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The CEL on the 97 OB has been rearing its ugly head of late... very sporadically. On one day, off the next, even flashed for a brief moment. AutoZone was able to retrieve codes with the light off, and got P0301 through P0304 - misfires, cylinders 1 through 4. Suggested troubleshooting included the usual culprits: plugs, wires, coil, injectors, fuel pressures, even vacuum leaks. The car is running just fine - no driveability issues at all.
Any real-world experiential suggestions?
Cheers!
Paul
First I changed the plugs and plug wires. That helped smooth things out a bit, but it was the coil pack that finally made the CEL go away.
Never came back, either.
At a wholesaler I saw the coil pack for $80, and it's just one. Cheaper than I expected it to be, and very, very easy to do yourself. Just a couple of bolts IIRC.
Thanks,
Joe
I bet Subaru is charging 2-3 hours of labor or so. Actually the price seems fair.
I just changed my Miata's caliper and it took me a couple of hours, plus I'd done the brakes on this car before.
Thanks again,
Joe
What I'd do is replace the whole axle w/CV Joint, parts run about $75 and about $200-300 labor to have it installed.
-mike
-mike
you can download the PDFs for a fee.
-mike
Any ideas what this could be before I bring it to the shop? I looked it up online and 1 answer said a faulty fan speed resistor and the other answer said that the radiator fluid may be lower than the inlet of the heater core.
Also, I have the extended Subaru warranty - do you think this is covered under that?
Thanks!
Cheers!
Paul
-mike
In any case, I am considering trying synthetic GL-5 in my '08 OXT MT5. Has anyone had any experience with Red Line or Amsoil in these? Amsoil's is a GL-5, and their website has a pretty extensive (and persuasive) article on gear oil testing.
Another 1 mpg would be nice, but not at the price of possible synchro damage....
-mike
-mike
-mike
He did a brake job on my car a few weeks ago and the next day we noticed some anti-freeze on the floor of the garage, but definitely not 3/4 of a gallon of it! It was more like 1 or 2 cups. We had both forgotten about that.
So he refilled the radiator today and I'll see if the car has better heat when its not in drive.
Thanks alot!
Topped it off, purged the air, and it's fine now. Hope you have as much luck as I did.
Today I started it and went out to the car 5 minutes later and it was toasty warm. So it was a happy ending. I'm still not sure why the coolant was low though?
Thanks!
-mike
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I have been on my Miata, and fortunately the level has been fine.
Meanwhile, my mechanic, who has changed my oil regularly and has serviced the car since it was new, says that my transmission fluid was fine, that there is, in fact, a problem unrelated. Ugh! Any suggestions? :mad:
Especially if it's a factory Subaru warranty, they should help you out. The car's only 3 years old, for crying out loud.
As juice said, be very nice to the folks on the phone and you'll get pretty far.
-mike
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I just changed the fluid, under their advisement, with my mechanic. He did not think it was bad and has checked it every oil change. It has 49,133 miles. I am very upset about it all and can't imagine that this is actually going to not happen.
I will call Subaru on this and have another appointment for 1-30 and the service department is going to run tests and let Subaru decide.
Jeannine
-mike
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-Wes-
New York does not have severe weather - it has severe roads.
Oh, by the way, the transmission continued to be flawless to the end.
-mike
I find it funny. Isn't stop and go traffic THE reason to buy AT?
Krzys
"Stop and go traffic is also disastrous on the ATs."
I find it funny. Isn't stop and go traffic THE reason to buy AT?
Yup, but you need to also keep up on the maintenance of said AT. There is never a free lunch in this world. You get to not shift and clutch, however in return you need to change the fluid more often.
-mike
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Jeannine
After spending 4 hours driving through Seattle back in October (Oh, and traversing what, 40-50 miles?) with 40-50 mph broadside wind gusts while driving the rig I was, I remain very satisfied to not live near or visit big cities. They truly have nothing to offer to an uncultured bugger like me. :P
Jeannine
With clear fluid, it definitely sounds like the reverse solenoid. One of the other posters said you were from NYC area (wasn't sure how far out Pawling was) so thought it may have been related to NYC traffic. Regardless every 20k miles I'd still change the AT fluid for good prevention.
I was a little suspect at hearing a dealership outrightly deny a claim like that. But there are a lot of stealerships out there
-mike
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-mike
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After spending 4 hours driving through Seattle back in October (Oh, and traversing what, 40-50 miles?) with 40-50 mph broadside wind gusts while driving the rig I was, I remain very satisfied to not live near or visit big cities. They truly have nothing to offer to an uncultured bugger like me.
Ah there is nothing like sitting in traffic for 2+ hrs to go about 10 miles during rush hour. Heck I've say at one of the streets in downtown manhattan and watched the same traffic light change on West Street for 1hr and 15 min! How is that for a world record?
I like the city and the country. I'm a strange bugger. Live in Harlem, like to boat and go to my house upstate ny in the mts.
-mike
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:surprise: Haha, and I get annoyed when I see the same light change twice...
My wife is the same way - she likes city and country. Or, I should say she likes some of the things cities can offer (like art galleries/museums and other cultural stuff). Every time we drive across the country she pushes me to visit stuff in all the biggest cities - you know, the ones I go to great lengths to avoid.
The funny thing is that I feel perfectly comfortable being in the cities in terms of driving, finding my way around, etc. But, I like to feel progress when I am on a trip, and when I get to a city everything slows to a crawl. I cannot see how visiting anything, relatives included, could be worth such a sacrifice. :P
-mike
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I have (I think) all the engine to transaxle bolts removed. The Haynes manual only mentions 2 upper bolts and 2 lower nuts, but I have pulled 5 bolts. The only 2 nuts I can find are directly in front of the half-shafts, so there is very little room for a socket and ratchet, and no room for leverage.
Do those 2 nuts need to come off?
What am I missing?
Thanks in advance,
TB