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Depending upon how anal your saftey inspection is you dont need it. If they are really PITA you do. nipper

Haynes manula page 12-4 upper right hand of page. nipper

Do a search on HG Youll see that the people who get it done only get it done once, and the car is good for a very lobg time. It's silly to throw a car away for a HG issue if its in good shape and you know the car. Used to be that it was true, but not with the high price of new cars, or even a good used car. nipper

actually the spring has other uses hor Noise vibration and harshness. the spring rate on that spring doesnt really assist. Removing or changing that sping can cause all sorts of annoying issues, and its not recomended that its removed (yes i know somone will say that they removes it etc etc etc). BLeed the system. Inspect the hose. If after bleeding you still have a problem, you may have a tired slave cylinder and or master cylinder. nipper

They have a small car picked to come over here if they need too, but its not an easy thing to do, its japanese made for the japanes market, and gas prices coming down people have short memories. SUbaru has been going upscale, but the imprezza is the only car fully loaded with awd for under 20,000.00 us that will last in excess of 300,000 miles. nipper

ive had a 87 and a 1998 and a 1997, i like the nice with the 2.5, and found nothing different about rpms on the highway. I did find out the tires make a differnce with road noise as opposed to the 13" tires on the 87. for the billionth time, the HG issue is 10-15% of the cars. If it was around 50% everyone would be ***************ing. Any car over 120,000 miles can blow a head gasket. What you do have to watch out for is Torque bind. Drive the car in a tight circle both forwards and backwards left and right and check for shuddering. Make sure all the tires match and inspect the tranny fluid. TB is a 1000.00 repair and can be a bargining tool. i got my 1997 outback as a steal because the car was mislisted and i knew it had TB. i still came out ahead as the car was priced over one thousand dollars less then market rate (love ebay and typos). nipper

piston slap is a subaru sound, 99% of the time our cars run for ever with it with no problem. i think its been corrected as no one with a new sooby has complained. H6 takes premium and for a short time had a problem with a timing chain tensioner, which seems to eb cleared up. nipper

arou? key should beep with the key in any positions but run and door open Seat Belt wont chime with the door open Seat belt will chimae for a short time with the car running door closed and belt not on. Passenger side not sure i would have to go out to my car and check. nipper

Use a subaru head gasket. Others have used other brands or ebay stuff and have gotten burned (with a 2nd failure). All the other gaskets can be from anyone. nipper

SUbaru is a small mfg, and has limited funds to get their smaller cars to pass us emissions and crash tests. If gas gets real high they may look into it, but so far gas prices haven't hurt them at all. nipper

is it a whine or a roar? nipper

there is some black box (seat belt timer) that controls the belt warning. There is a switch in the buckle, and a sensor built into the seat. I just looked at the mother of all wiring diagramsThey als interact with the drivers door switch. The circuit is simple. The wiring diagram i uses is for a slightly newer soobie, but soobies dont change much. It also controls the key buzzer. is that working? nipper

It may seem a little disturbing, and it is, but thats not something that just happens. You probably have had it for ages. Pay special attention to the pilot bearing/bushing. SInce the job of that bearing is to support the input shaft, it should be replaced, or at the very least inspected. nipper

Feel free to replace the rack, just dont rebuild it. Replacement is fairly easy. nipper

Dish soap and a warm water works too, shake like a milk shake, rinse with water. nipper

Again and the last time im going to say it, do not do it. There are mushings and guides inside a rack the need to be inspected and checked for wear. There are special tools required. This is the one part of any car that no one rebuilds themselves, because it is labor intensive, requires a clean area (like an engine rebuild). http://www.aa1car.com/library/2003/bf20340.htm http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/faq/Steering.html nipper

have you checked the purge valve? Haynes doesnt even mention this valve, unless its the two way valave they are discussing.. nipper

well at that point the huge holes in the psitons would make it all moot nipper

ill try that, but they have never been moved since the car was born, so the entire thing may be moot. nipper

but its such a pretty billboard ive been told to take off the cross beams on the roof rack and i may gain some mpg, i will have to try it. nipper

Paint is a very rare issue on subarus, i suspect a bad respray or paint job. On the tires go by the tire label, as newere tires tend to be higher pressure then older tires. i often leave juffy lube with 4 flats (if i forget to tell them not to check the tires) because the new tires require higher pressure then the older tires. Also you have a little leeway if you find the ride is too hard for you, just play with tire pressure evenly. nipper

www.cars101.com all subarus except the justy are boxers engine (well not including the 360) Not all subarus were awd, some were front wheel drive, with AWD as an option. nipper

67 K but the car is 13 years old. SUbarus with low mileage tend to have some issues, they love to be driven and not fans of low mileage. Resealing a rack is NOT for the back yard mechanic. Much easier to replace the rack and quicker in the long run. nipper

Interesting observation today. We are dealing with the leftovers of Ernesto. 97 OBW relativly flat road along the beach headwind guesting up to 40mph rather constantly into wind 13 mpg car has problems staying out of lockup 27 mpg cross wind (normal at 65) 32 mpg tail wind nipper

check the tie rod ends. Check the universal joint in the steering column. Check the rack mounting bolts. nipper