Hello all,

 

This is my new project. I purchased this Subie, with 114,000 miles on it, for $900.00. Current repairs are as follows:

 

RockAuto

-Gates timing belt component kit...............................134 w/ S&H

--Beck Arnley fuel pump........................................... 49 w/ S&H

 

Oreilly

-Beck Arnley exhaust gaskets.....................................

-Gates vbelts..........................................................

-misc. exhaust header hardware..................................9

-interdynamics HNBR AC o-ring kit................................5

-Monore OESpectrum rear struts.............................. 195

-Misc vaccum tube, elec supplies..............................

-front right CV half shaft.........................................

 

 

 

Sam's Club

-M+S 80,000 mile warranty tires...................................378.00

 

Local trusted mechanic

-new front right bearings and labor ..............................266.00

 

 

Plus more to come once I find my other receipts.

 

 

 

Edited July 26, 201114 yr by nepppen

Awesome wagon, you should paint the rims.

 

 

Local trusted mechanic

-new front right bearings.............................................266

 

OUCH! i just bought 4 brand new sealed bearings for my two front wheels for $36 on amazon.

Yes, the rims definitely need a paint job. Once the body work is complete she is getting a canary yellow paint job with black everything else.

 

 

OUCH! i just bought 4 brand new sealed bearings for my two front wheels for $36 on amazon.

 

 

I had them install the bearings too. I installed a new cv half shalf with a new wheel hub, and the weird thumping soudn didn't go away. I was stumped and took it in.

Edited July 26, 201114 yr by nepppen

My Subie's rust issues.

 

 

 

 

While I was waiting for parts to arrive from Japan I detailed the engine. I got into the nooks and crannies with q-tips. It is nice to work on the engine without getting covered in grime. If something leaks it is easier to identifly the problem.

 

 

Edited July 26, 201114 yr by nepppen

I installed all new green o-rings into the ac lines. I charged the system nitrogen and it held. I cannot get the air compressor to work though. I hard wired the pump to the battery and bumped it. The compressor will not start using the dashboard controls. Any help is greatly appreciated.

OUCH! i just bought 4 brand new sealed bearings for my two front wheels for $36 on amazon.

 

I dont know why you didnt quote the whole line, it included labor.

And the total isnt all that bad really.

 

I installed all new green o-rings into the ac lines. I charged the system nitrogen and it held. I cannot get the air compressor to work though. I hard wired the pump to the battery and bumped it. The compressor will not start using the dashboard controls. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Theres a micro switch on the drivers side heater box, just in front of the gas peddle. When you push the dash controls it moves the flapper and triggers the switch (info provided by member euligeous).

Wow what a sweet wagon!

I am bound and determined to have my Subie's climate control system functional.

 

I thought I installed all new green o-rings in the AC lines. I missed two in the passenger side evaporator coil. I cleaned out the evaporator coil as best as I could without running a fire hose to it.

 

 

The two missing o-ring connections on the evaporator coil:

 

 

The cover that forces air through the evaporator coil and into the remaining duct work was broken in the rear. I am sure someone became frustrated and just ripped it out.

 

 

 

 

The reapir is as follows:

 

First I used aluminum duct tape to seal the plastic housing.

 

 

 

 

Second, I used part of a two liter plastic bottle to reinforce the tape.

 

 

 

 

After installing the plastic I sealed the other side with additional aluminum tape. I did not worry about wasting tape and overlapped my horizontal and vertical seams. Tomorrow I will install suitable condensate insulation.

Have the rims powder-coated. If you can afford it.