nipper

what does it list black available with? If not anything im thinking its more of a dark taupe

Oh sure you and your fancy shmancy gravel driveway. Mine is grass and dirt. Its alomost in style as a green driveway

Bad kilroy no biscuit. nipper

Third time is the charm. Unless the car was beat upon, its prbbly just valve stem seals. Like Emily said, a leak down may be better, but not everyone has compressed air at their houses, and most people can do a wet/dry compression test. In actulaity a compression test should be done first. nipper

Was it a subaru valve? Some of the aftermarket ones arent weighted right. But it sounds like its time for a compression test just to make sure the engine is ok. On upright engines the oil would leak down past the valve stems (when the seals are shot) and would burn on startup. If a wet/dry compression test is good, its a simple problem with a complicated fix. nipper

#1 reason, a clogged PCV valve. Replace with OE. Anything else would need a compression test or a vacum gauge. Its possible valve stem seals, but subarus dont seem to have that problem. Also check for leaks. Subarus can leak oil and not drip any on the ground. nipper

Your not allowed to buy a justy till i buy one They are tranverse engines. Actually pretty powerful for thier size, at 1hp per cu inch. nipper

*drool* nipper

I thought the second one was on the airbox someplace under the dash. I can be wrong.... nipper

Did you pass inspection? nipper

Not necassarily. Mine would do it only above 70 mph in the break pedal. As long as your checking the calipers, check the rotors. (i replaced my rotors and it went away). nipper

Pulsing. Frozen/stuck caliper and warped rotor? nipper

ON cars with 60,000 mile intervals, at every other belt change: Water pump Tensioner Idler Belt (of course) Drive belts optional Check the oil pump I dont know how these engines are on seals, but i would replace them as long as i'm there. This way you dont have to touch the front of the engine till the next timing belt change, and even then your only chainging the belt. nipper

Anyone ever use this? http://openbossa.indt.org/carman/index.html

The new ribbed flat belts are differnt then v belts in that aspect. i tend to over tighten them myself. nipper

So we can take down those signs along the border eh? "welcome to canada, The US's garage sale" hehehehehe nipper

Is it just me, or is the nose a different color of white?

especially sight unseen nipper

Yes. All that ciruit does is send a signal to the TCU to disable the AWD. I just want to rule out the begnings of torque bind. Speaking of, when was the last time the tranny fluid was changed nipper

Can you say "flood" nipper

Under the hood, passenger side, by the wiper motor. It should be markes FWD. Any fuse higher then 10 amps can go in there. nipper

I think its dark taupe, hard to tell sometimes there is color shift in digital pics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupe#Dark_Taupe http://www.cars101.com/subaru/outback/outback2006.html nipper

PS: You can safely rule out the tranny. Its super rare for the 4eat to produce this issue. Just for kicks, put in the FWD fuse and see if it changes (after inspecting the driveshaft) nipper

No it wouldnt. They usualy start out as having a sweet spot where they first appear, and it can stay like that for a while. Remeber that the driveshaft isnt really under a lot of load like a rear wheel drive car is. Since subarus vary the load to the rear from 10-50% split, there may only specific times that the shft is loaded or unloaded that allows for the vibration. It can be decieving, but its a good and simple place to start looking for mysterious vibration, and easy enough to rule out. nipper

i did say improve, not made them perfect Besides a relaible british car just means it its reliable to get you to know your service department better. hehehehe Personally ild take mechanical issues over electric gremlins. i would lease a jag if i could afford one. http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/leaner-jaguar-is-ready-for-sale/2007/09/13/1189276900701.html And your correct about the older ones being hobby cars. Either you rip out the entire under hood wiring, or you put in a GM small block to make the car dependable. i still like the pre ford XKS, though it is geting a bit dated. But then again im weird nipper