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I need to wire up a cigarette lighter in the bug so i can make some passes:brow:

I was thinking about this today. For no reason.

Oil and rubber don't generally mix. If anything, I'd use a silicone spray. Or a silicone-based grease. Petroleum makes rubber rot over time.

The 15 minute places make their real money selling secondary services, like air filters, tranny flushes, etc. It's okay to tell them specifically which services you want performed, and to refuse anything extra. Be wary of oil changes. More than once has a front differential drain plug been mistaken for the oil pan drain. Bad things happen. It's okay to hang around the shop and 'supervise'. Jiffy Lube and the dealer may be using the same radiator flush machine, I don't see much of a difference there. Modern cars don't really require tune ups. Oil changes, spark plugs and wires, valve adjustments (if you have solid lifters) pretty much cover everything. Another secondary service, IMHO. I'd just stick to the maintenance schedule. What specifically is the transmission doing that you are concerned about? Auto or Manual?

Just take what you have, plop it on the counter, and tell the counter guy to come up with a solution. Don't panic.

With a ring and pinion up front, I don't know if this is a good idea. Has anyone tried it?

You are 28 and have had a stroke? *checks age*

Va DMV seems to have its own judicial powers. This guy will have to appeal to DMV. Edit: Robby found the recipt from when he turned the plates in, it contains very specific information about whose plates, car, etc. I don't want this guy to be screwed. I'm gonna take it to him tonight.

The guy we bought it from called yesterday. Apparently, DMV messed something up and didn't record that we had turned the plates in. The dude got his driver's license revoked. Crap. Suggestions?

Winner!

Just don't use 5th until you can afford to do something with it.

It looks like a dodge magnum to me.

Try PM'ing CCRINC. BTW varnished fuel, mixed with good fuel, still runs like crap. I was dealing with that today.

I guess I ought to slap a newer turbo on there when I put the twe header and downpipe on (when they get here). I've got another turbo in stock.

The turbo only has 200k+ on it. It's still good:brow:

Werd.

Put-putting is misfiring. Typically, you want to see 90 psi on the 1st revolution of a compression test. Did you use a screw-in compression tester? For the first-timer, they are a little more foolproof. I would do a leakdown test on that cylinder, and pinpoint the (theoretical) leak. This is where leakdown testing really comes into its element. I would take the car for a nice hard run, and see what it does afterward.

There are some (like myself) that believe that the crankcase should just contain engine oil, and if the oil is changed often enough, then no cleaners or other additives will ever NEED to be added. That's all. P.S. Seafoam kicks rump roast.

Well, they tend to leak a lot, but you know that already. Do you know when the timing belt was changed last?

The likelyhood that there is something seriously wrong is very, very slim. What you are feeling is a cylinder misfiring. It's runnin' on three instead of four. Several different things can cause this. The most common reasons are a bad spark plug wire, a fouled spark plug, or an ignition coil going bad. That burst of power you felt was the cylinder firing normally. The fact that it was "missing" and then running normally again points a finger (in my experience, anyway) toward the three reasons above. The car is OK to drive to a mechanic. What I would do is drive to your nearest Auto parts store, buy a set of spark plug wires, and put them on in the parking lot. Your mechanic will surely want to replace these anyway, so might as well do it yourself, and if they turn out to be the problem, then you just saved a few bucks. If you just want to take it somewhere and have it fixed, that's fine too. There is probably nothing seriously wrong with it.

If the turbo locked up on my rx, would it run? I got in my car and took off, and noticed power was down. No boost on boost gauge. I thought the wastegate was stuck open, but no whirring sound from turbo. Car was shut off and restarted later, and it was working normally. It sounded a little different, a slight change in pitch. Thoughts?

I got my RX inspected today, and was berated because I didn't have my covers on. I would have said something, but since they passed the car with no muffler and three bald tires, I held my tongue.

I read the title of this thread and thought "yes".

Try a genuine OEM subaru valve. Also make sure all of the pcv hoses are not clogged up.

Perfectly acceptable method.