. After more observations, it is as if something inside is not latching and causing the front roof to raise up. I can take my hand and push up on it and it'll go up just fine. But won't stay up and will slide back down. I would like to be able to see any gears or bars or any parts that are controlling the front sunroof to see where the problem may lie. However I am unable to figure out how to proceed about fixing this. I know I can fix this on my own if I have some instructions on how to go forward. Does anyone here have any solid suggestions? I want to get that sunroof working again soon as summer is here and it's hot already. Bradley

You are possibly right, however I don't have a way to verify that to be sure. I do trust the service rep to a fair degree because he is also a customer of my computer business. He did say it was more than just a standard leak and that this is only the second ABS unit in a Subaru to have problems warranting a replacement of the ABS unit. Unfortunately I am in a hard time crunch to spend a day to take it apart and troubleshoot on my own. I REALLY wish I could tho, but I don't have the tools to do that and I'm scheduled to leave for Michigan (driving my 01 outback up) on Sunday and my mom needs her car to be working so she can get to work.

Based on what the service rep said yesterday, it's an o-ring leak on the bottom side of the unit. After I called the service rep earlier, he said that the Nippon replacement parts need to come as a unit, the ABS hydrualic unit AND the electrical unit as well. Where can I find the part numbers for the electrical unit as well?? Brad

It is leaking quite bad. The dealership service garage filled the brake fluid up, but after driving 30 miles home, it's down to half already.

What was the process you used to bleed the brake lines? The way the service rep talked at the dealer, they had to have 'extraordinary tools and a special machine' to accomplish this. I'm a novice at mechanics, but my background in computer engineering has allowed me to learn things really fast and understand what is going on.

Thank you very very much for that information. I went outside a few minutes ago to have a look under the hood and found the Nippon ABS unit located directly behind the passenger side head light. I knew I was in the right place because there was dampness/wetness all around that area from where the unit is leaking brake fluid. The main resevouir for the brake fluid is down half since driving home 30 miles from the dealership yesterday. I bought Dot-3 brake fluid to carry in the car just to be safe. Included are pictures I took of the unit and surrounding area. The guy at the dealership said it was just that Nippon unit that needed to be replaced. http://www.modemnet.net/subaru (for pictures). I have both zoomed in large pictures and average size pictures. Also here are the following numbers & identifying information listed on the Nippon ABS unit: 26731AA200 110 000 30460 47008718 Nippon ABS, Ltd. A

Where are the part numbers located on these items? I'm definately not a mechanic (computer engineer actually) but with a bit of direction I can figure it out. All the dealer service rep told me was to find a "Nippon" brand from a `95 or similiar series Legacy and it would work. If you can provide me a location where to look for those part numbers, I can have those posted tomorrow morning on here. Thanks!!

Hello all, I took my mom's car into the dealership this morning after noticing the emergency brake light was staying on in the dash panel as well as brake fluid levels being dangerous low. Upon the service rep at the dealership having a technician look it over, they discovered that the Nippon A.B.S. brake unit was failing in the vehicle. It was leaking brake fluid at a slow rate causing it to mist back over the wheel well area and it has already started to eat away at the paint there. The service rep (a computer customer of mine) was very concerned because the Nippon A.B.S. unit costs $1400 for them to purchase and he didn't want to do that and highly urged me to possibly find another one out of a `95 Legacy L subaru if at all possible to cut down on the $2100 quote price. $1400 was for the ABS unit, $250 was for the labor, and the remaining $450 was for boot/coupler/housing? units for along the wheels/axles. The service rep also said they would have to bleed the brake lines and use a special machine to suction out all the air and fluids after installing this new ABS unit and before putting in new fluids. These are all first time replacements for these items because they just have worn out. The car is nearly 11 years old with 285,000 miles. MY QUESTION is does anyone know besides local salvage yards where I could possibly get a Nippon A.B.S. unit for `95 Subaru Legacy L wagons? The service rep highly suggested I check out alternative sources for this item so my mom isn't stuck with a $1400 part cost. I will be checking local salvage yards but I'm curious if anyone on here knows where there could be one of these even online at a highly reduced cost. Right now, this is a tough point for her and hearing news of a potential $2100 repair bill nearly brought her to tears because of such a little paycheck she does make and having to pay this out. That's why if I can find an alternative solution such as a used ABS unit, then by all means I will and can for her. Brad

That would be way up and above too much overkill for my mom. She just wants a new seat of the same color, fabric, style, etc. But without spending hundreds of dollars to do so. She'll probably do without a replacement unless a lucky replacement seat becomes available.

Thanks, I had a feeling it would be that simple. Now the question is, are there any aftermarket shops or stores that sell Subaru seats? Or at least any place where I can go to learn more information regarding the color codes? I have a feeling that going to salvage yards will be a big hit or miss and only give me somewhat of a chance of even finding a subaru seat at all, never the less the same cloth/color type.

Hello all, My mom came to me with a unique question the other day. She is curious if it's possible to have the drivers seat in her 1995 Legacy L replaced with a seat of the same color. The reason is that this car has been driven 281,000 miles with myself, herself, and my sister driving it consistently in that time period. Obviously with that much driving on it, the seat is bound to get worn out, the cushioning material has seemingly went 'flat', and the metal wire frame is starting to be easily felt on the left hand bottom of the drivers seat. I'm curious (outside of going to a salvage yard) if it's at all possible to find a seat of matching or similiar color? Her seat is cloth, with a blue/greyish color to it. Is there any place I can get the official color code for that? I'm assuming that replacing the seat is nothing more than unplugging wires, unbolting it, and putting a new one in? Thanks! Brad