nipper

nah just a little bondo and some krylon it will be fine nipper

I'm so sorry, if there is anything we can help you with, please let us know nipper

just get away from this place. I am no longer restraining myslef, but this guy is a complete f*****g a******e who should not be working on cars, let alone a crosswrod puzzle. there is something i want you to print and hit the guy over the head with. Get the car out of there and start a lawsuit. Scream at him, personally i don't care anymore since he has shown himslef to be complete rump roast. I have the subaru write up on diagnises of the subaru tranny from subaru. I have to drop this thread personally as things like this frustrate me and i cannot help. email me privatly at nipper.dawg@gmail.com and ill email you the file. nipper

There are kits to repair the broken lines that work pretty well. nipper

I have JDM gauges which i am trying to figure out how to wire. I love them since they fit in the DIN pocket, but i cant find a wiring diagram. I dont have access to a calbration lab anymore so i can't figure it out that way either. nipper

rebuilt new or used it really doesnt matter, as long as the engine was maintained. nipper

Actually in all fairness, loosing oil at speed because of a lost oil plug, there really isnt much you can do beside kiss your wallet goodbye. The light may have come on, but seizure happens fairly quickly. nipper

i paid him to do it. gets riid of that "what do i do with this oil" problem. nipper

well that would explain things. Not to pick on anyone, but you would be amazed at how many people don't monitor the dashboard. There was one thread here not too long ago where the poster was amazed that i expected him to monitor his dashboard every so often ( i was taught just to scan it every minute or so). I mean thats why the thing is there. And this was a discussion about the engine temp gauge. Personally i wish they had a buzzer on the oil pressure and engine temps to makwe the idiot lights more er um ... (insert word here) proof. Rebuids talk to CCR, my rebuild for the thrown rod was a dealer rebuild. I dont think there is anything rebuildable on yours. Oil starvation does a lot of damage to both the bottom end and top end of the engine. Lookk for a used engine. nipper

or just pay a mechanic to do a flush. nipper

er um your talking tires belts and hoses here right nipper

It sounds like that may have been the clunk, and would match all the symptons. nipper

i used to like you ....... nipper

When was the last time you replaced the timing belt and/or tensioner and idler pullies nipper

Has anyone just checked to see if the valve cover bolts are loose? Thats a big reason for valve cover leaks. Wires you can do yourself. nipper

FLuids as long as they are the same type (dextron for example) can be mixed. Fuel injector cleaning unless you have a rough idle and have done a tuneup and have over 100K miles is a huge waste of money. Same with the 36,000 mile brake fluid flush (do it when the brakes are serviced). Another rip off is the power steering flush. Now when you do a tranny change, you dont get 1/2, you get 1/3 out. You need to do it three times to do a complete change (starting the car and running it through prndl). nipper

in reality unless you live in a squre state and your commute is you and a groundhog traveling at 60mph on a traffic free road, you qualify as servere. You know, in all honesty, do what you feel like. An engine costs 5-7000 dollars to rebuild from the dealer. There is no such thing as too many oil changes. If you feel its too long, and it makes you feel uncomfortable, do it at every 5000. Eurpoeans dont drive nearly as much as we do, so dont go by their numbers. nipper

Now now now. JUst swap out the tranny and youll be fine, or have the AWD replaced for 800-1200 and this car will treat you right for a long long long time. But never buy a car that gets around on a flatbed. nipper

i do it once a year. nipper

electricity is weird, that may be the problem. nipper

What others have said its not just a plug-in. Not to mention you have to take the uphoilstry apart. Scoobymods has a writeup on how to do it. It's easier to buy a car with them then adding them. nipper

but stupid? nipper

I have done it. I used hellas and used thier kit, but i went with a differnt switch (its in my phots). I made a 90 degree bracket and mounted all my relays in front of the battery on my 97 as they fit really nice there. The bumber skin i used self tapping screws that came with the kit (start them with a pilot hole but tighten by hand). The skin is thick and after a year they are still tight. nipper

manual or automatic? Was the clunk from the front or back of the car nipper

I am 99% sure the code will be useless. If they read the code as it happened without turning the car off it would have been readable. If they have trid to start it since then, the code will be cleared. This kind of failure with a no crank is odd, but you can;t tell how the batery is without a load tester. The battery can build itself back up to 14 volts overnight, but wont have any amperage to do any work. Sudden failure like this points to the altenator. I dont think its a starter issue. First thing to do is throw another battery in the car and see if it starts (don't buy one). If iot starts check the output of the alt. It can be your battery is internally shorted (7 years old its about due). nipper