nipper

did YOU hear a knock when you had the car. can you go over and ask him to point out the knock. i would go with a sohc used engine with a warrenty from a junk yard. i personally like the dohc engine (so im a little weird), but in your shoes i would go with a sohc or a 2.2L nipper

AM i missing something ? or does this not apply to you? nipper NHTSA Campaign ID: 02V079000 Component: Brakes: Hydraulic: Master Cylinder Manufacturer: Subaru Of America, Inc. Year: 2002Make: SubaruModel: OutbackRecall Date: 03/26/2002 Defect Summary: The brake master cylinders may not function properly in ambient temperatures below freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit and lower). Consequence Summary: In temperatures below freezing, the brakes may not release after being applied, even when your foot is no longer on the brake pedal. This can occur without prior warning, possibly resulting in a crash. Corrective Summary: Dealers will replace the master cylinders. Owner notification is expected to begin during April 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783.

i got 160k on an older subaru, on my legacy was 140k the original clutch. Clutch life really depends on the previous driver, and for goodness sakes, ITS AN OUTBACK! Its not a turbo, not a F1 racing car. CLutch will complain if you do that, especially an older clutch. IM sure there are perfomance clutchces around for the subaru, but i always looked at it like this, if the OE part lasted over 100K, guess what im buying nipper

Automatics computer controlled or not will force an upshift no matter what the selector is in, it is done to protect the engine from the er um .. well .. not the most birghtest person behind the wheel. The govener acts as a rev limiter on a manual tranny, and as a speed govenor on both. Subaru likes a one size fits all (hence why we can interchange alot of parts), so they done seperate the two. Alot of cars have them now, why i dont know. Once you get out of the power band,all the revs above that point are sort of useless in the upper gears. Some cars you get better performance (1/4 mile or zero to 100) at the very top end by staying in a lower gear As far as you hating autos trannies, well thats personal, but some of the new ones are getting close to being hybrids, and almost last as long as manuals. Also the time diffenrce in performance is down to 1/2 second, and gas mileage is close to the same in both (or at lkeast within human error). Just an observation. nipper

Its on the bottom of the engine. You either have a stuck open thermostat or no thermostat. Look up on ther threads how to burp your engine after you drain the cooling system. nipper

all the classic symptons of a bad spedo head ... you need to do a measured mile. 1t 60mph you should cover 1 mile in 1 minute. if the needle is flaky, the odometer should be on the money. The are two seperat mechanisims driven off the same cable. nipper

1- ignition noise throuhg the stero maybe? a ground loop in the stero, i know somne had this problem here. 2- NORMAL... some cars do it worse then others. Use the ignition key as a bridge to dishcarge the static elcticity instead of your finger tips. Lower the umidity, more heavier clothing you wear, more likey to get zapped. Tey spraying the car seats with cling free. 3-6 may be related. it could be time for a new battery, but clean all your battery connections first. My guess is the battery is tired. 4- could be the knock sensor starting to go bad. unplug and plug int the sensor that will clean the connector if its dirty. 5- no. Describe the sound and when it happnes better. nipper

it has an air pocket in the cooling system. you need to get that puppy out of there or you may cause yourself uglier problems. FYI a stuck open thermostat wont cause an overheat. nippper

Spedometer is electronic, it does not have a cable. The problem is either the VSS having a dirty connnection, the board behind the spedo head, or the head itself. Its not a complicated repair, just al ot of work to get to it. nipper

read the posts bernie. ... scroll up it explains what it is and how to fix it.. nipper

the cable drives a magnet. the magnet is in a bell, and thats attached to the spedo needle. Inspect your cable at both ends. if you are 100% sure the cable is not broken, my guess would be wear at the spedo needle. If you can see your odometer change while the bneedles is dead, then it is defanitly the needle bushing thats shot. replace the spedo. nipper

Now i know who not to buy a used car from... nipper

good deal. nipper

Say if you have any pull, we would LOVE dual range transmissions in north america nipper

and this is why i buy axles from subaru. i see this more and more where the aftermarket rebuilds people have to replace them a few times, or get the worng ones, and for all the money saved, its lost in time replacing prematurly failed axles. Once you figure out the time vs cost (yes your time is money), you savemoney in the long run. The new right front cv, was that an axle assembly, or just a joint. If you can feel it in the driver seat its pretty far gone. Did you tear a boot? Are you sure its not a wheel bearing ? nipper

Actually with everything on diming a bit at a traffic light is normal. Altenators dont put out max power at idle, and with everything on you are drawing alot of current. Sometimes the act of putting the car in neutral is enough to bring upp the power. Any autoparts stroe will put a load tester on your battery (looks like a big silver shoe box with 2 jumper cables) and test them fro free. Watch over the guys shoulder, as this is a test that they cant fake to seel you something you need. It will tell you battery response to a load, running, and when actually cranking. This is a standard test. If your bettery is more then 4 years old, 3 years in an extreeme climate, i agree it may be starting to fel its age, but not because of the dimming. nipper

EASY affordable AWD .. They love the snow nipper

OK the temperiture gauage is telling you the coolant is cold, has nothing to do with the heater core. This will also effect your gas milage. Since you have no heat i am going to assume the gauge is right. My first suspsion is that your thermostat is stuck wide open. My second suspsions is are your electric cooling fans on? They basically take a vacation from dec-march in some climates. ANother thing to check is your radiator cap. Replace that since its the cheapest and easiest. Also when was the last time you had the cooling system serviced? nipper

i do beleive it was a DOHC engine issue. DOHC is a pain to change plugs on, and from what people say here, overly complicated for what it does. i sort of like mine, and will stick with it. nipper

search the board it has been discussed here ( i started the thread way back when) nipper

its also easy to rest the milage if the reason your chaning is bad odometer. Why are you chaning the clusters. nipper

sounds like he just doesnt want to do it. i havent heard of anyone having a problem replacing the headgaskets, i mean if most of us can do it in our driveways, what is his problem? i had a mechanic tht had "problems" with subaru axles. i found it was easier to change mechanics and never had a problem since. car always gets fixed right the first time. Find another mechnainc nipper

Those may be differnt cause they are motorized, but i will share that with others, i've seen alof of people have these things die on them and not know how to fix them or what to do nipper

that will do it. nipper

time for the area rep.... and DO share that little peice of info with him. i am sure subaru would love to hear that. nipper