mikaleda
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mikaleda replied to jjesien's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXWell I was asuming they ment fuseabil link since most people would call the sbf a fuse since that's what it looks like and technically what it is.
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mikaleda replied to 1-3-2-4's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXDid you clean and lube all the drag points with antiseize? Maybe its a restriction in the rear brake line, try cracking a brake bleeder when it does this and see if it relases
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mikaleda replied to jjesien's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXTry discinnecting The alternator
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mikaleda replied to jjesien's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThere is only one in a legacy
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mikaleda replied to migs's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXI found a good protectant hi gloss finish when I resurfaced my head lights. I found a product called rejex, it can be used on the entire car including the headlights and glass. It has UV protecant in it and it leave a smooth finish that's easy to keep clean. Its supposed to last 6+ months as well. I treadted my head lights with it to protect the plastic from the UV rays. Its a no buff product, you wipe it on, let it haze and then wipe it off. Its worked on my headlights great, I used it on both of my cars.
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mikaleda replied to Aluxes's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXI'd rather have a used OEM maf than a new aftermarket maf
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mikaleda replied to snakedoc's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXPlus 1 on bulb mmisalignlent they are a pain to get to, especially if it has the six cylinder in it.
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mikaleda replied to SnatchedHatch's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXI think it finally got resolved by changing the brake booster, it had a TCS sensor in it
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mikaleda replied to SnatchedHatch's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXNewer Toyotas arnt any better. I worked on an 11 seqoia it was constantly breaking down, it had 90k miles on it and we had already replaced the brakes twice, had to replace the rear hatch latch twice and had tons of problems with the traction control Lessen here, all car manufactures have problems at some point. It doesn't mean the entire brand is junk
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mikaleda replied to subidoo's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXInfo on checking trans codes http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/trans.html
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mikaleda replied to subidoo's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThe 4eat that is in your car is an electronic trans, so there won't be a vaccume modulator. Is the power light blinking? If so there is transmission codes
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mikaleda replied to Stevo F's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXI installed alot of mastercraft glacier grips when I was working for a shop, they seemed to be a good tire for the price. They definatly wear faster than a hankook I pike, but you get what you pay for
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mikaleda replied to illwill420's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX+1, I found this out when I had the head gasket blow out on my Subaru
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mikaleda replied to Stevo F's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXA tire shop isn't the safest place to work. lots of things that can happen just getting tires switched on rims if someone isn't paying attention just my two pennies in
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mikaleda replied to Suba_GL_87's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXI know most new battery's have additives in them so they are "maintenice free". The additives just make them produce less gas. even battery's that have removable caps are still cibsidered maintence free just not maintenice proof. All this means is less pure lead in the battery, which makes them more expensive, less service life and they don't take abuse well. The heavier the battery the better I could really get into newer style batteries, but I think the thread is getting of track a bit, I think I might start a new thread in the off topic section about this.
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mikaleda replied to Suba_GL_87's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXActually if the battery holds above 9v with half the CCA put to it for 15 seconds its considered a good battery, I tested a lot of battery's when I worked at a service center
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mikaleda replied to Suba_GL_87's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXYou can't tell if the battery is bad just by voltage, 12.5 in the cold could be a good battery or a bad battrry. The only real way to tell is to load test the battery All that 12.5 is telling you is that the battery isn't at full charge, its still %80 charged. If the battery is good that would be enough to make the starter motivate.
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mikaleda replied to ThosL's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThat would be worse than having the mouse in the car.
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mikaleda replied to illwill420's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXDoubt that a liquid head gasket would work the way these gaskets blow. Sodium silicate might seal it for a little while and might not be too bad on the cooling system Caution! Look up how to use sodium silicate to seal a leak in your cooling system, its a prosses you can't just add it in Here's some info http://catalog.miniscience.com/Catalog/Sodium_Silicate/Default.html
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mikaleda replied to illwill420's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXHead gasket, positive. When my headgasket went out, my car ran so good and didn't smoke at all I swore up and down it had to be something eles. Do yourself a favor and buy a hydrocarbon test kit, It will test the coolant and tell proof positive if its a head gasket or not, its like $40 its totaltly worth the money Believe me in speaking from experience, I replaced the entire cooling system in my car before I figured it out.
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mikaleda replied to snakedoc's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXWhat kit did you use to resurface the lights? Some headlight resurfacing kits don't work well. If the kit didn't have you sand the lens down then that is probably what the problem is. Now assuming the headlights are resurfaced properly. the next things to check are headlight adjustment, bulbs, then wiring or power source More than likely your problem is going to be adjustment or new bulbs
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mikaleda replied to stevetone's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXEmpi went our of business last year, but they are still being made under USA axles I've still been buying empi old stock axles recently.I agree though empi or USA industry are great aftermarket axles
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mikaleda replied to Suba_GL_87's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXOkay just because the "auto parts store" told you the starter was good out of the car, doesn't mean your starter is good. 1.) Verify main positive power supply, and not just that it has voltage. 2.) Verify grounding 3.) If both of the latter is good then verify starter by jumping the trigger (the small wire) to the power supply (the big wire) 4.) If all of the above fail to make the starter operate, then you have a problem with either nutrel safety switch, ignition switch or power supply to the ignition circuit Those are the only things that will cause the starter failure in your car once you nail it down to one of these then we can move forward in diagnosis
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mikaleda replied to Suba_GL_87's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXA starter can pass a bench test but fail when under load, i'm willing to bet it's your starter contacts
