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I think there's a sticker under the hood with the capacity listed(22 - 24 ozs?) - two 12oz cans should be correct. Compressor may begin pulling after one can.

you could try the Subaru Coolant conditioner (it's repackaged Holdt's RadWeld leak stop) ONLY 1 bottle total ONLY installed per directions I have read several posts of people installing radiators for leaks or internal clogging, etc. Several in cars newer than '97 so, yeah, nothing special about soob radiators. Ebay seems to be a popular place for replacements, I suspect Amazon, RockAuto, Advance, NAPA and others could be fine too.

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 ?

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?

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

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..

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.

THANK YOU for posting this!

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.

my solar shield is at my house! wow way to go RA and Fedex !

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?

ordered! thank you!

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????

^^^ 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.

^^^ 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.

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.

hmm, I guess it sounds too loud to be a shifting brake pad? look at suspension bushings take a look at the diff mounts.

any spare fuse will work

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.

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?

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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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.

great! get that timing belt system serviced - major $$$$ if it fails.

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.