SubaruLegacy2003

You do have the parking brake off right?

Please explain why you don't just use the FOB to unlock the car....

My DD from '90-'94 was a '66 Beetle, put about 35,000 miles on her in about 3 1/2 years. No radio, Radio Shack Transitor with the 9v battery hanging out on the passenger seat. 6 volt, no syncros in 2nd gear, battery held in by a bent up chrome wheel dressing & a liscense plate...rebuilt the carb the day after I bought her, ran perfect the whole time I had it....man I miss that car...

All you need to remove is the caliper and the caliper bracket. Then the rotor will come right off...make sure the parking brake is released!

It's horizontal "boxer" configuration with small pistons skirts for increased fuel economy. Any comparisons to a 60's vintage motor (other than VW or Porsche) is just plain wrong. It's been proven that these motors can run for years with piston slap if it goes away quickly once it's warm. If that the case the stop worrying about it. If it still slapping after that than you might have an issue.

Sounds like the throwout bearing. Change it when the clutch goes, no worries unless it get's really, really loud & hard to operate. I had a Honda that did this for 10 years & 150,000 miles before I had to do the clutch....

It would probably cost less for you to do it with new rotors & pads. I did my rears this summer, never worked on discs before, only drums. 1st side took me about an hour (inlcudes finding tools) and the second side only about 20 minutes. Very easy, I don't think I'll ever pay to have brakes done again....

He's probably about 45 minutes away without traffic but you could try this guy. Mike 856 232 0007

I took these notes about 6 years ago in a 1990 Accord after a similar discussion. I drove pretty much the same route and similar traffic except for a few tanks where the mpg dropped considerably due to traffic: 9/22/99 360/ 13.9 25.9 87 octane 9/26/99 359/14.2 25.7 87 octane 10/4/99 366/13.7 26.7 87 octane 10/11/99 307/12.8 23.4 87 octane 10/13/99 396/14.4 27.5 93 octane 10/16/99 382/ 14.6 26.0 89 octane 10/19/99 253/ 9.8 25.8 89 octane 10/23/99 335/13.7 24.5 89 octane 10/29/99 350/15.2 23.0 89 Octane 11/9/99 372/14.1 26.4 87 Octane I got the highest MPG with the 93, but overall it did not to seem to make much difference...

They look new to me, any discoloration you see on the hub could be from the machine they put them on to do the final turning before shipment. The lack of the bevel could just be a different way to cast that part....the my .02

Turn the car on for a while, the heat of the engine will warm up the fluid....

Those holes are supposed to drain water from behind the front wheels. Pour some water down there and see if water comes out under the car. If not, the drains are clogged and they need to be cleaned. If so, try some compressed air....

Dis-engage the emergency brake?

CEL has gone on three times in the last 5 months. 1st time 5 months ago minutes after my wife fueled up. Figured it was the gas cap, had her re-attach and the code went away the next time the car was started. This past Tuesday, the CEL came on again, I had gotten gas a couple of days before, had about 90 miles on the tank, re-did the gas cap and the light went out the next time the car was started. CEL came on again yesterday, still the same tank of gas, last night I dropped the car off at an independent up the street. They scanned the computer and got: PO519 Undocumented Code so they cleared the computer and sent me on my way. Any thoughts or experience with the Undocumented code issue? I have an appointment with the dealer on Monday....any thoughts about buying a replacement gas cap beforehand and seeing if that takes care of the CEL? The independent seemed to think that if it was the cap, that was a code they should have and since they don't, it's probably an emissions issue.

Mike 856 232 0007 He's in the Deptford area (about 10 minutes from the WW bridge)