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nipper

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  1. the spare tires since the collision tests started have become important parts of the crumple zones. They can affect the way a car absorbs an impact. They were under the hood to absorb an impact, now in the trunk do the same thing. i liked them better under the hood nipper
  2. you can set the time scan. It has instantanous and per tank, as well as previous trip. The handy thing is the % load on the engine. That allows you to keep at a set load and see the changes. Actually if you want to save gas you want instantanous, as ive already went from 19 to 22 before the air cleaner with just the scan gauge and bt keeping the % load under 30%. The scan gauge is dead on the money. All the scan gauge is doing is what the trip computer would do, just reading the info off the ecu. nipper
  3. I have a scan gauge on my 97 OBW. Car is getting inspected in a few days, so i did what i could do. i bought a puerolator air filter. i looked at the old one, i kicked myself for buying a ne one, as the old one looked ok. ive only put 3000 miles on the car in the last year because of my back. Well i put the new airfilter on the car and i gained 2mpg. Shocked me as i didnt think the old one was that bad. normally i say when figuring gas milage do it on three tanks of gas, except when your reading directly off the ecu. i find it easier to compare things in real time since there is a percent of load feature, which can keep you consistant and see how changes affect mileage. nipper
  4. Do a search here for the bulbs. This is a standard problem. if you can replace miniture christmass lights you can do this. Fuel sender has sulfur on it. Go to the autoparts store and Chevron has a additive that cleans the senders. I did it on mine and my gauge is 90 90% accurate instead of completly offf. inspect all wheel bearing, and the front cv joints. nipper
  5. there is nothing wrong with the switch. Get a manual or do a search on this. There is a resistor block in the air box under the glove box. High speed is a direct feed to the blower motor. Lower speeds go through resisters. You need this block. Buy a new one, as used ones that work are few and far between. nipper
  6. they are rated for 100 lbs. Maybe you can get 200 on them, but i dont think 3100 lbs is doable. You just had a nice roll at the right speed to do no0 damage..... and you go on my "dont loan car to" list :-p nipper
  7. subarus have two sensors, one before the cat that talks to the computer, and the one after to make sure the cat is working. the first one should be a OE o2 sensor, the 2nd it doesnt matter. The cat is too hot for o2 sensors... give snall car a call and see what they suggest. nipper
  8. Flush the fluid first, after you make sure all the tires are the same size and inflated properly. a fluid flush is a gamble of 100.00 vs 850 (what i paid two months ago). i did the flush last year then the solenoid failed the other month, so had to get mine rebuilt. nipper
  9. and the low fule light only comes on when your down to about the last 2 gallons of gas nipper
  10. hrmmmm a few questions when was the last time the timing belt was replaced, and was the thermostat replaced at that time. When you turn the ac on do both fans come on is one radiator hose a differnt temp then the other When if ever was the last tiem the cooling system was serviced. AGAIN ill ask how fast does this happen. nipper
  11. auto runs from 90/10 all the way through to 50/50, and it is constantly varying. nipper
  12. http://www.scoobyblog.com/2006-08-02/video-subaru-svx-promo-1/ nipper
  13. *shudder* bearing should be tight. i am almost afraid to ask what waterpump lubricant is, besides fresh antifreeze.... nipper
  14. even more technical the vscous coupling is made of altenating plates with calibrated holes in them. This all sits in a viscous fluid. The spinning plates at differnt speeds shear the fluid, creating friction, which causes heat. The fluid as it gets hotter becomes thick and transmits power. The size of the holes in the discs determines when this happens. nipper
  15. yes something is very wrong. Make sure they make note of the condition of the fluid on the paperwork incase this comes back to haunt you. Also check the tires make sure they match, and are all the same brand. the reason same brand, i wonder if somone before you drove on a flat tire. nipper
  16. i used to like BMW's then my sister had a 3 series that got a new tranny every 20,000 miles. Seems they had a habit of wanting to be in drive and reverse at the same time. at tranny #4 she bought it and got a lexus. nipper
  17. soobies are pretty good that way, upstream doesnt usually make a failure downstream without throwing multiple codes. The solo failures which are reliable are o2 sensor (which can be confused with a bad cat... cat is usually ok) speed sensor(s) knock sensor position sensor (cam or crank) evap purge valve (i think thats all) Tranny codes are clear cut. The others usually require a good think nipper PS of course my car goes in for inspection this week, so yesterday it threw an o2 code. i cleared it with the scangauge, and hoping it stays away.
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