nipper

OK its TB rearing its ugly head. Check your tires, make sure they all match and are inflated. If you have a manual there isnt anything you can do beyond that. If its an automatic pup the fuse in and see if it goes away. if it does you will need to change the tranny fluid asap. With luck you should be able to nip this in the but and not have any further issues. nipper

Marvins was explosive. Bugs bunny has used the line on occasion, and we all know daffy duck doesnt drive a subaru, he cant say it

thought you needed the the Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator. At least thats what the bunny says :cool: nipper

i wasnt wondering, i knw your one of those reactionary all is evil with 2.5L HG types :-p nipper

You know just for giggles go to glen cove subaru and see what price they quote you. i like them because they never try to sell me a new car when i get parts, and i havent heard a bad thing about them. Sometimes Subaru runs a special on timing belt service. Lateley ive been finding subaru competative with local shops for some things (they were the same price as a tranny shop to repair my AWD guess who got the job). I used grand Prix SUbaru for that job. I am in oceanside and have a shop i like. nipper

dont know much about headgaskets either *giggle* nipper

He can do that, but then there is the passport, the taxes, the import duties..... its such a bother going to that foreign country on the other side of the hudson hehehehehe nipper

what he said nipper

215,000 miles is high when its been someone elses miles. If it was a majority of your miles that would be different. It really is just a matter of how much money they are asking for it, and what your comfortable with. remeber 215K may not be much for a subaru engine, but that are lots of bits peices attached between the flywheel and the tires that are just as important. Inspect the chasis carefully, anything else can be fixed. If your comfortable with it go for it. nipper

Your leaving out a major thing, as minor at it seems. the bushings. Replace the bushings with performance bushings and you will notice a big change. Also realize its a station wagon, not a wrx. the car is heavy and will have lean. But the polyurathane (i think thats it) bushings will help alot. The car has sway bars on it already, but you can go to a beefier one. nipper

Where on long island are You nipper

Depending upon his handicap, it would be just easier to get the battery isolater and put it in. I can tell from my bad back its not easy to just wire in a switch. I dont think its easy for somone over a x age with a good back. Passing wires through the firewall is not easy (glad i did all mine at once). nipper

COuld be time to replace the break pads then.... nipper

Doesnt the engine block have a copy of the vin from the engine it originated from? If i recall so it does, that will tel you right away. nipper

Unless the flasher contacts are fused together....... nipper

There is a std parasitic amount of drain on a battery. But with computers, its normal for the battery to go dead in a month. a Top end car will do it in 2 weeks. Technically there is nothing wrong with the car, aside from it sitting too much. Remeber its not just the alarm. Its also the radio memory, the TCU and the ECU. nipper

Odd here in NY i couldnt get more then 2 months out of Bosch, but got 6 out of Trico. Guess its just up to your local enviorment. nipper

As long as there are no chunks its fine. Chunks are bad. nipper

well we cant pay in bever pelts of moose meat. Mechanics here get 80.00 and hour. nipper

i dont know what really crappy comes from either. They pur like little kittens. The water pump, oil pump and cams are all thats needed to run the engine for a very short duration. If it runs crappy, it means the timing is off. nipper

does that include a ensioner or a water pump? can you list all it includes. It can be high, can be right on the money. Last time i had it done on a 2.2 it included everything for 585 (water pump all seals tensioner and idler). nipper

There is a lot to be said for small and nimble nipper

Amuse me. Chek the voltage output of the alternator. If the altenator is dying, the battery light may not come on, but the brake light will (aint electricity fascinating). my altenator does this on my 1997. Once the altenator warms up, it pust out full voltage Dear Santa ..... nipper

If this is you 99 2.5L it is time to replace the timing belt, cam and main seals, and reseal the oil pump. I dont think you need idlers or a water pump since those tend to be more mechanical in nature. Timing belts last about 7 or 8 years by factory spec ( which your coming up on ). Now if thst was from the early 1990's ild say replace everything. If its a big leak, its not dangerous perse, but it will smoke you out of the car with the defrosters on, and you run a danger of loosing a significant amount of oil out of the engine. nipper

oops my mistake no its not. Youll do best with the one i showed you before.