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Mileage seems to be just about the same. The CEL is out now but the jury is still out too.

Do a search on the PO 420. I don't think that one is that scarey. I just changed my front oxegen sensor to see if it goes away, but it was only coming on a few times a year so I am not sure if it is cured for a few more months.

It is also not uncommon to have a mechanic spill oil or fluids on an engine during service. Do you know exactly what they did? In most cases it burns off in a day or two.

Sorry you have not gotten more replies but this car and engine is so new that few of us have worked on them. Perhaps one of the folks who work at a Subie shop will have some advice later.

Oh by the way, the auto dimming mirror from my BMW is in the closet in the garage and an Oldsmobile one is on the car with an adapter.

And it's not just Subaru. Several companies have this problem. Somtimes it seems features are just not ready for prime time. If it were mine it would get a standard mirror.

You might as well get some mileage out of that axle if you are going to replace it anyway. TC both my uncle and and a family friend up in Maine did the same thing you do on thier mail routes. The family friend could replace brake pads on his mail car so fast it looked like an Indy pit stop.

Compromise with them. There is not much backset room in a Forester and the paper today had an item that says that sport utilities are not safer than smaller vehicles becuse of the roll over risk. Put forth an Outback with an H6. That way you get H into the equasion and they get a safer car with better mileage.You may get stuck with this car to go to college after all and if this was not a public forum I would expalin why an Outback is better for dating.

After a couple of cars with supercharger and turbo there is a reason my Subie is not a turbo version. If gas mileage is no problem then the fun factor is way up on a turbo. If you put more air in you have to put more gas in. If you add another piece of equipment there is another system to repair.If the car is your fun car than more boost to ya!

And just to make you feel better many folks reccomend replacement of the water pump on my BMW at 60,000 miles. This means the average Subie pump is doing better by about twice.

All the ones I have seen got two new head gaskets. I did mine way before the recall and never had a warranty and Subaru paid me back for them. Please phase one engine owners don't get your hopes up. This is for phase 2 engines only. It turns out that phase 1 engines were not actually produced by Subaru and may have been put here by space aliens. As you can imagine Subaru feels that it does not have to warranty engines produced off planet.

Any local locksmith can rekey a new switch to match your current key.

While you have the heads off just check the valve clearance with a feeler guage. This is an old engine so I would not get too picky, but if you had one that was tight I would adjust it to prevent valves from burning. This is also time for all new seals, oil pump screw retighten,and if you have the plastic oil leaking device on the rear of the engine add a metal one.After this the car should run for several years with no problem.

Nip, don't they run the EPA tests on a dyno? That would mean you would get no wind resistance at all.

Water pump life seems to be 1.2 timeing belt lives.

The trick to running slightly different compounds is to put one pad of each type on each side. That said if they are close enough it may be fine. Mailmen are known to swap just one side.

New one on me!

Check the water in the radiator to be sure it is not over heating. When a car is too hot it can do a continous bleet as the boiling water hits the expansion tank. Don't just look in the expansion tank, check the radiator water too when cool. Vacum problems can bleet or a hot cat but they usually stop quick. It would be good to have this checked soon.

Is it continuous or beep beep beep? If continuous I would wonder if the car overheated.

And just for fun if you got a chance....put the car on a dyno with upsized tires and regular sized. Often available power goes down a bit. You might still get around a track quicker with more grip, but a good rule of thumb is not to go any bigger than you need to.

Did Subaru give us Brightons? Is this a Canadian conspiracy to eliminate America's dolts who now control Washington??? Blitz.....

Corroded connections can do it but I would think the dome light should be fine. Would not hurt to clean them.

That does seem quite early. I just did a complete job a on a Corolla with over 200,000 and this was the first time the rears had been done. But this is CA with no salt.

I'll let someone who has had more experience with bad CV joints answer that one. I only recall one on a different type of car and it clicked all the time. There are also heat shields that can buzz, but folks don't usualluy describe them as clicking. It's also possible that you are hearing ping or preignition, or as someone said a tappet. Since noises are tough any way I suggest you take it to an indie Subie place and let them listen. They should be able to tell you what it is and help you decide if it is something you need to repair.

I've had good luck with old paint if it looks good give it a shot. The only thing is that if it matched a few years ago and the car has faded a bit it may need a lightener.