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Apart from the center air intake with the grating over it, there are those drain holes at the corners just below the windshield. Open the hood and look carefully just next to the hinges as these holes are the size of a pencil eraser and located in a small depression. There's one on either side. Pour water directly into these holes and see if it comes out the bottom of the car or into the passenger compartment. I'm not sure of the internal anatomy of this drain but perhaps it is detached from the final run out of the car. Forget the matches... never play with matches. Good luck and let us know how the ark sails. Have you considered flood insurance?
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Okay, I filled a 2 liter bottle with water. When poured into the clean air intake, it call comes thru (of course, I didn't pour the entire bottle at once!). When I poured water across the base of the windshield on the left hand side, a small amount seeped in, so I guess there's the answer. I'm assuming you tried pouring water into the drain hole in the corner just forward of the windshield?? If'n you didn't eliminate that as a possibility, the water you poured on the windshield could still have run down to this same drain hole. Plug the hole, cover the fresh air intakes and give it another try. If you still get the water, try Cookie's method but instead of a flashlight, use a lit match and when the water extinguishes the match... voila. If all else fails, cacoon the car in duct tape.
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As a test, pour water into the drain hole at the front bottom of windshield on the side where you experience the leak. If you see the water drain out and under the car, you've eliminated that as a possibility. If that's OK, then, tape off various sections of the windshield and hose down the car to see if and where the windshield is leaking.
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brus brother replied to boomer's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8399&highlight=service+manual Check the above link to a posting by Legacy777. Points your way to many FSM and other links. Happy hunting. -
There are drain holes right in front of the windshield on both passenger and driver sides. Open the hood look in the corner (there's a small depression) and remove all the leaf and other debris that is likely clogging the hole and allowing overflow into the air intake. If this doesn't solve the problem then start considering a broken or separated drain line that comes down from the sunroof (if the car has a sunroof). I think the line Tees up with another drain line and it becomes disconnected. Use the "Search" function on this site as others have dealt with this problem recently... no need to reinvent the wheel.
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http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23974 Linda, The above link was referenced at the bottom of your recent page under "Similar Threads". I know you're new to this game but if you look through this and use the "Search" function of this site, you can come up to speed pretty quick and get enough ammo to not be dismissed as the "little gal". Are you certain that when the tow driver hooked the nose of your car up that he didn't have the rear wheeels under a tow dolly? If you are certain that it wasn't towed with the rear wheels on a tow dolly, then be emphatic when speaking with the owner of the towing company, not the driver. The advice of your insurance company might help but I wouldn't rely on them. Get documentation from Subaru that even improper towing even just a mile will cause certain damage. Ask the local dealer if they would test drive or how they would test. I just called my local dealer and the service manager seemed to think that if it wasn't already noticeable, it would soon be... sorry for the bad news.
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http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/memberlist.php Hi Linda, Check the link above. Then click on "search members" (right of page above State) then click on Advanced Search and specify Pittsburgh in the city as a qualifier. There are two pages of members that specify your home town but there may be others on the site that didn't enter that data in their profile. If you scroll down, there are some that have numerous posts. They apparently are either very helpful or very lost. At any rate, we are all on the road to find out... If no one happens on to your post and you remain at a loss, try and send an e-mail or Private Message to one of these scoundrels.
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Seems like the right vintage as when I started to have problems with a fuel line leak in the same area (90 Loyale). There are several fuel "noise dampers" in the line from the tank. They are about the size of a stack of 5 quarters and appear to rust through. I just removed the one leaking just forward of the tank from the line by removing the clamps and installing a filler piece in the line. Have a pencil handy and shove it in the rubber fuel line from the tank to keep the gas from leaking out while you hook the splice piece into the other end and get it ready to reattach. Subaru sells replacements ($35?)but the dealer confided that the car runs fine without them and I never had any problems without it. I have also heard of the tanks leaking at the seams. If this is your situation, there is a company that makes epoxy sealing kits that are supposed to do the trick. Check Autozone or someone else here might be able to hook you up with an online source.
