ninerashbourne

Thank you everyone for your input. Here is were I'm at the moment with this problem. I purchased some SeaFoam to clean the Injectors as about a week before the Check came on my wife who drives the car, ignored the low fuel indicator and ran out of gas.I was hoping that perhaps the injectors were causing the problem. I then brought the car to an Auto Service Center I have been going to for over 10 years and they have quoted me @ $1,500 to replace the right bank Cat and two sensors. Needless to say that quote nearly gave me heart failure. So from reading the forums out there I decided to replace the Air/Fuel Sensor & O2 Sensor on the right bank ( which is the bank they're telling me is the problem, 3 Cats on this car ) The on board system was reset and I was told to drive the car for approx 100 miles and hopefully the system would remain clear. However 68 miles into it the Check Engine came back on,by the way the above work has cost me $577 so far. I also have a pending emissions test. I am at a loss now as to what to do. Looks like I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get the new Cat. Will hold off for a week or so. If anyone has any further input I would be very grateful to hear it. Sincerely Ninerashbourne

Hello Everyone, I'm an owner of a 2005 Outback LL Bean and yesterday while driving my Check Engine Light came on and also my Cruise indicator is flashing on and off. I was able to obtain a trouble code, P0420. Can anyone tell me what this code means ? The car has 105,000 miles on it and this is the first time the Check Engine light has come on. Sincerely Ninerashbourne

Thank you for your reply. I had a wiring issue that I did not post before but I found that and repaired it. I decided to take apart the actuator and I managed to free up the main wheel and verified that the dc motor was good by applying 12vdc. Using some super glue and scotch tape I put the actuator back together and reinstalled the unit and it's working. Thanks again for your post, if the unit locks up again I will use your info to order a new one.

I knew I also had a wiring issue that I did not post yesterday and I wasn't looking forward to hunting it down.I was getting voltage when I hit the unlock on the Fob but nothing on the lock side. Just as you said I found the problem in the Accordion boot on the right side. So using some additional 18Awg and some butt splices I was able to repair the cabling. Finally I took apart the actuator and freed up the wheel mechanism, used some super glue and scotch tape and reinstalled the unit. Amazingly she is working again. Thanks nipper for the tech support.

Hello Everyone, I have a 2005 Outback LL Bean and the problem I'm having is my rear hatch door cannot be locked or unlocked from the Fob or on board controls. I took the rear panel off and was able to access the actuator which I took out. Applying 12vdc to it the actuator did not function. Can anyone tell me where I can find a new one. Have searched and can only find actuators for passenger doors. Thank you