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  1. If a PS pump screams excessively one test is to jack up the car and measure resistance to turn. A frozen ball joint or sticky rack can easily cause pump whine.
  2. Frankly the leaks on the earlier gaskets started popping up with low mileage. Nobody was paying much attention because they weren't bad. The first owner of my car said she thought it was normal to always have to add a bit of water because the car did it from shortly after new. Cold weather really brought the leaks out when the shrinkage occurred.
  3. It is normal to replace all the gaskets and seals when they are old, but that price is pretty high to me. The seperator is a common problem. See if you can find an independent mechanic for half that money.
  4. Lots of threads on this. If I were looking I would consider a post 2003 2.5, H6, or the Outback Sport with a 2.2. You stand a bit more of a head gasket problem chance with any DOHC phase 1 2.5 engine. The 99 in Forester and 2000 in Outback-Legacy phase 2 2.5 is a big improvement and only stands the chance of an external leak unless over heated. After 2003 leaks are rare. Most of them that have replacement head gaskets are fine. It is rare to find a good old 2.2 but most of us like them as with good maintence they are a great engine.
  5. Remember there may be a difference in gallon size if you don't use liters.
  6. I have put a couple of hundred pounds on my Forester roof. I also had my fence fall on it last winter with no damage. The stock rack is pretty tough.
  7. I put a rebuilt cat on my last Mercedes at about 250,000 miles. It was still going at 300,000 when I sold it.
  8. It is a bit interesting now that few dealers seem to do any sort of major repair beyond head gaskets. The dealers around here have several factory shortblocks in stock and just install one. Since it is often warranty work I think it does not pay them to invest the time in hand fitting.
  9. You may want to get a turkey baster and remove about as much antifreeze as the can holds. This will give you a bit to top up with later. Sorry to poke fun at a Noofie...er noobie.
  10. My car would do the same thing. I believe that might be why you have a cap.
  11. Sounds like you have already given her good advice. She should follow the break in instructions in the owner's manual like it is a new car. Most dealers don't fix engines anymore, she may have a brand new block from Subaru and her old heads. I'd love it if somebody replaced my engine just before the end of the warranty.
  12. The first thing I do is part of my regular lubing. Spray silicon lube on the tracks. Fixes a lot of slow windows with out tearing the door apart.
  13. not just you nip. I have had a lot of rebuilt injectors and never got full use out of them. After cleaning with flushes I have not seen much change in the spray patterns. Not to say somebody can't get lucky and it works for them.
  14. Sorry mate, it is only for the phase 2 engines, and only stops minor exterior coolant leaks. Waste of money for your car.
  15. Mine evaporated before it hit the garage floor. You could see a stain on the head joint but that was all.
  16. On my car they may have driven it that way for years. I would have just thought it was a small hose leak or something if I did not rear this board. I crawled under and saw the telltale wet spot. My engine had to come out for a clutch and major service anyway so I had the gaskets changed too. Today I'd probably just add the goop as it is such a small problem if you keep it full. Folks who don't go under the hood much have had serious problems running them low on coolant.
  17. If there is nothing wrong you won't see a difference anyway. That stuff might help to remove carbon if you have a carbon problem, or it is a solvent so it might clean some of the crud out. In this case it might help a sticky lifter if you were very lucky. Or it could flush out crud and plug a lifter. Unless you have a carbon problem I doubt you could notice much.
  18. I had the external leak before Subaru came out with the conditioner. The people who owned the car before me were not so fussy and added a bit of water every few months. When I checked the oil I check the water, it would seem to go down about a half pint to a thousand miles. I had the gaskets changed but I may have only needed to add the stop leak. I now run the new gaskets and the stop leak and have had no further issues. If you think of a leak that small what you would find is that it would seem to get dangerous about the time of an oil change, or about 3,000 miles. At this point I would just add the conditioner to your car, good chance you'll have no further concerns.
  19. First thought is the hose that connects to the air cleaner that always falls off. It can be hard to see and the engine runs just like that.
  20. I had PO 420 and changed my front ox sensor. It was cheap and only took a few minutes. The car has been ok for some time now. Good luck and I hope this simple and cheap cure works for you too.
  21. I'm running Axxis Deluxe, good bite, no dust and work fine for me. There are lots of choices.
  22. The one time I saw 32 on my Forester I was really excited. The next tank gave me about 20 and I realized the bloody pump had popped off early.
  23. If you have the DOHC 2.5 it is not the easiest car to do plugs on. Do a search here as there is a ton of info on what you need and how to do it.
  24. They tried a bunch of internet fuel savings devices with about zero effect. It is hard to really know you have made progress on a fuel mileage question without doing it on a dyno or over a long period of time.
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