Everything posted by nipper
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windows won't defog & occasional smell of antifreeze in cabin
nipper replied to go_mo_bryth's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXIt is the heater core, and those fumes are not the best thing to be breathing in. Put a can of Barrs stop leak to see if that stops the leak. It may fix it or boy you some time.
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Legacy 1995 leaking oil when driven at "high" rpm's
nipper replied to Cruzerider's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXYou may be overdue for a timing belt. You have 114,000 miles. It is due at 105,000 miles or 105 months. I would have it changed. Also at the same time you change the front cam seals, main seal, idlers tensioners water pump and thermostat. CHeck your valve covers and spark plug wire ends for oil. You need to wash the bottom of the engine using a engine cleaner and a high pressure wash. Drive the car for a day or three, and look where the leak is coming from. on a subaru it is hard to see the source of leaks. The speration plate may be the source. Then the engine has to come out. If that is the source, then have the plugs, vlave cover gaskets replaced too. They are MUCH easier out of the car.
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Legacy 1995 leaking oil when driven at "high" rpm's
nipper replied to Cruzerider's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXHIgh pitched noise is most likely the Airbox (where the filter is ) is not seated properly. How many miles and when was the iming belt last replaced. Replace the PCV valve as that will take pressure off the seals. Seperator plate is a good possability as these cars almost never have a bad rear seal.
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Would like some opinions on whats wrong with my OBS
nipper replied to vincentmoy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX98 does not have a cable. I am going with either theclutch or Master and Slave cylinders. (replace them as a pair). 06 on the clutch is almost 5 years, so a bit soon for it but you never know.
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tow dolly O.K. ?????
nipper replied to newroo's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXEr um, no. The only time the fuse works is when the car is on. Also there are still spinning parts in the tail shaft of the transmission, where if the tow is long enough can cause the fluid to get hot.
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Only overheats when it snows
nipper replied to landozion's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXActually it will, and it is also an expnsive fine, awarded to the person who witnesses it. CFCs in the atmosphere Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were invented by Thomas Midgley, Jr. in the 1920s. They were used in air conditioning/cooling units, as aerosol spray propellants prior to the 1980s, and in the cleaning processes of delicate electronic equipment. They also occur as by-products of some chemical processes. No significant natural sources have ever been identified for these compounds — their presence in the atmosphere is due almost entirely to human manufacture. As mentioned in the ozone cycle overview above, when such ozone-depleting chemicals reach the stratosphere, they are dissociated by ultraviolet light to release chlorine atoms. The chlorine atoms act as a catalyst, and each can break down tens of thousands of ozone molecules before being removed from the stratosphere. Given the longevity of CFC molecules, recovery times are measured in decades. It is calculated that a CFC molecule takes an average of 15 years to go from the ground level up to the upper atmosphere, and it can stay there for about a century, destroying up to one hundred thousand ozone molecules during that time.[
- Nov 6 2010 NJ Pine Barrens.
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Question! in a way
Well lets make sure. Take chaulk or tape etc. Run the mark on all four tires 90 degrees from the ground (Across the sidewall) to the ground. Using one tire as a reference travel (push is better, more control and no bind) the car so that one tire makes three full revolutions. Have a friend let you know when the tire has done this. Now look at all four tires. They should all end up where they started. If they do not you have one tire more worn then the others.
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Question! in a way
Is this binding in a straight line? Do all your tires match in diameter?
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Only overheats when it snows
nipper replied to landozion's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXBut we may be
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Only overheats when it snows
nipper replied to landozion's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXBut thats not true, you need the AC. Newer cars are air tight, while older cars leaked like a sieve as far as air flow. This is true with most cars (One of the reasons AC became standard, along with everyone ordering it anyway) Without AC in a post 1990 subaru, windows (all of them) will always fog up. Cracking a window doesn't help either. The AC will pretty much keep all the windows defogged, including the rear to a degree. It gets worse with more people in the car, or when the snow on your boots start to melt.
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Fast Blinkers - and the Fix
nipper replied to lmdew's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXSome cars use an electronic circuit to blink the blinkers. Each bulb acts a reisistor in the circuit. Every resistor removed causes the circuit to go faster. The blink noise is more of a sound effect from a tiny relay then anything else. Others have the older-then-dirt bi-metalic spring. The "spring" is heated by voltage flowing through X number of bulbs. Having a bulb burned out is enough to keep the spring from heating up enough to spring (or make the blink blink noise). And of course when all else failes there is the turning the signal on and off really fast
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Overheating
nipper replied to Ore Ele's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThis does not bode well, but before i become Dr doom... Did you use a Subaru t-stat? If not go get one and install it. replace the radiator cap as it is old enough to be replaced. refill cooling system. remove cap start car slowly pour in coolant with car running stop when full. wait for car to warm up When the water surges out the radiator, that is the T-stat opening. Wait till it settles down and add more coolant put cap on Fill overflow tank take a short drive. let car cool down check fluid levels If needs more coolant repeat. This is the proper way to fill any cooling system. If you still have the same issue, well, we will cover that later.
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Only overheats when it snows
nipper replied to landozion's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXBe very very careful though. If you do have to use the fin comb, there is one spot that will start the right rear wheel thumping on the ground. That can make a mess in your garage.
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Dim lights low voltage ?
Dying Alt. With everything on take a voltage reading at 1800 rpm. If it is below 13.5 volts the alt is going. Another posibility is bad engine ground cables.
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Only overheats when it snows
nipper replied to landozion's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXYou can also try running the ac comp in defrost or bi level to try to heat up the Condenser, it is worth a shot. And like everyone else said, make sure both the condenser and the radiator have to have unbent fins.
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Nov 6 2010 NJ Pine Barrens.
Well we always need a sacrifcial virgin on these runs. otherwise we have to sink neo's car again, and that gets boring after the tenth time
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Nov 6 2010 NJ Pine Barrens.
Just lift it and it will be fine
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Jeep vs Subaru
SO no one really picked up on the ground clearance and they were both opposite of what they should be?
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Are these check connectors?
Ah i feel better, I thoughthe meant the brown and black.. now stupid less am i
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Are these check connectors?
AH, man that is something i have forgotten so much about.
- Jeep vs Subaru
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Are these check connectors?
What year are they from, and they are too big for check connectors.
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Nov 6 2010 NJ Pine Barrens.
You are just "subaru challeged"
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Nov 6 2010 NJ Pine Barrens.
Problem corrected.
