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I have read of metallic road debris causing some kinda problem between the rotor and the sensor. maybe a good wire brushing? let us know what you find out OK?

good luck with that - I've tried a few times, the emails never get through. meh - maybe my server is blocked but....... fyi

Yeah good luck. I did feel a little guilty at encouraging you to spend MORE money just to satisfy my curiosity. As for fixing an old car, I've always felt that the majority of problems can usually be fixed for the equivalent of 1 to a 'few' car payments. Yeah, its a bummer to have a major failure - and worse to have 2-3 in one year, but its also a bummer to be paying $300 a month for a car payment. And remember, its a used car the instant you take delivery. Its really only a new car when its on the dealer's lot! If it serves your purpose and can be reasonably reliable - just fix it!

just fill it with bondo ;^)

I might have the only soobs in my zip code!

What year did they change? I'm reading into the remarks that the grey version is inferior.

Parking lights - probably the switch on top of the steering column. MANY people do not know what it's for, and it gets pushed accidently when cleaning/whatever. I'm not clear on what your other complaint is. have you put on different sized tires? That will ceretainly affect the speedometer's reading. Or do you have an intermittent ground wire or something? I dunno

put down the 'tentacle porn' and go fix your car! (I keed, I keed lol!) what they said. Plus, you could exchage the coils for each other I think, move the cables and plug wires and trade them off. Then see if the problem follows the coil. They CAN have cracks/carbon tracks that you might see or hear at night - or misting them may induce failure like dew/condensation could in the morning. I wouldn't rule out front O2 sensor - but coil is more likely IMHO. Carl 1 Lucky Texan

Is it possible to have an oil seal leak in the turbo?

wow nipper! somebody better snap you up - your too smart not to be working! good luck (sorry for the OT comment) Carl

you are a genius no - just a widely read nerd with a slight case of Asperger's Syndrome thank you you're welcome! glad you got it fixed!

lighter wheels

I think a simple compression test, inspection of the cam timing and maybe dropping the pan could narrow down the problem a lot without being TOO expensive.

Well, I haven't done a diff. but I've read some of them have magnetized plugs - so, be sure to wipe off any metal particles.

I thought the Tripletreads had some kinda center section with sand/pumice in the rubber specifically for ice? maybe I'm thinking of a different tire. On my WRX I recently swapped wheels and the Kumhos i got are a LOT noisier than the B'stone RE92s that were on there. That can be a characteristic that you only discover in a review of a tire.

You might see how they're rated over at http://www.tirerack.com or maybe they're listed at http://www.subarureview.com .

Could these fans have a ground location in common? maybe its corroded. I dunno

I dunno about opening it - I would make sure it isn't just some 'blowback' from an oil leak up front somewhere. I've read here that most folks just use a 1/2" square drive breaker bar to take out the plug. You will likely need a 'cheater' bar too.

It isn't clear however if he wants to purchase stock take-offs or aftermarket. Plus, ultra light wheels might be OK for the street or strip but not auto or rallyX. I dunno

Possibly it is in 'valet mode'. Re-check your manual or try looking up some of the model specific alarm info at http://www.cars101.com . Of course, someone here may chime in that has the same vehicle as you and experienced the same issue.

cool deal! way to stick with it. Carl

There are aftermarket wheels that fit soobs all the way down to under 9 lbs. IIRC. Stock wheel weights can sometimes be figured out by weighing the tire/wheel set and subtracting the tire's weight as listed by the manufacturer. For instance, my '06 WRX wheel/tires weigh about 43.5lbs according to the freight scale at work. The listed weight (at tirerack.com ) of the stock 215/45/17 RE-92s is 23 lbs leaving a wheel weight of approx. 20.5 lbs. I suspect that could be plus/minus 5% easily. What are you trying to accomplish?

I read that he changed it out - but that would've been my first guess. It IS possible to get a bad new sensors I suppose. Did the OP change the GAUGE sensor or the Engine Temp Sensor? I dunno

Maybe an injector is stuck open? Do you have smoke out the tailpipe or a lot of soot in the tailpipe? Do all 4 plugs look the same? I hope you have a leak - otherwise your cat conv is probably toast!

I'd contact jamie (aka subiegal) who works at http://www.subarugenuineparts.com . she'll know. There are other discount dealers on line as well - or maybe someone over on the Marketplace forum has a used one.