MR_Loyale

The dash matt is the best solution imho. No chemicals to degrade the plastic and help to keep the underlying dash from extremes of temperature.

Who is going?

Original GL owner. Sweet.

In my experience, third party axles are a crap shoot. I have had some start clicking within 3 months. My advice is to buy lifetime ones and get free replacements. Last time I checked for new OEM axles from Subaru, they were $500 each and not many left in the country. I could not justify the cost so went third party which are all rebuilds I think.

Check the IAC harness with a continuity meter. The pins on the connector are notorious for coming out.

Ummm, am I an evil person if mention to him that photos often times have GPS coodinates embedded in them?

I think they do have some code to detect under and overvoltage. Last time I replaced mine the brake and charge light were solid glowing. Autozone put it on their tester and it was under voltage. I have lifetime replacements so it cost me nothing.

Had to do the hood release on my car as the old one broke. I found a kebab skewer worked well to open it up.

How many miles on the engine?

Did another warranty replace of alternator in red sedan.

Well it was a relatively inexpensive vehicle and easy to maintain. I don't think I would have kept it as long if USMB hadnt been around. I didnt want car payment as I had got a mortgage. It gets my groceries just fine so I havent needed much more than that.

What has Mr Loyale been up to lately? Check it out: UNO will get a slight modification to be the PPG hauler.

I joined USMB when my second timing belt was due at 120k miles. I had the first one done at the dealer and the quoted job at 4 hours and 800 dollars turned into all day and 1200 dollars. I figured I can screw things up cheaper than that and it is non interference so I get a do over if I mess it up. Miles Fox didnt have his video series out yet but did have a blog post with a list of steps. I just followed those and it worked. My father saw me doing this and was sure I was going to mess it up. I made him sit in the passenger seat on first crank. It started right up, i did a test drive and he never gave me any guff about working on engines again.

You can pull the hoses off the firewall and use an air compressor to pulse air blasts through it. This helps unclog the gunk

That's great news. Will you please send me a small cutting of that money tree you have so I can grow my own?

Thanks. That red wagon belonged to another usmb member and we went to the Washington coast during winter to watch the storms blow in. Ash is a red sedan I bought in 2014.

Been a while since I posted. I still have UNO and drive him daily. I recently got pulled over and told my license plate light was out. I tested everything from the bulb to fuses to wiring. After an hour of work I found the culprit to be a connector in the trunk that had come undone due to things bumping against it while driving around. Lesson learned. I also had to replace a corroded battery cable connector. Other than that, UNO is humming right along. 2018 will make it 25 years old. I am debating if I should get the antique vehicle tabs. Anyway, stay tuned, in 2018 I will have many exciting announcements!

I would strongly recommend you not have a mechanic who hates Subarus work on yours. Any thing he misses or breaks will be attributed to "crappy Subaru". Find a Subaru shop, lots around, with mechanics who enjoy working on them. But first try filling with fluid as others have suggested.

Always good to have the firepower in case those pesky neighbors get out of control. I bet the kids stay off your lawn now.

How is the situation in Honduras these days?

Makes me think of Huey Lewis song "It's hip to be square"

GD is exactly right about the sleeves. That very thing happened to mine when I redid it 4 years ago. The machinist was able to chamfer the sleeves

I have found that in the mornings when I start my Loyale, I will get some clattering. I let it run for a few minutes and then shut off the engine for a minute. When I restart the engine, often the tick goes away. If anyone else gives this a try, please report your results.

10 months? Mine was about two weeks and I didn't have to mount it in the lower part of the door.

The only time I experienced torque steer was with a new axle on one side. It was stiffer than the other side. Eventually it worked itself out as the new axle was worn in.