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  1. 1 Lucky Texan
    on the oil idea, maybe drip some on a heated nail and carefully take a small whiff - maybe it will smell like OILY, toasted marshmallows ?
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    hmmm....the car must be stopped? have you tried just turning the a/c system off-on ? there is a 'rev sensor' in the H6 comp. But try searching for that, I think the failure symptoms don't match your issue too well. some folks have replaced a/c relays for being 'weak'.... how much refrigerant did you put in the system?
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    kgol - Joe Spitz that runs www.cars101.com works at Carter Subaru (shoreline ?) maybe contact him to see what he would suggest? - http://www.cars101.com/subaru/contact.html
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    throttlebody 'MIGHT' be a possible - uh - 'intersection' ? of crankcase vapors and cooling system ?????????? I dunno, must be some car made in a different universe. seems crazy to me - I'd like to schedule a meeting with the mech or service writer to have him SHOW me this path of contamination. A leak from the trans cooler seems much more likely - check trans fluid level, you might consider sending coolant sample to Blackstone Labs or Polaris etc. and see if they can ID the oil or , hopefully not, find combustion products..
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    coupla Gates kits on Amazon have reviews mentioning - and showing - chinese parts. Afew dated in the JUne-July timeframe and one I saw as early as February of this year.
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    THANK YOU for posting this!
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    1. I wouldn't do all 4 - just the bad one 2. An in-between option would be to take your hub and new parts down to a shop and pay them to do it with their hydraulic press.
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    my solar shield is at my house! wow way to go RA and Fedex !
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    what brand of belt? There have been some kits sold with a 'generic' belt that some have reported has a short life-span. Gates or Mitsuboshi or OEM would be my choices. check all the bolts, I have read a coupla posts about stripped bolt holes in the tensioner bracket. you can run the engine with the timing covers off - maybe see how smoothly the belt runs?
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    ordered! thank you!
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    cheaper than ebay even after shipping! and, there's probably a 5% coupon code somewhere for RA. wonder which size works with my WRX? I figure the small one but????
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    ^^^ great post, may be right on, especially if the car starts and runs well after cooling off. not a bad idea to align the marks and double-check timing - do a tooth count, but, if it runs well cold, could very well be cam or crank pos. sensor is intermittent with temperature.
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    ^^^ kinda seems like slipped timing when the belt was replaced the first time, was the tensioner or any idlers changed? the toothed idler is often what goes first. If re-using a tensioner, it needs to be compressed V E R Y slowly too.
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    I think 05 began the 5EAT auto trans - seems to be robust. older vehicles like that are gonna depend a LOT on prior care and current condition. Maybe start by finding a mechanic to do a prepurchase inspection on what you find. Heck, if there's a local shop that services a lot of soobs, you might even get a lead on one of his customers who's selling.
  15. 1 Lucky Texan
    hmm, I guess it sounds too loud to be a shifting brake pad? look at suspension bushings take a look at the diff mounts.
  16. 1 Lucky Texan
    any spare fuse will work
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    hmm..maybe if the TPS has a dead/intermittent area just above idle - the ECM couldn't determine how much fuel is being demanded - but I'd expect he issue could be duplicated while parked. use an analog ohm meter to check the resistance of the TPS - it should be smooth thru its range.
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    hmmmm....I'd be interested in reading what the 'gurus' say but, I can't help thinking this could be an IACV issue. have you attached a gauge and SEEN the FP drop?
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    some Imprezas (but I think newer models than yours ???) will leak fuel at cold temps - ever see/smell fuel on top of the engine around fuel lines? maybe try tightening/replacing fuel hose clamps. Also, a 95 could have bad plug wires, even if it's the second set! - maybe moisture on cool mornings is shorting high voltage ?
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    $16 TOTAL at Amazon; https://www.amazon.com/Subaru-80921-8370-Accessory-Drive/dp/B00L2OGZAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470873737&sr=8-1&keywords=809218370
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    wow - that's pretty much the definition of catastrophic failure. I suppose, at one level, it's hard not to consider a trans swap - if fo no other reason you may be able to find one with half the miles of the one you have now - but you STILL would need to fix the other damage so - yeah, I agree with 86B'man and suggest starting with the known problems and see how the trans is.
  22. 1 Lucky Texan
    great! get that timing belt system serviced - major $$$$ if it fails.
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    yeah - I can believe 'something' came apart; axle most likely, flexplate or u-joint or front diff - OK, but the transmission? very rare from what I've read, maybe one-off.
  24. 1 Lucky Texan
    no misbehavior so, it's kinda low priority right now. I did find an H7LL bulb at Amazon - supposedly long life and built to heavy duty specs. If this seems like a bulb issue, I may get those. I rarely drive my WRX at night, so, not really worth short lifespan for more output.
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    any recent service? sometimes the wrong fluids get drained/filled - might take a few miles/days to destroy something. pull drain plugs and look for 'chunks' ?
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