Everything posted by sirtokesalot
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wood trim peices?
so i have been slowly collecting wood trim bits and making a full set for my 95 legacy wagon so far have the 4 window trims the center vent trim the radio trim and the shiftier trim. i have not yet found the wood trim ash tray and the question i have is are there even side vents with the wood trim available? i have been searching for almost 2 years to acquire the parts i have now not that i haven't seen these parts before just that i haven't found a set until this morning that was not broken form someone ripping them off in the yard. but i have never seen the left and right vent trim parts with the wood on them so do they even exist?
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wood trim peices?
please delete i posted in the wrong section
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best transmission revitalizer?
sirtokesalot replied to revtim's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXthis but i dont know about the lucas. i tried lucas in mine but did so before the 3 drain and fills and my trans did not like the lucas and shifted weird with it in there i was afraid of the drain and fill because of not knowing how long its been but my fluid was clean and people here told me the transmissions respond very well to drain and fills so i did and did not add a lucas when finished. im happy with the results.
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Is 1 Year Old Gas an Issue?
ill tell ya what if your afraid of it take it out and send it to me ill burn that gas i have no problem burning 1 year old gas in my car ive used gas older than this before without issues. i bought my first car after sitting for 4 years and drove it away on the gas that was in it. when i bought my subaru it had a half tank of year and a half old gas in it witch i ran through till empty before refilling it.sure it wont be as efficient it wont make as much power as fresh gas but the likelihood of it ruining something is not very high on the scale. like i said if you dont want it bring it here and dump it in my car ill gladly use it up.
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Cigarette lighter not working? Help?
sirtokesalot replied to Lockett77's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXi see the problem now. unplug the green wire that is attached to it currently and then plug that loose green wire in where the other one was. i dont know why subaru did that but that green wire thats with the black wire does not go to anything it ends at the plug. the loose green wire is the actual power for the lighter.
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Is 1 Year Old Gas an Issue?
drive it. it may not have the most power it can have but it will run fine on it. put fresh gas in with it it will get better run it down more fresh gas and its fine.
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Too much rust?
sirtokesalot replied to vtwinjunkie's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXmine has alot more rust than that i think it would be fine for years to come even if left alone. i dont care too much about mine as it was a 300 dollar car 2 years ago and hasent needed any real work i plan to drive it till it falls apart.
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steering wheel vibration at speed
i rotated the tires and it changed nothing if the belt shifted the shake should have followed to the rear but it did not. same with a bent wheel shouldent the shake have followed to the rear if this was the case? the shake is not much more like a light vibration in the steering wheel it starts around 65 mph and doesent really get worst going faster
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steering wheel vibration at speed
so ive had a bad inner tie rod for some time now i always figured it was the cause of my wheel shaking at highway speeds. today i changed the inner tie rod and re aligned the car but the shaking is still there just not as bad as it was before. i cannot find any other bad ball joints or bushings in the front end and i balanced the tires myself at my brothers shop on the machine all tires balanced out to 0. what can be causing this? i have a 95 legacy l wagon
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is this a bad idea?
the car has a roof rack. my plan was to put a piece of plywood down over the roof rack so there's a flat surface for the tv to sit on then use like 4 or 6 ratchet straps to strap it down.
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is this a bad idea?
so i want to give my friend my old tv however this is a 60 inch dlp tv very big but not very heavy yet still weighs a bit. how bad of an idea is it to strap this tv to the roof of my 95 legacy and drive it an hour and a half across the state for 58.7 miles including a stretch of highway? i have talked to police and they have told me it is not illegal to travel with something on the roof it just has to be properly secured. i could detour a route that has no highway but would be more miles and longer drive.
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Emissions test--"Guaranteed to pass" fluid
sirtokesalot replied to ThosL's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXyou could try an o2 sensor spacer. is it the code p0420? try a spacer there pretty cheap and might get you by for a while the spacer holds the o2 sensor away from the exhaust witch in turn will make it read slightly less than it normally does sometimes tricking the ecm to thinking everything is fine.
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Might buy a 96 legacy for my sister. What to look for?
sirtokesalot replied to vtwinjunkie's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXis it the 2.2 or the 2.5? the 2.2's are less liely for failing head gaskets i actually havent seen a 2.2 with bad head gaskets yet but i havent been in the subaru game much yet just a few years. the 2.5's are the head gasket issue motors.
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2002 forester few issues
the current part list is a trim panel for the rear hatch - an arm rest because the plastic is cracked under the part your arm rests on and u can feel it - the rear cup holder and trim panel as there both broken - a rear cargo shade if we can find one - the a/c switch and a resistor for the blower motor. there is also a sunroof issue witch im not sure if its gonna be fixed. the sunroof wont open at all it tries to move but one side comes down before the other side then it jams it also will not tilt up not sure if its supposed to though as ive never seen it work.
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2002 forester few issues
would you know where the resistor is located on the forester? i know on my old bmw its inside the duct work and is a pain to get to is it like that on the forester as well or is it a bit easier to get too? were planning a trip to a junk yard to get some random panels and stuff that ither missing or broken for the car and if its easy enough i might pull the resistor as well.
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2002 forester few issues
no one has any ideas?
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Emissions test--"Guaranteed to pass" fluid
sirtokesalot replied to ThosL's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXi can tell you i tried that stuff in a 1987 bmw 528e that had failed emissions and it had failed again even using the stuff u mentioned however the numbers did go down a bit. i cannot remember how much exactly as i have not had to smog that car in 6 years now as it has reached the 25 year mark.
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2002 forester few issues
a friend of mine bought a 2002 forester and i noticed the a/c is on no matter what setting the hvac is set to if the blower is on the a/c compressor is spinning even if u turn the dial to heat. why is this happening? also the blower motor only works on speeds 1 2 and 4 speed 3 is not working resistor pack maby?
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What's on the horizon for MPG?
sirtokesalot replied to grh's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXship in a car from the uk. they have engines over there capable of 80+mpg that are not allowed to be sold in the usa. now are you ready for the part thats gonna piss you off? we build these engine here in the usa and ship them over there but are not allowed to use them here.
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Almost ready to send it off a cliff
sirtokesalot replied to bullseye451's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXbecause it doesn't do the same thing its for parking it only turns on the 4 outer parking lights. not the dash lights.
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can not open rear door
sirtokesalot replied to whynot's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXcrawl in the back and take the panel off look and see whats happening. its not easy to do with the door shut but its definitely possible.
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Can't seem to pinpoint an oil leak-- 96 impreza outback
i have a much worst leak on mine with mine im not sure where it comes from ither. i wouldn't use 15 40 mine did not like when i used the 15w40 alone in it 10w40 is as high as id go. just check on the level every so often it will be fine.
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Should I be concerned about this rust?
sirtokesalot replied to Stevo F's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXthis. mines much worst than what u have and is still holding things together just keep an eye on it.
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Brake repair 1999 Subaru Outback
sirtokesalot replied to Leitah's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXi never heard of using a caulking gun to do brakes. ive used c clamps and have been known to just push them in by hand on a few cars ive done.
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*Urgent*. Keyway repair with loctite 660
sirtokesalot replied to Hvalreki's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXmine is up there around 150 ftlbs on it ever since it came off one night driving home. im pretty sure its not going anywhere again. is been a year since i cranked mine on.
