nipper

Why "should" it be done every 30,000 miles, im curious. SOme throttle bodies dont need cleaning, others are a clean when needed thing. Considering subarus short interval on other things, if they thought it needed it, they would recomend it. Also too strong a solvent (carb cleaner is too strong) can ruin a throttle body. Some have protective coatings on them, and all have seals around the throttle body shaft to prevent vacume/air leaks. Also subaru never says replace tranny fluid, only inspect it. We all know different, that it should be done about every 3 years (maybe thats why torque bind is an issue). There are a few things that subaru is too conservative with. One is spark plugs, the other is brake fluid. They both have an insanely short maint interval then happens in real life.

another possability at this mileage is a leaking fuel injector or two. Check the simple stuff first. nipper

no pain meds just not home right now. trust me i dread having to reset everything after pulling the battery cable. The ECU isnt in an easy place to just unplug it, but it may be easier then reprograming everything. There should be a fuse or two that kills it. If i rember correctly there are two power sources for the ecu, one always feeding it, the other powers it when the car is on. May be best to go to autzone nad have them clear it. And i would welcome pain meds today anyone got afew extra?:-p

Subarus are fairly free breathing in non turbo form. May give you a little increase, though the sound may change more then performance. Turbos the headers help a lot. nipper

any thing flapping in the wind by any chance? plastic wheel wells come to mind. does the noise vary with speed, fixed, vary with wind direction or if the ac is on? Run over a whooping crane? nipper

Hydrocarbons [HC] that are created when your car's combustion process is incomplete. Carbon Monoxide [CO] which develops when your vehicle's air-and-fuel mixture doesn't have enough air in it. i agree with cougar, look for vacum leaks, cracked air hoses etc. Check your EGR valve if you have one. ALso you may juts have to go and apply for a waiver. Check your stse's dmv. You can get a waiver after you spend X amount of dollars trying to fix it. nipper

i got caught by surprise on that one too. http://www.goodyeartires.com/faqs/Driving.html#4 and they all say pretty much the same thing nipper

try pulling the fuse to the ecu. nipper

yup just like that. nipper

always good to hear (not the scared part) nipper

Good to hear it helped someone. He has an internal leak. There is a new stop leak for HG that i saw the other day, but since no one has played lab rat yet, i wouldnt recomend it. Also i have the feeling its not for an engine you want to keep going for another 100K or more. nipper

I've been doing this for many years and never had a problem. I have yet to find anyone anywhere that states differntly, including the Transmission Rebuilders of america (the dont want warrenty work coming back because people shift this way) , Transmission engineers, Automotive engineers (of which i am one). There is a performance increase as you are not waiting for the ecu to make the shift. the transmission linkage is directly connected to the tranny, and overrides the ECU. There is no binding, except in the AWD unit if you have torque bind. I have gone 300,000 miles on automatic trannies by both using D and manually shifting. The biggest killer of automatic trannies is heat (ie using D when you sould be shifting manually like in steep rolling hills), towing a trailer, or not changing fluid on schedual. D was invinted intially for women (back in the 1940's). There have been many variants of trannies over the year, from auto sticks, to manually operated shifts in automatic. Paddle ************ers and the new sports shifters are the same trannies as the regular automatics. There are loads of kits to convert trannies to manaul valve nodies, and there has been no proof in studies and/or testing, labratory or real world, that this encourages transmission or engine failure. I really think we are loosing our driving skills. Power steering is great, but very few no how to drive when it fails. Same with power breaks. Now with ABS and traction control no one knows how to drive in snow, they think the computer can do it all. When the computer fails or misjudges, most dont know what to do. Technology is wonderful, but not perfect The owners manual is not always right. Let me ask you this, do you always set the parking brake when putting the car in park? Thats in the owners manual. No place in the manual for my 1997 outback (nor my 1998) does it say to Don't use 1-2-3 unless you need to. It says D is for normal driving, nor does it say to not to drive manually.There is a list of "do nots" in the owners manual, and manually shifting is not one of them. SO go ahead and have fun nipper

there is a gate lock. You have to push the button to downshift, but you can just push the shifter up to upshift. You need to push the button to get in reverse from neutral. Man this is something i would never think of doing. SInce it is a fluid connection between the engine and tranny, it shouldnt cause damage even if you do do it. This is one of the reasons why autop mfgs tend not to put a synchro on reverse. It makes it harder to accidently shift in reverse (but it can be done). nipper

and i bet he gave the previous owner 2-3K on a trade in. Car has too much damage for that price, even with the warrenty. you can do so much more better. nipper

Yes its fine to manually shift an automtaic. Your not doing anything the valve body or ecu isnt doing normally. There is nothing your bypassing in the tranny mechanically, nothing your hurting, same clutches engage and disengage. And the ecu will save you from a collasal missed shift. I do it alot to get more response out of the car (when traffic pisses me off and i go into taxi mode). nipper

yes it is, as they can sometimes fail the HC test. You need to catch it while its happening, since that is when HC will be present. Try a leakdown test also. nipper

either a VC or clutch pack can go south. The VC is more rare then the clutch pack. The VC gives no warning, while the clutch pack will. It really sint enough of an issue to pick one over the other. Pick something that you will like, as subarus really dont have any non fixable issues. nipper

there are two sending units, one for pressure and one oil temp. Right now i am handicaped, so cant really dig through the plumbing and bend over the car to use a galley plug. I am due for an oilchange so i will let my mechanic do it. When i can get back to working on the car properly (God i hope so i am so depressed about this) i will do it properly. Only thing i dont like is that they dont dim since they run off the radio harness. But im not taking the dash apart anymore this year. nipper

Aside from fuel sotrage, this is a common comversion. Just realize that your "fuel" milage will not be the same as gasoline. But if the cost is right it may not matter. http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/Quickfacts.html nipper

ok so we resent everything nipper

i thought his shipping price was high, untill i received it. It took two days from Japan, i am impressed. nipper

A lesson on this board i learned, never assume anything. More then once people with auutomatics have thought they have had VC and center diffs, and visa versa. nipper

The iso qualification is not a certification of the quality of the product. Its a certification of the quality procedures and standards used in making the product. i have an ISO 9000/9200 certification Established in 1987, ISO 9000 is an international set of five related standards for qualification of global quality assurance and quality control standards. Adherence is accomplished through an application process for ISO 9000 certification in company standards for inspecting production processes, updating records, maintaining equipment, training employees and handling customer relations. The governing international consortium is recognized worldwide. Since we are waving credentials i am an automotive enginner. I have been pulling a wrench since i can walk. i worked for Standard motor products at one time in my life. I am a member of SAE along with many other profesional and test organizations, thats how i know about "that". I have NEVER had a problem with beck/Arnley I can show you many many companies that are ISO 9000 and make a poor quality product because they have low standards. ISO is an internal certification, unlike an SAE standard, which means that the product meets specific tests. Also being a pirchasing agent (which i have done also) you know how what the engineer specifies can wander off spec because of a good buy. The quote you have can be found on any site that sells this same clutch http://www.khapco.com/exhaust.htm others agree with me http://www.fordforums.com/showthread.php?t=112117 http://jeepkings.ca/forums/printthread.php?threadid=25748 http://www.thefbody.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=26763&sid=72bf46148854bf83472e186c5fbad11c http://www.rx7club.com/archive/index.php/t-38297.html Since im sensing hostility im bowing out of this. good luck

what he said. And a tire doesnt have to get bald to outlive its usefulness. 60K is a good run for a set of tires. nipper

how many miles on this and when was the last time the belt was changed? nipper