littlefish

after wrenching an old volvo for the last 3 years, time to refresh the 02 obw at 245000 mi. head gasket at 225000. needs shocks, cvj, windshield. will be looking for sage advice, thanks!

ok ok ok... thanks a bunch! already pased on the v70. went to the [non-dealer] volvo geek nearby, looked at a 97 850 5sp wagon/188k. much simpler. he said the same things bout the v70 and cars from 99+. i like the ride and lack of gadgets in the 850, but heard from another garage that 97 - 98 have engine problems.... i'll find a volvo forum and get up to speed. reading deeper meanings in to mr. tractor pole's comment, i would stay with a 5sp subaru for awd, had enough of torque bind with a 98 impreza, but that would have been an $800 dollar bushing - worth the price if i had kept the car...

driving a rotted-out legacy wagon that won't pass next year. found a 2000 v70 wagon, 260k, no rust, 5speed. drives nice, leather, electric driver's seat/windows/sunroof. seller runs a shop, bought it at auction, did all work required for inspection and will replace a bad rear rotor on purchase. asking $1995. seems fair. like a safe car for the teen driver. opinions from my most trusted usmb acquaintances?

thanks for the advice to not remove the unneccesary bushings... after all, this is just our rally-x car... really, she had me put skid plates on the family wagon! well, it's back at the shop that did the pads, so i'll let him finish the job that will never get done by me.

hi, would like to replace front right rotor - shoulda had the shop do it, but cheaped out... apparently caliper stuck, inner pad wore to metal. he did pads and a bracket - but let me cheap out on new or cut rotors. now i have a vibration. i may take it back, but for diy, does the abs present any difficulty? thanks...

wifey's 02 obw fills 1/2 gallon, shuts off pump. she drives a lot, is annoyed, my problem now. canister under fill pipe was replaced a few years back after it was cracked during a hitch install. is the canister prone to clogging? gonna try to drop it a bit, find the vent to the filler, get my self in to trouble and generate some codes, keep a dealer tech employed one more day...

thanks, but it all sounds like fuzzy logic to me... the stuff looks like smooth, black hair from a short distance, but has to be stuffing. suppose that i am looking at replacing a muffler.

maybe not specific to a subaru, but, there is hair coming out of my muffler...

legacy brighton 2.2, 199k miles. thanks for all the advice. trying to understand about lifters. if they are hydraulic, would a solvent treatment help? ivan's says no.

so in the interest of not damaging seals, cat, sensors, i'll probably return the sea foam. how about a pint or so of kerosene and a long idle before the oil change?

advice on seafoaming the crankcase? seen it mentioned, can't find a thread. have lifter/slap noise on 97 legacy 5 speed. runs well, good power/mileage. thanks.

talk to a good subaru shop/dealer about replacing a bushing in the transmission - i was told that up to '98 this was one cause of torque bind - $800 repair. duty c fuse always helped mine. have since traded in for legacy 5 peed. keep the fuse in until you have a plan for fixing it.

just to give you some confidence, i vote wires as well... same issues on our outback.

boring topic, sorry, but i have this radio left over from a yard sale. would like to wire it up for garage sound. i suppose power leads are a good start, can test out for speakers after that. from a '95 saturn. thanks.

I'm looking for extra wheels for rally cross. Will steel wheels from a 2003 Forester fit my 2002 OBW? Any other suggestions for spare rally cross wheels (these will be for snow tires)? Will steel wheels affect performance? (posted by the wife of Littlefish)