Will68

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Hello again folks. Fortunately for me, it is rare that we ever have problems with our Subys, at least ones that I cant rectify but one has me stumped. A couple of months ago coming home in my wifes 2010 OB the anti skid light, the e brake light, the cruise light and the check engine light came on. The car ran as it always does with zero change in idle acceleration or any other characteristic. So I came home and disconnected the positive cable from the battery terminal and everything was off and the car continued to operate as usual. Fast forward to a week ago, same issue, only this time I didn't unhook the battery but only turned the car off and when I restarted it after about an hour it was OK. Then a day later, yes, you guessed it, it started again. I unhooked the battery and they went off. So, we were on our way back home to Maryland from West Virginia and made the entire trip without incident. My wife came home night before last with the same issue, same lights, unhooked the battery and they were off but now they are all on again. Anyone have any ideas as to what in the world is going on??????? Any suggestions are greatly welcome.

OK, I want to apologize first about asking questions that have been asked a multitude of times. Ive read through the various threads to try to make sense of what they recommend but they have mostly served only to further confuse me, this is surely due to my being a little dense. All of my subarus have been bone stock and Ive enjoyed them thoroughly. Each one of them have served me faithfully and fully, a testament to the great designs put forth by Fuji Heavy Industries. I am sure however, that these great cars can be made even better, as evidenced by the many threads and accolades here on this board and others. I too want to experience the next level of performance attainable and I want to start with the suspension. Like I said, reading all of these threads about what to do has only further confused me, this impreza part will work on this car ut not that one, this year from this model will work but not the other one, forester will work here but not there Lagacy will work, Legacy will not work etc... Sorry but I have given up trying to decipher it all and need the simplified, condensed version. Im not lazy and I did use the search function extensively to no avail, only strained eyes and a headache. Here is what I have and what I want to do. 2010 OB, I want to firm up and maximize the suspension. My wife(her new car) drives almost an hour to work, one way, from Easton Md to Annapolis Md, being very flat and close to the ocean, it is very windy. Couple that with two trips a ay across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and she get real nervous with all of the wind warnings. Im sure most here know the new gen OB's get a little squirrely at highway speeds and the high winds don't help. What I would like to ask is who makes front and rear sway bars and HD bushings for this model. If they are from the same company so much the better, if not, that's OK too. Part numbers? I did locate the new, heavier duty mounts for the rear sway bar. Who makes good springs? Stock HT OK but a little (1" or so) lift is OK too. Part numbers? What struts should I pair the coil springs with. If, and here is where I start to get really confused, if there are sway bars, springs, and/or struts for another Subaru that will fir, and work well, on the '10 OB, what are they? What years? Ive seen parts for the impreza, legacy gt, and forester, all different years, that will work on different OB's but I can not keep track of them all. Due to a worsening inability to concentrate for long periods of time, (there is a name for that) I do best with simple, succinct lists. Part numbers and vendors would be best. Also, any other bracing/stiffening components available for this year OB that anyone knows of? Im not wanting to build a racer obviously, but I do enjoy a nice handling car as much as anyone else. I know Im asking a lot but any help will be greatly appreciated. Will

Yes, very clever. Like I said, Ive been a member for quite a long time but was very rude and didn't properly intro myself, I just barged in looking for a rear wiper motor. I apologize for that.

My wife and I are addicted to Subarus I should say.I bought the first one in '07, a little 96 Legacy L wagon. When I bought it the car had 122,000 miles on it and when I sold it, it had 307,000 miles on the odometer and still got 26-28 mpg and was so quiet you had to wonder if it was still running at a stop sign. When I brought her home I remember my wife saying, "You bought a station wagon?" To which I replied, "NO, its a Subaru.". We were still in WV at the time and we got so much use and enjoyment out of that car its not even funny. We were seriously into camping at the time so we did a lot of car camping in it, even had a big Kelty tarp that connected our tent to the rear hatch when open, man was that spacious. 2100.00 and we never had to do any major repairs to it. Needless to say, my wife, and me, were sold on Subarus. Next up was another '96, this time it was the Legacy Outback, white just like the first one. Another very nice car, and built like a tank. 2200.00 this time and if I remember correctly, 137,000 miles on it. Smooth as silk and dependable. We bought it from a mechanic whos only patients were Subarus and he continued to be our mechanic, he would even come to the house and do any work needed to either of our cars. Now that is service ( I wish we were still in WV close to Matt ). So my wife got the OB and I have the "L" wagon. The "L" had all of the normal cancer spots, just in front of the rear wheel wells and at the corners of the doors but still ran like a new car but we decided to get something a little newer so we went and bought an '03 Outback, regatta red with 124,000 on the od, interior is flawless, back seats were never used and it still smelled new. What a steal for 4500.00 but wait, what is up with this car? It eats breaks like crazy? We kept her anyway. So Im now driving the '96 OB and the wife, as usual, has the newer, nicer car ( this is 2009), and drive it I did. I was in school at the time and the school I was attending was in Cedarville Michigan, 32 miles from the Canadian border, right on the upper shore of Lake Huron on Michigans upper Penninsula. Eight trips from WV to there over a two year period, not to mention all of the driving before and after. I knew that someday I would have the '03 OB and sure enough, I do now have it. The problem is, my wife now has a 2011 OB so she still has the nicer car, as usual. Oh well, she looks better in it than I would, she's prettier than I am. The '03 has proved itself to be every bit as good as the two '96's we had and, like the others, has never let us down. I was hoping the dependability wouldn't fall off once they shifted production from Japan to the States and while I don't feel the overall quality is what it was when they were coming out of the Land of the Rising Sun, there is still nothing else out there that I would spend MY money on. The only other car I covet the way I covet my Subarus is my '72 Cutlass but that is a different kind of car and while I love Large Marge, she is not as versatile as any of the Subarus we have owned but she is pretty, and a lot of fun. So, we have had four Subies since '07 and every one of them have been great, Im sure we will have more. Ive converted my wife along the way, she always gets the "station wagon". The 2011 is still too new for me to have an opinion but if it is half as good as the others, all of which have proved their mettle many times over, I will be happy. All I need now is a 3rd Gen OB and I will feel complete. Third Gens are my dream cars by the way, a black XT is me. Definitely what I will be looking for when new car time rolls around again, that or a brand new WRX STi, my wife is getting ready to graduate with her masters in nursing and as a Nurse Practitioner!!! She promised me a new car. Yes, she makes more money than I do. Oh, a little about us I guess. I am 45, my wife is 44. We met in junior high school at the tender age of 12 and have been together ever since. We have two daughters, 25 and 18. Our oldest is out on her own and the 18yo is getting ready to leave for collage this Fall. I am a wooden shipwright and my wife is a nurse and professional student, she is always in school for something and I am extremely proud of her and greatly admire her for it. She is definitely my rock. Just in case you are wondering, a shipwright is someone who builds wooden ships or boats. No, there is really no money in it but it is something that I truly love doing and have never been happier waking up every morning and going to work knowing that when I get there I will be doing something that makes me happy. I currently work at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels Maryland.

From one newb to another, Hello! Where in WV are you? Its my home state and with a Suby, its that much more fun. Unfortunately, we just moved to Maryland and it is flat! No fun, at least the area we are in, St. Michaels on the Eastern Shore about mid way up the Bay. I mean, its a beautiful area but nowhere to let the Subies run wild and climb and do all the things Subarus do in their natural environment, know what I mean? If I had the wrx now that would be a different story. Anyway, welcome. Im a lurker here mostly (member since 08 and only 1 post) but we have been driving Subies for the past 8 years. How about you?