nipper

a battery can run a car for about 20 miles with no accessories on. (i think even the owner manual tells you that have to double check). But running the battery down when its old will damage the battery. The battery will self recharge to a degree given enough time. If the battery is over 5 years old you may want to shop for a battery too. nipper

now it sounds reasonable... nipper

actually your overlooking one thing. Belts dont break so much as stretch and slip and jump teeth. Also since the belt is pretty much in a clean self contained area, its not surprising for it to look good as new. Timing belts usually pick the most inoportune time to fail. Also the failure can sometimes drive you nuts to try it find it (car runs but doesnt idle smooth, or lost power to name two) Always better to replace something on your scehduale then the cars. nipper

your scaring me again ... i dont knw everything, my weakness is the ecu, but im learning nipper

SUbarus are still fairly basic cars (no power sun visor or automatic glove box closers). They do need the fluids serviced at regular intervals, and are very sensative to mis matched tires (dont do it). Otherwise they are reliable cars. nipper

you cant check a battery by voltage alone. You need to load test it. a bad battery will wipe out an altenator. nipper

i hear there is this technology that allows people to talk to each other without string, dixie cups or wires.... it must be the devils work nipper

ok its NOT a steering problem, its torque bind. You need to give the car alot of gas in a tight turn to get it to move correct? Its either that or a seized CV joint. When was the last time the tranny fluid was changed.... DO all the tires on the car match?

aww shux he said im cute ! ani name brand will do it. Just make sure you get all the air out of the system and use a 50/50 pre mix. nipper

yes your car needs antifreeze ..... nipper

that will do it every time. God i love driveshaft shops nipper

i'm still giggling over running boards.... and whats a dynastar edition, no floorborads and foot power? nipper

see the problem is you dont know the tire history on the car. The peoblem shows up more on automatics, beut on an automatice there are things you can do to correct it. Also the automatic is a bit more foregiving, since you can disable the awd. Also the automatic system is deisgned for some slippage. The manual has a simplier but far more complicated (parts wise) system. The manual is not forgiving at all. There have been posters on here driving on a low tire for 20 miles and frying the viscous coupling. If ever a car needed a tire pressure monitor this is it. Unfortunitly you dont know the history of the car, and the dealer on the 1999 gave you an extreemly high figure, i think its the same cost to fix the manual as an automatic. the dealer wanted to make a sale. The 1999 had some problems but this was not one of them. All the (manual) trannies are the same pretty much in the way they operate., just they are very sensative to low tires, mis matched tires, or flats. Part of the probelm is the design of the vss and where it is. They use an open diff. The problem with a diff is that if you hold one wheel, the other wheel turns twice as fast. What seems like is a minor speed differnce is actually twice as fast, so the VC sees alot more heat then we realize. i would go someplace else for the repair. Also i would *************** at the dealer just too see what happens. i dont know if the wear on the VC is culmalitive, meaning if somone drove on a flat someplace in the cars life, if that starts a slippery slope of destruction. With manuals, (well its a good idea with any car) walk around the car at least once a week and make sure the tires are still round. nipper

Found this, more spcific then general codes. i find the fire code interesting. http://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/subaru/subaru-obdii-obd2-codes.php nipper

that entire keyway thing wa throwing me off. Then the salvage car project, those can be a bit scary. nipper

if its electrical it will fail intermittently. It sounds more like an electical pigtail issue. SInce you tried to make a better connection, i bet there is an internal break in the wire. Wiggle the wire the next time it happens, as it can be on either side of the connector. Try to wiggle only the sensor side, then the loom side. The postion sensors are hall effect sensors. The sensor generates a heart beat when the engine is cranked. you need an analog meter to see this heartbeat. The beat is so low, that a digital gauge wont pick it up properly. When using the analog meter you should see an AC signal, 1 pulse, then 2, then 3, then 4, then one . I suspect the pigtail is damaged to the sensor. nipper

im on drugs now so not sure what your asking. Can you show us a pic? The shafts shouold be plined all the wasy aroound nipper

way cool your going to the best place you can go for this.

dont overheat the car and youll be fine ' nipper

grr makes life hard.is ther any flex in the bearing moiunt or in the u joints, there should be none. nipper

any play in the universal joints is too much. Is this an auto or manual nipper

SUbarus are mechanical leggos, i dont see why not. I would ned to see the manuals and wiring diagram, but it should work

now this may be normaclature. The main fuse box is under the hood, the secondary or auxilary fuse box is the one with all the fuses under the dash. At least thats how ssoby always did it before. nipper

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/legacy/legacy2005.html because it was available? nipper

thats the one above your legs when your driving. nipper