Sonicfrog

I wonder who is still around. I was on the Old Subie forum most of the time. Have to do a little sniffing around.

Hello Everyone! I haven't been here in forever. I was an active member from 2005 to about 2015. Life took me to different things, but funny how the waves of fate have brought me back again. Quick history: I first became a Subaru guy when, in 1992, I bought a 1980 GL wagon for $600. That little wagon got me all over the state of California. In the late 1990's. After that one died, and a 1987 normally aspired GL wagon coming in a out of my life, I got the car that would connect me to the USMB... Murphy, the 1987 $500 GL-10 Turbo Wagon! I was often found in the Old Gen section sharing all the wrenching adventures about Murph. I also had a Frankenstein 1982 BRAT, but Murphy was my love. I ended up parting ways with it in 2015, and forever wished I hadn't. Since then, I've gone through a couple more Subies; a 2009 Forester XT, and a 2003 BAJA. Both were sold last year to finance the restructuring of my business. I hated to part with the two vehicles, and hated to be without a Subaru, but the money from the sales got me through the difficult period. And now, I am in a position to get a new car... And I did! 2010 Outback 3.6R Limited OK. It's not "new", but it's new to me. It's a gem. 117k miles on it. Very clean. Gonna be posting some questions soon.

I think 11.8 is spec for the top banjo.

UPDATE: The XT Limited is back on the road... YAY!!!!!!! I had ordered a CHRA from CARiD but when it arrived it was not the right one. This occurred even though I had called and gave them the VIN number as the pics of the cartridge didn't look quite right (the pics sellers use often don't match the product). So I ended up getting a complete turbo. Car is running great. So now I have a new turbo, new braided oil lines on the turbo side, and the banjo screens are removed. Thanks for all your help GeneralD.

It's either a DL or GL hatch, probably around 1981-ish since it has dual beam square headlights.. I hope it finds a home. They are ridiculously easy to work on. Finding parts for them in areas that doesn't have a history of having a large Subaru population can make things harder to find. But since this is Washington, the new owner shouldn't have a problem there. Subarus are everywhere there.

You have turbo housings you can sell?

Point taken. I'm gonna go the CHRA route I think. Looks like the best solution.

Here's a pic of the turbo line.

I forgot to post pics of the new oil lines. yes I had to dremmel a bit of the front heat shield off to make this work better.

What's a CHRA? Ah... God Bless The Internets!!!!

So I got the car up and running Thursday night.. https://photos.app.goo.gl/WW4bsptFDf8gLt419 Bummer. Turbos are not supposed to sound like this. I so want to drive the car I bought three weeks ago. I have a rebuild kit coming today. Hopefully this will be the last of the wrenching I will need to do for a while.

Will do. Any brand you like? A lot of peeps like Rotella... Which sounds more like a candy than an oil. Note: I'm getting a 4 pack of Subaru oil filters. That should cover my car and the two other Subies at my household.

OK. The oil doesn't look bad at all. But as is the case when I work on my cars, I'm going to change it as soon as I'm done anyway.

PS. The previous owner kept really good records of the maintenance done to the car. I looked it over and found that the oil that was used and the oil filter were not the recommended type. The oil is 5-30, but it's not synth, and the filter is a cheap Penzoil one. Before the codes were triggered, I was pushing the car hard up a mountain pass. given that the screens were not clogged, I now suspect the codes were triggered because it has the wrong oil and filter.