soobyhobby

Did you ever get a solution to this? I have repaired 2 - 2011 Outbacks with airbags deployed. 1st Car - Driver airbag, seatbelts deployed. Replaced airbag and seatbelts and had to clear Main airbag module (below center counsel), and passenger seat ODS (attached to passenger seat bottom). Local guy was able to clear both modules. 2nd Car - Driver airbag, passenger airbag, seatbelts deployed. I replaced all components and had both modules cleared but have not been able to get rid of 29 ODS code. I have not been able to find anyone who knows what the solution is. On a side note, I have several parts cars so was able to try clean(no airbag deployment), used modules, which did not work. Best luck I had was clearing original modules.

My 00 Outback started intermittently running very rough, very sluggish acceleration and threw a P0170 code (Fuel Trim Malfunction) Did some research and got a ton of possibilities. I dropped exhaust and replaced front O2 sensor, re-installed exhaust with new exhaust gaskets and replaced air filter while I was at it. Car in A-OK now. In all approx 2hrs.

The H6 I pulled the engine from was hit very hard in the front and the engine was pushed back about 10". the driveshaft was bent and the trans bellhousing was shattered. Hit pretty hard. That may explain boomerang mount lol.

I've had 3 subaru's ran low (very low) on oil and 1 cam seized. I figure if the engine was ran low enough, long enough, to cause a cam to seize, it could be scary what else in the engine had irreparable damage (rod bearings, other cams, ect) I lean towards a complete engine swap. (that's what I've done)

I'm not sure on the 05 Outback but on the 2000-04 Outbacks the smell of gas in the cab is a very common problem and the fix is to get under the hood and tighten all the clamps on the rubber hoses on the fuel rail and fuel line. I've had this problem on 5 Outbacks and tightening all the clamps solved it. Leaky filler tube to the fuel tank was also a known problem but I've only had this problem once.

Check this out for the sooby speedo problem. As you said, a very common problem.

Come to think of it , when I pulled the H6 tranny awhile ago , the tranny mounting bracket was shaped like a boomerang. That would place the tranny farther back vs the 4cyl but still use the same body mounting holes.

The H6 was a 2002 Auto and the H4 was a 2001 Auto. Both were Outbacks. The H6 driveshaft was 2" shorter then the H4. The trannys are the same length so the H6 tranny position must be 2" farther back overall. I have an H6 tranny and a H4 tranny on the floor in my shop and they are the same. Had shafts on the floor side by side and the H6 shaft was shorter. My apologies guys, I got so many cars I just remembered the H4 shaft was off a 2001 standard. Maybe that's why it was different from the H6. I will have to compare a standard and auto shaft. I assumed they were the same.

I just confirmed today that a H6 driveshaft is shorter from the tranny to the hanger, than a H4. 2.5 driveshaft won't fit on a 3.0. Bummer.

I have two auto trans from 2000 Outback. 1 has front diff failure and 1 has trans failure(long delay into gear and doesnt shift right). Can I remove the front diff from the trans with a good diff and put it on the trans with the blown diff? Is this a very big job? Any info is much appreciated!

I've had a 1998 with old style trans (no external filter) and a 1998 with the new style (external screw on filter) so thats how you tell the difference. If you want to put a 1998 trans in a 1997 it should not have an external filter. 1998 trans with external filter will fit 1999 as well as 2000-02. I put a 2001 trans in a 1998 Outback(it had external filter) and it been working fine for quite awhile.

FYI. I put a 2001 Outback auto trans TZ1A into a 1998 Outback TZ10 and its been working great ever since. They both had external oil filter.

I pulled a manual transmission from a 2003 Forester and the only difference was the cv axles. Transmission will fit the Outback but you will have to use Forester cv axles. This change started in 2003 Forester. The end of the cv that goes into the tranny is different. Wheel hub ends are the same.