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Moodybluesr

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  1. The tires were indeed pretty crappy and the wrong size (though all four were the same) so I replaced them today with four good tires I had sitting around off my RS. This seemed to smooth out the symptoms a little bit, but they are still present. The tranny fluid looked a little diluted and the a/t temp light blinked at me today for about 10 seconds afetr a warm start. I am going to replace the tranny filter and fluid along with the rear axle fluid and see if this helps anything out.

     

    BTW, the car has about 148k on it, and this is the first Subaru automatic I have had to deal with. I had a '95 Legacy AWD auto before this one and it had no issues. To tell the truth, I usually only buy stick shift, but this one was such a good deal I figured I could make some $$ off of it. :)

  2. I just picked up a '96 Outback and it has a couple of issues. It has an automatic trans and seems like it is binding up a little bit as the wheels turn in, with quite a bit of binding noticable at full lock. It also has an issue I haven't experienced before in any vehicle, which may be related: after the car is stopped and put into park, when I turn off the ignition the car lurches backward. Mind you, this is AFTER I have put it in park and it has been sitting still a few seconds. Very odd. Anyone with any similar experiences? Transmission mount maybe?

  3. I should have been working on the coupe today...but ..instead I went and bought a new mountain bike...If I can find a carrier I feel comfortable enough to put on the coupe ..I will be bringing that too

    I did manage to vacuum it out though...only cause a hidden spider nest decided it wanted to hatch and had baby spiders all over:-\

     

    I just got a mountain bike, too... should I bring it? It's an older Specialized Expedition that may or may not fit in the back of Molly... :-p

  4. The last time the brakes were done, the rotors were turned and the pads were replaced with ceramics. The entire system was bled just before the Dragon trip this year, and I only use Valvoline synthetic DOT4. As to why they are not stopping the car anymore I cannot say as I didn't do the job, but she stopped very well for me. I agree with Ben that the pads are probably not seated properly.

     

    The shifter is sloppy and is just something I got used to. It probably could use new bushings to make it feel "right" again, and one of the springs that return the stick to center are missing.

     

    What is wrong with the clutch exactly? It isn't the strongest clutch in the world, but the only time it would slip is if someone tried an all wheel burnout, and I never even had any problems at the autox.

     

    Check the fluid in the tranny and check the drain plug as it worked loose on me once before iirc.

     

    The ignition coil I put on there is epoxy filled and shouldn't cause any problems, but it is still possible. The resistance specs can probably be found on MSD's site if you want to check it out.

     

    I put about 100 miles a day on her leading up to the day I sold her... she must really miss me. :-\

  5. I was die hard Honda until I got my XT6. I delivered pizza for quite some time so they made perfect (reliable, fuel efficient, etc.) cars for the job. I had several go well over 200k on the original motor; even had a 1990 EX Accord that had 350k when I sold it (I think it's still running even).

     

    If you ever have any questions about yours, feel free to pm. :)

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