[newbie - DIY maintainence... grease??]

I am a shadetree mechanic with roots in old IH 4x4's and British Minis. I did my first oil change on my '00 OBW (woned for 1 month). I got the oil done and started looking around for something to grease. I couldn't find ANYTHING! Am I missing something? I couldn't find a lube chart in the owners manual, but there's GOT to be something to grease right??

Andy

[Whirring-whistle At High Speed]

My car has the wind noise on the passenger side - how do you treat it with silicone spray? Please give details.

Andy

 

JT95

 

You might try treating the weather stripping around the windows and doors with spray silacone. I read a post on this site a while ago about treating the black rubber on a regular basis. It has reduced the wind noise on my cars.

 

Another thing to consider might be the front wheel bearing. The front wheel bearing on the drivers side fails more often then any other wheel bearing. Think about your on and off ramps, the majority of weight transfers to the drivers side when going around the "cloverleaf". Of that weight transfer the brunt is on the front wheel.

 

If it isn't that, it might be the nest of chipmunks living in the inner fender!!

 

Good luck,

Greg

[Which is better, Autocheck or Carfax?]

Carfax is quirky w/ accident reporting.

My roomie's '92 bronco showed a minor fender collision in 1993.

My dad's '99 Ford P/u was nearly totalled in '00, 9K in damage, requiring a new frame and rear box - not a mention of it on CarFax.

[Need to replace timing belt @ 5 yrs, 40K?]

THank you for your input - looks like the car will be MINE!!

Andy

 

I'm a car enthuisiast and looking forward to joining the subaru ranks

PRevious Cars

1970 Chevy Stepside

1980 IHC Scout II Traveler

1967 MOrris Mini SPortpack

[Need to replace timing belt @ 5 yrs, 40K?]

I am looking at purchasing an '00 OBW w/ 40K miles. I know it's nowhere near the 105K for replacement, but should I be worried because it's 5 years?? What does replacing a timing belt cost?

Andy