nipper

Yup, you do not replace them.

Your the first one i have heard to have difficulty with subaru, usually you can get them to pay for some of it. Maybe it just depends upon who you get on the phone. nipper

I will say yes for now. Its too cold and dark for me to look at the specimen in my driveway

Go to subaru ASAP. be NICE to these people, they stand between you and 1500.00 . Tell them that you named your dog Baha, Your sons name is Justy, and you were hoping to pass this car down to your kids, and replace it with a new subaru some day. If the dealer balks contact subaru directly. nipper

Sure make me defend a lifetime warrenty.... I've seen that before, it is sometimes used as a generic term for forced induction, but I would get that clairified. nipper

This is a sohc engine. You wont do more damage. Just set the timing marks up. Make sure its the correct timing marks. http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f66/timing-belt-pump-change-14416/ http://www.lovehorsepower.com/SubaruDocs/TimingWaterPump.htm nipper

Go with OE wires. Replace the PCV valve. It is winter, thats about right. Last night here in NY it was 14 degrees with a 40 mph winf. On the scan gauge I could watch the mpg go down to 14 when the wind hit Blu. I get about 20 in bitter cold, as low as 16 if it is all short trips (1 mile or less). You may be @ 23, but if it was anything else it would be 16. nipper

sheesh everyone is such a pesamist in the morning Dont go tearing into it right away if it is a HG, the car is under 100K for the extended warrenty, but over the age for it. Maybe we can get subaru to help out on the cost of repair. nipper

I am suspicous of a few things. They say "transfer case" which subaru doesnt have. I would want more clairifcation on CVT coverage. I see no TCU coverage. Engine no ruel injectors mentioned nor exhaust system. There really inst an axle housing on a sooby, just a diff housing in the rear. Also would be nice to know who underwrites it and the deductable if any. nipper

Your car already has a cold air intake from the factory, and it works fairly well, especially if you drive through deep water. nipper

When was the O2 sensors last replaced, your are coming up for them and thats why you got a cat code. nipper

Actually subaru t-stat and cooling design is not funky. It is only funky when you put it in a car it was not designed for (like a vanagon). You have what may be a bad head gasket, but first I want you to replace the radiator cap and see if that clears it up. Next I would replace the thermostat with one from OE only. Aftermarket chokes the coolant flow. you can be getting air in the systme from a faulty radiator cap, or from a faulth head gasket. Let me know what happens. nipper

Were all the idlers replaced? Does the car let out any black smoke when it bogs down?

Subaru is one of the smallest mfg. Most people wisely use subaru gaskets, Felpro isnt doing a large volume (its listed as low volume in fact) on the gasket sets. But do what you wish, its your money to throw away. nipper

Maybe we are missing the obvious. A 99 legacy. How many miles? When was the last time a full timing belt change (inculding idlers and tensioners) were done? And I am waiting for that vac gauge info. nipper

There is one of those from both sides of the engine. They should connect to a T then connect to the snorkus (air intake box/hose) It will be under the box on the pass side, if i recall correctly. nipper

Hrmm fuel pressure regulator? nipper

Like an O2 bong, or an exhaust pipe? I am aware of the physics behind the washer http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Thermodynamics/sGravesandes_Apparatus/sGravesandes_Apparatus.html But here the O2 sensor and the SS exhaust probably have the same expansion properties. Heating a nut usually works better then heating a bolt mounted into something. In order to get the O2 sensor hot enough to move, if going that route, I would STRONGLY suggest a flame as oppsed to a hot exhaust pipe.

Do it cold., but do as he says. The same reason you dont change plugs hot is the same reson you dont do this hot. Look at a hole in a bsquare block. Now imagin the block expnading 1/8 of an inch (exagerated to make it easy to visualize). The hole will get smaller. Now put somthing in that hole and heat it all up. The hole will get smaller and thing in it will expand.

Overpowered? I have never heard that and subaru used in the same sentence anywhere. If the turbo was still available I would suggest that. Now with the new CVT and mutigear boxes with the 6 I would suggest a real testdrive (not just around the block). Don't be afraid to manually downshift. Dont be afraid to use D3 (if it is equipped) or sport mode and see if it fits your needs. My pet peeve has always been dealers that only allow a 2-5 minute test drive when your going to spend 20-30K out of your wallet. nipper

Get yourslef a vacume gauage and tell us exactly what it does. This will give us some insight as to what is going on. My first guess would be a completly clogged catalytic converter or exhaust system. Does it stall or seem like it is choking for air. Can you feel exhaust coming out of the tail pipe? Check for a potato in the tailpipe, maybe you pissed someone off.

Go to an autoparts store that reads codes for free and see if it works for them. nipper

Headgaskets should be OE, everything else should be a name brand. Felpro has lets say 20 engineers to cover every gasket they make for every car ( I worked for a major auto parts mfg and we only had 5 for our entire product line). Subaru being OE will either asign an engineer or a group of engineers to evaluate a high cost part to see why it is failing. Aftermarket will not, since they usually see engines at the end of thier lives. OE will constantly evaluate untill they solve the problem. Aftermarket will sit on the stock. Once a problem is solved, OE will put out a notice that all A Hg's are now superceeded by Revision H HG. They will tell all dealers to remove the old design and return them or destroy them. An aftermarket supplier will rarely if ever do that, and whoever has them on thier shelves will run down the inventory untill they have to order H. that may mean going through A B C D etc. Thats why you buy OE. Also the deeper in the engine and the nore critical the part, thje more risky and foolish it is to rely on a cheap part. nipper

Buy it on line. Use a good wrench or socket. use penetraiting fluid. You may get lucky and it may come right out. nipper

Remove the drive belt and start the car. If it goes away BINGO nipper