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How many miles can an average maintained AT tranny go?

My brother is not mechanically inclined, & I live over a thousand miles away. He's considering buying a new Subie, but I dont know what to tell him. I personally love my 99 Impreza L and 1995 Impreza OBS, but dont think an older car for him would work. Is there any new bad models I should steer him away from? Any preferable good ones? He wanted something roomy like the Ascent, & of course the dealer is probably pushing to make any sale. Being they just came out in 2018, I dont know if much good or bad history has reared yet? Anyone have any solid input?

So where are these wires located?

Me also please.

Wheel standing drag car !!!!!

Ive been fighting this also on my 99 imprezza L. I hope this is the cure for me also.

Looks like I must order the 303 stuff. Cant find it locally. The rubber almost reminds me of a vinyl type base. So far black shoe polish darken for a day & back to original fade look next day. Also tried a little purple power, no luck, & tried simple green, no luck. I'll let y'all know when I have some success.

Explain? Vw guys use 2.2 into a VW? ON Edit: Disregard question, I found on search.

Thank you all. I doubt I'll change out all the rubber trim pieces, & I'm not a fan of the Armorall myself. Shoe polish sounds interesting. I'm experimenting with a few things now. I'll let you know if anything works to blacken it, but time is the real test after that.

Update; got lucky at junk yard for a clean one off a Forester for $20.00, and now I have a happy kid again, not whining about gas fumes, and to a fix for snow melting into filler neck and causing no starts in winter when water froze in gas tank, disabling fuel pump.

Long story short, bought a 1995 Impreza outback wagon, low miles & straight body but S. FL sun faded the car really bad. I have since got a real nice paint job but rubber trim around glass looks faded & cloudy. Still soft to finger nail pressure & not cracked. I wetted my finger & rubbed but it only darkens a little bit. Anyone tried any long term solution fixes? I don't want to paint rubber. I see quite a bit of lotions claiming to restore, but I'm leery. Hoping someone else with experience could recommend a quality product, for a long term fix. Or am I dreaming for a fantasy that does not exists? I was tempted to try a big fat permanent black marker.

I was afraid of that. How does the "filler neck shut off switch work? What does it shut off?

Does any one know what all the small hoses do & can I cap them or union them together? I pulled a filler tube out of a 95 imp L & it only has 1/2"?ID vent tube coming off side near top. I was hoping to use this as the replacement until I saw all the spaghetti around the 99 filler, shown below >>> How does that little box with two hoses work, as the "filler neck shut off switch?"

GD, how do you test them?

I feel for you, because I did the exact same thing. Eventually after about 5 years the trans slowly got noisier & noisier. Had a junk yard one installed because I didn't want her to get stranded. But after the fact, I stumbled on a guy here in forums, sorry I forget his name for credit, but he always before removing ring, would see how tight he could get it, and noticed a pattern where they would tighten 2 notches. So if one forgets to mark, tighten all the way & back off 2 notches. Personally I might go for 3 because I'd rather have a tad loose than to heat up & bind.(make a tool because too many broken tabs is not a good thing) I would do it this way if the other side was not touched, because I'm not sure if they push against one-another.

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No more transplants after Dec 2015?

Thank you Mike, I didn't know about the car-part site. My bezel doesn't have the two little extra holes for the compressor(wish it did). No go on ebay. Anyone know how it is removed? (without breaking) ON EDIT: found out how to remove, 2 tiny screws above outer round knobs release trim bezel & vents come with it. More screws behind unit for vents, if they are to be removed.

I thought this bezel would pop out and I broke it! I need to find a replacement. Does anyone know if other models and years used same setup? I need the trim piece around the center vents and 3 dial controls. Also how to remove it? Looks like this https://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2012/11/15/14/58/1994_subaru_impreza_4_dr_l_sedan-pic-7755040235996748694-640x480.jpeg OR this https://static5.cargurus.com/images/site/2017/03/28/18/38/1995_subaru_impreza_l_coupe-pic-3986465580045905170-640x480.jpeg OR this https://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2017/04/23/11/51/1996_subaru_impreza_4_dr_l_awd_sedan-pic-7308707470093623087-640x480.jpeg

Good to know, I'll make sure they are clean along with the intake.

Thanks

Hate to drag out an old post but I cant seem to find anything about Foresters accelerating unexpectedly, except this somewhat scenario. I'm about to get a 2003 Forester for my kid, but after some research on the net, I found some issues. I dont know how many are valid & thought it a little strange none were found in these forums. Are they legit? Should I be concerned? Unless they are Toyota copy cats, because only 4 complaints before 2010. https://www.carcomplaints.com/Subaru/Forester/2003/engine/vehicle_speed_control.shtml

Thank you! What is "oz"? and I understand about exhaust manifold, but why intake?

I found a cheap 2003 Forester with messed up motor. I have a rusted out 99 Impreza L 4 door, with good engine. Does anyone know if this is an easy transplant? Also the Forester has approx 204K miles on it. Would this be kinda high mileage for the trouble of the swap?

Did you buy the torx or were they OE? Stainless steel? What does your screws screw into? Plastic or a nut or a backing plate? After the screws are removed the cross bars just lift straight up, & off?