wildernessjosh

And that my friends is why i joined this site. Gross gary i did take the car to a shop today cause one of my tires blew and had to get a new one. The mechanic and i had a little chat and he is saying basically what you are saying. Its not the same type of diagnostic you would use on say a ford and since its in the back and the tires don't turn that diagnostic yes is usually out. And damn i can't believe you test your wheel bearings with a infrared gun thats sick. And yes the noise is all the way in the back so i m hoping for the best here bc a wheel bearing is only 23 and a used dif is about 350. Fairtax i did stick my finger in the rear dif refill/top plug and the oil level was fine and was as clear as gold. And yes is sounds more like a grumble/whirring,howling sound. You guys are the best and my mind is at ease a little. When i go to the shop to get my tire we are bona put it on a lift and go from there.

So what do you think the howling is then? If it were a wheel bearing i would hear a change in the noise, a shimmy, a shake, vibration when driving car straight and moving it side to side. So i ruled that out but the noise is different based on whether I'm accelerating or taking my foot off the gas. The noise is def. coming from the rear under the passenger seat (its a hatchback).

Hey all so this is the first subaru that i have owned and was wondering if anyone else that may have this same car or similar model has had issues with the rear differential at about 160K. Its getting a little louder and i looked into it and tried to replace the oil with new oil. As life would have it the previous owner stripped out the bolt and i can't get the bottom bolt off of the differential. Gona try to put a brake bleeder into the hole to siphon out he fluid and replace. Words of advice and encouragement are needed so i can stop this horrible noise.