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One of my headlights stopped working a couple of days ago. When I took out the old bulb I realised that the filament was still intact... I then looked at the socket and the middle connector's plastic is totally melted away! Does anyone know the part number and a place to get it from? Any idea on price? Is it dificult to install the wires to the socket? BTW the other socket is in perfect shape and I use 100/80W xenon bulbs. Thanks.

I'd say it has NO effect for six months. I wouldn't start worrying about the oil breaking down until about 12 months, definately not before.

Sounds like what went on in "Gone in Sixty" !!

300,000 km is also my next milestone! Now at 225,000 km and going strong.

I'd prefer to be in a FWD or RWD car with snow tires than an AWD car with summer tires.

I'd reccomend you look at winter tires before looking for chains. It is quite amazing how much more grip winter tires get on snow/ice compared to normal "all season" tires.

I got a rebuilt CV joint/axle and its PERFECT (after 40k miles)! Mine was rebuilt by Subaru and it costs SO MUCH less:banana: than a new one. Definately happy with that purchase.

Looking cool:clap: I wouldn't have thought they would fit.

"inner tubes" good one, xcept its illegal. :-)

As far as I know, the Euro spec Subarus all have glass headlights(If I see one I'll check to make sure.). However, I don't know how much better they are for seeing at night. About the upgrade or special edition options, I doubt there were any as they all look alike. Hope this helps.

I have to agree with northguy on most things excpet the the oil. I would use at least semi-synthetic if not synthetic for ALL fluids (motor, gearbox, front and rear diff). I would do an oil change interval of 7,500 to 10,000 km. I know that many say 4000 km but thats with regular dino oil from the past. There have been various oil studies which have found that modern synthetics hold out for much longer than 10 k km (over 15k miles) so you should be fine with 10k km intervals unless you do some serious racing and 1km trips all the time. BTT welcome to the board

One last thing, nowadays you can't get API SG or Dexron II anymore because they have been superceeded.

setright, do you still use API SG oil in the engine? My '90 Legacy owner's manual states to use API SG but nowadays, modern oils are SJ, SL. Dexron III is an imrpoved (better) version of II, its as simple as that. It has better heat stability etc. If it were incompatible it would say on the bottle and probably be called something different, like ATF TQ. Take brake fluid, Dot 4 is better than Dot 3 and compatible, just better heat range.

Dexron III is the current standard of ATF and I would definately use that and not buy/use Dexron II. Dexron III is fully compatible with II but much better.

Many Euro manufacturers use water based paints for environmental reasons, which is good..... but the quality isn't as high as "normal" paint yet.

Will North America get it?

My rear diff died due to low fluid and spare tire useage on the rear without the fuse.

I've been using OEM wires with no problems. I've heard Magnecor are good too.

I use 10W40 semi-synthetic all year round with some oil useage. I change at the recommended mileage.

I'll do that. My last radiator was cracked there and got a used one from a dealer because I was on the road when the car started overheating so had no choice.

Looks better than when it was new at the dealer! I guess I wont be posting pics from my Legacy....

The 2.5 engine seems to have head gasket problems, so look at the service history to see if it has been fixed.

It could also be the starter contacts.

Thanks for the info guys:-)

Lately I have been loosing coolant somewhere, I can hear lots of hissing (coolant hitting something very hot and evaporating) after driving but I haven't had time to crawl underneath yet. Now, when I was refilling the coolant into the radiator directly, I discovered something worrying . The cap was covered with black grease like substance, like the kind you find on the outside of the oil pan or engine, not very greasy but more muddy consistance almost with small particles.It didnt seem disolved, just sticking to the radiator and cap(I hope you get what I mean). The first inch of the radiator hole was also covered. Now im worried :boohoo: . Anyone know whats wrong? Blown head gasket? Thanks PS Im at 136k miles. No other reduction in power or any other abnormalities on the car.