nipper

thats a good deal then .. Subaru has faith in this stuff, and they gave you the ext warrenty to keep you as a customer. They dont give away things that wil cost themselves money easily. They must have faith that you will never need tthe warrenty. niiper

so this is for a turbo then? nipper

The screen at the washer tank may clogged, or the pump can be tired. Inspect them and see whats what, i bet the pump is tired. The rubber seals in the pump may have dried out. nipper

could be a starter, my legacy did it, but it was cables. at least we are all in the same ball park. nipper

I would hold on to tha car, watch it, and since it is of record, enjoy the car. How long did they extened the warrenty for. nipper

Actually a light application of the brake pedal will shift torque to all four wheels (in theory). It adds drag to the free spinning wheels with no traction and transfers it to the other wheels. A more agresive mud tire would help too. ABS sensors will trigger the light if cacked in mud, snow or drenched with water and uusally clear themselves up. There is a set of factory fog loghts on ebay. nipper

OK silly question time, what is a blow off valve? nipper

Well you know, if his car was broken down, by the two or three days it would take to explain to him, and the pictures, it would be much faster then bouncing back and forth on threads. And just what is WRONG with having the manual when working on a car. Brakes are REALLY importatnt, its not like hes replacing a radio or something else that is not a saftey issue. I can take somone by the hand via emaail and tell them how to change brakes, but sometimes somone needs a picture or exploded veiw who has never done it before. i really dont understand your comment, or where it comes from. Can you PLEASE explain to me WHY it would be wrong to see in pictures where things go, or a more fully explained procedure to repair something then over the boards. None of us are perfect here, and may miss a step or not fully explain something. With the manual we can at least show a person where to look, what the part looks like, where it comes from, where it goes. It is far better then weh you have to keep refering back and forth to pasotings or emails. Talk about things that get me mad.... By the way, if he was broken down on the side of the road, how would he get to a computer? You have an owners manual that covers most roadside emergenices and maintanence , So i guess he should ignore that too. It would be differnt if we could stand next to a person and show them, teach them how to do it. In this case a manual is a source of information and can help TEACH somone how to do things. I NEVER said not to ask questions. nipper

Actually this is one of the easiest things to do on a car. GO pick yourself up a manual and you can see how its done. SOmetimes the sliders can be saved, sometimes they cant, nipper

doubt its an ignition switch. First thing first clean your battery and where they terminate.

do you mean the door panel is coming off the door? nipper

no problem. The early brat was a 1.8L and the baja is a 2.5 L. 2 miles a day is really low to drive a car, as the oil never gets to heat up or really flow. Once a week i would give it a un, or at least once a month a good highway run to lubricate things. My dad had a 73 dodge dart that we had to junk at 60K miles, he too drove 3 miles a day, and everything just sort of fell apart from lack of use. i think we had to get rid of it in 85. nipper

damn, thats about 50% more then i would have guessed. Since most the $$ is in the parts, i would get all the parts myself and go from there, as labor doesn't really change from shop to shop. I forget who deals with subaru parts here, i am sure there is a clutch kit. Any specific reason for the early clutch failure? nipper

Im not seeing a voltage called out, but it is an AC voltage, and should be tested at the sensor and not the ecu. Personally knowing how these things work, as long as there is a high/low (low being zero) signal it is ok. You need an analog meter to this test the correct way as your looking for a pulse. The sampling rate of a DVM may miss the signal. You can use a DVM with max hold button, that would capture it, but you need to cycle it longer. ARe you turning the engine using the starter or the wheel. I can email you a set of directions if you wish frm the haynes manual. It takes three things to run an engine, Fuel, SPark and Oxygen. SInce we are sure you have two of them, have you checked the intake to be sure its clear of any obstructions, and that those sensors are in good shape? nipper

Subaru flywheels are light and thin to begin with. If hes not asking for a lot of money for the part (really shouldnt be any extra labor) i would go with his recomendation. Usually a flywheel gets inspected and turned just to remove the glazing. i would change the flywheel, consdiering this is a once in a (with luck) over 100K mile repair. nipper

You should be able to get to the resistor box from under the dash next to the blower motor. You are most likely going to have to go a scrap yard and pul it out of a car. If you can find them, get a few of them. People have tried soldering in resistors with mixed results. I dont know what subaru gtes for one, it may be just worth it to bite the bulit and get a new one, as this is a common failure with age. nipper

yay always happy to hear when a problem is fixed nipper

i did that with my OBW, the original owner never really paid attention to it, thank god no rust, but it took me 10 minutes per side with a pressure washer to get all the crud out. nipper

What is the cranking voltage. If it drops below 9 volts you wont have enough voltage to start the car. ALso spark may look good but may be not enough to start the car. What kind of condition are your battery cables in. i'm begining to think this is a low voltage issue at cranking more then anything else. nipper

yes thats common a cloged catalytic converter or collapsed exhaust system I would suggest thinking about a new exhaust system too, maybe even get back a little more power. nipper

For that price, and maybe needing an engine, and at worse a engine tranny, thats not bad at all. I bet the tranny is ok. Copare it to a car that is in good condition in your area, i think yould come out ahead. nipper

Actually all automtaics will force an upshift at redline to protect the engine I have never been that brave on the automatic, but have no problem doing it with a manual. nipper

coolant temp and look at the ignitor, another one good for doing things that can drive you madd nipper

i got the fire extingushier ready just in case i tend to not like synthetic oils in high milage engines ... just a gut feeling. nipper

OK where can i find one of these things nipper