Smpol19

I have the same problem with my 01 OBS, if I tell the parts store guys I have 15" wheels the rotors don't fit. If I tell them I've got 14" (which i don't and never have) the rotors fit perfect. Just something messed up with the stores parts lists I guess.

Make sure the clutch is actually pushing the switch when it is up. There is a little tab on the top of the clutch pedal which is suposed to push the switch but it has a hole in it which should be covered by a little peice of rubber which falls off eaesily. A penney duct taped on this tab fixed it for me. Just something to check...

What does this attach to? Are there holes that it drills into in the car itself, or does it somehow clip onto the headliner? I ask because I'd like to put something like this in my 2001 Impreza but there is no such kit available for models without the sunroof. Thanks

How far was it towed? An auto with all 4 on the ground isn't being lubricated so the trans. may be toast too now. If its cheap enough still may be worth it, just may have to think about a new trans.

Thats pretty old, but still amazing. I think the guy sold the shift knob off the car for well over $100 on e-bay last spring.

I've got 136k on the oreginal clutch in my OBS, I drive in DC twice a week, and NYC once a month. I also drive between the 2 a lot so that gets it a lot of highway miles I guess.

Sounds to me like he's talking about the 5 speed gear box, not the diff in an auto tranny. I know with the newer cars if you are going to use synthic about the only thing that works that's availble in the US is Redline 75w90NS, its got to be the NS because this is a GL4 oil. Redline, and mobile's normal 75w90 is a GL5 which doesn't get along with the syncros and leads to a lot of grinding. Mine takes just over 4 qt. I know this is true of the newer 5 speeds as I have learned from experience w/ mine and there are a ton of threds over on nasioc.com. I don't think much has changed since the gen 1 Legacy's but you may want to double check.

Is that quote from Stolhman's in Tyson's, their parts and labor prices are outragous. Sheey Subaru in Springfield is a little less I paid about $1,000 for timing belt, water pump, and tenninsioners abotu a year back. There are a few other decent independent shops in the area too. All this stuff is expensive in this area, noone around here knows anything about the work being done so they can get away with charging anything.

I've had 3 windshields in the last 5 years or so replaced by Safelite, last one was a couple weeks ago on my Impreza. Called at 8am on a Tuse. and it was replaced by 3 in the afternoon for $250 plus I finaly have 6 in. blue tint on the top that Subaru doesn't do for some reason. Anyway, I've heard bad stories about these guys, but they do a lot of windows and I've had a few decent enough experiences with them.

if only it were Yen, it would costs about the same as an iPod...

Possibly some air left in the cooling system. Easiest way to fill it is though the top hose first and then the raditor, this usualy keeps the air bubbles out. Its easy to get air traped in these cars though. Other then that maybe the water pump, but I don't see how you could route the belt so the engine runs and the water pump doesn't.

Auto or 5 speed? If its a 5 speed there is a little rubber pad at the top of the clutch pedal which is suposed to push in a switch to tell the car the clutch is out. This pad tends to fall off and is a hole in the metal plate and the switch doesn't get pushed. A little hard to explain but you'll get it when you see it. Anyway go up there and tape a peny onto the peice of metal on the clutch. This happened to me a few years back, I was looking all over then I came in searched the board and it was fized in 5 mins. Good luck.

Take a picture of the one on the other door and I, and probably others would, be willing to keep an eye out for one when were at the junk yard.

The car I currently own appears to have been in a similar accident before I owned it. Everything is fine with it and i have 132,000 trouble free miles on it. The only problem is that there is a fair amount of wind noise at high speeds because I can't for the life of me get the glass to hit the gasket just right. So I would make sure to test drive it on the highway and make sure there is no bothersome noise before you buy.

Yeah and my dealer wants $10 usd a peice for them ($8 if I buy a case) and won't let me buy the old ones...I used to buy my filters from the dealer because the parts guy is a good guy, and it gives me a reason to stop in and talk and give him some business but not for $10 a filter.