my03suby

good idea....thanks

Well....its starting to separate. It took about an hour to get it started...Tonight we should be able to finish it. Trans should be in the shop by Monday.....cant wait for it to be fixed!! I miss my baby!!!!!!!

thanks, man. We'll def try all that tonight... i'll be sure to let you all know how long it took...

sorry, should have mentioned that....its manual. And no, it hasnt separated at ALL! Im not sure if the starter was removed yet. Im not the one working on it, my boyfriend is..so I'll ask him.

So, we are tryin to pull the trans out of our 03 wrx (long story) and are having trouble getting it to separate from the engine block. We followed the book and from what it says, we should be able to just slide it right out....but its not budging. Any suggestions...or think we may have missed something?

Hey guys..hoping you can help me out or at least give me some advice... I have an 03 WRX 2.0 5spd and am pretty sure I broke a tooth off 2nd gear. After shopping around for rebuilds and what not, I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and spend the extra cash to get a 6spd tranny for her. I plan on doing lots of mods in the future, trying to get her over 400hp...and from what I have heard, the tranny we have in it, is barely going to be able to hold 380hp once we get there. So, is it a safe bet to say we should shop around for a 6spd and do the swap now? Also, does anyone have a 6spd for sale or can you direct me to a place where I can get one for a sweet deal?

thanks guys..sorry about the repost, i guess. I forgot I had already asked.

...anyone....? I only ask becasue since I've owned the car I haven't done a tranny flush, not even sure if the previous owner ever did. Plus, I've been having trouble shifting and it seems like maybe flushing the tranny and putting fresh oil in it will fix the prob....but I need to know what kind of oil...

K, so I googled the issue and came up with several different suby msg boards discussing the same exact problem. They all said they fixed the problem by taking out the ABS fuse if you are mainly driving on dry surfaces but if you end up going up to the snow or where its rainy, its a good idea to put the fuse back in. Someone else had said the ABS sensor in their suby went bad after they did some work on the back end and messed up the sensor, so he had to replace it in that case. I didn't see anything about the senor being recalled...but I'm still researching! At least I have a temporary fix...

03 WRX...what tranny oil should I use?

Oh yeah that would probably help... 03 wrx, 85k miles..Ive had her for about 2 years now and I actually notcied this first about 6 months ago and its only when turning right, after hitting a bump or uneven pavment in the road.

When I was driving the other day, getting on the highway (at about 35mph), I started to slow down to turn right and went over a bump in the road. Right after the bump, (with the brakes still applied) it felt kinda like the ABS was kicking in, yet I wasn't SLAMMING on the breaks for it to kick in. It also gave me this weird sense that the back-end was floating but felt the repeated thud that you get in the brake pedal when ABS is kicked in. Anyone know what is causing this? I'm thinking something has to be worn out back there, but can't think of what it could be...any suggesstions??

Hey all! I need to do a tranny flush and I haven't done it on my soob before..any particular brand/weight I should use??? I have an 03 wrx..manual of course! I was just going to call Subaru service center directly..but thought I'd check here first.

I just got my new downpipe and up pipe for my susie!! Finally get to finish the exauhst!! Yeeaahh...baby. I am drooling over the beauty of the stainless steel... Can't wait to get time to slap it on!!! I have both of those to do, plus my header and the intake...she'll be like a brand new car!! haha...but better!

Weird I didn't notice the pinkish color under the hood. I don't like that. I wouldn't mind the over-spray in the wheel well....some black spray paint will fix that right up. Oooh that Grand national is verrry niiiice. If you are lookin for one, my man works for an antique salvage yard here in AZ...rust free, collision free cars and parts...

If you are talking about the red impreza wrx....I would definatly go with that one. That is a SMOKIN' deal!!! Happy bidding!!!

My wrx does the same thing. We still haven't figured it out either...but I'll try that

I've been doing some looking around here, and a few posts but thought I should introduce myself... I'm Emily, I live in AZ and I drive a Subaru...WRX to be exact My boyfriend and I have always loved soobies, and were soo happy to finally have our own! We are really looking to find some other Soob enthusiasts in our area to hopefully get together with.

Welcome! I would definatly go with the Imprezza....but i'm a little bias since I own a WRX and I absolutely LOVE it. I do like to Legacy as well, but I haven't driven one before, so I can't speak on that. As far as maitenance goes, it is very easy to work on. Everything seems to be located in a good enough position, and so far with the mod's that we've done it was not difficult at all. We do all our own maitenance as well. Personally, I wouldn't purchase a car with over 80K miles on it..but it does depend on what yr the car is and the overall appearance and condition. Soobies are very strong cars, and seem to hold up pretty well when it comes to age, and wear. Hope that helps!! Oh and once you go AWD....you won't go back LOL:banana:

I saw that on the cars101 link that I got from OB. Tried it as soon as I got off work and went out to the car...SUCCESS!!!!! The light is gone!! YESS!!! Thanks everyone for the help

Looking for folks in or around Glendale, AZ.... I'm in El Mirage, but usually am more around the Glendale area. Let me know!!!

there is about a second between blinks. I think I am going to try the sugesstions on the link that OB99W gave me....I'll let you guys know what happens.

Last year when I bought my WRX, it had a bad alternator, and had to be replaced of course. After it was replaced, I noticed that the security light in the dash blinks constantly. Is there anyway to reset it, or have it only blink when the I lock the car ?

Thanks for the info, good to know. Well, I'm new to this big world of Subaru, I have always loved the cars, but just bought my first one almost 2yrs ago and just started scrapping up the moola to fix 'er up and unleash this beast!!! Seems like I'm the only chick on this board...true?