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http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/info/bulbs/bulb_types/
However, upgrading your bulbs even with HB5s can make a difference. Certain bulbs (ie. Hella Premiums, Philips Vision Plus) use designs that allow the filament to burn a little brighter than stock.
Ken
The manual for your Toyota will have the torque specs for most things in a section in the owners manual. Almost every import does this.
Joel
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After you do that, if you have a problem, call us at 1-800-SUBARU3 so we can look into it for you.
Thanks!
Patti
mike k
mike k. - You can't go wrong in following the owner's manual when it comes to oil change intervals. A lot of dealers have you in more than you need to be.
Dennis
Last year I ordered filters and accessories from Darlene at QSubaru in TN. Now that I'm need of additional supplies I find that the phone I had for Darlene is disconnected and the link I had for her website is also dead. Is Darlene's dealership still in business? Is there someplace else reputable to mail order parts at a good price?
Thanks for your help.
Jim
BTW - rotated my OB tires this weekend and waxed the wheels to boot! I feel good now.
Greg
I have been waiting for 15 days for subaruparts.com to process an order. Jeez, take my money, guys. Just sent a follow up message today, we'll see.
I contacted another source, but prices were 10% higher, almost retail. Doesn't seem worth the bother if I can get similar prices from my dealer.
-juice
Am I correct that the brake squeal problem you're mostly referring to goes away after the first few minutes/miles of driving? Mine continue to squeal, although more quietly, even after 1+ hr of around-city stop&go driving. Should I have this checked prior to the 3K service?
Second question: rev. speed when car first starts in morning. Can this be adjusted to be lower? Mine goes up to approx. 1500 and slowly drops down to somewhere under 1000 as it warms. I'm usually wanting to get a move on so I sometimes tap the gas pedal to make it settle down faster before putting it in gear, but then the guilt gets me. Should I just learn cool my jets, not the car's? Feels like putting it in gear with the engine revving is not a Good Thing.
Sheila
An engineer from Fuji was in the USA last week and drove my car. After the car was consistently pinging he swapped computers with one he had in his briefcase. (Identical computer but with a different program). The pinging stopped and has not reappeared. Under speeds and driving conditions that previously resulted in heavy pinging now result in a few brief pings and then it immediately stops. You really need to be listening to detect these few brief pings.
The revised program is still undergoing final testing. Since the program mods do not impact vehicle emissions it does not need to be re-certified by the fed'l govt. The program should be available thru SoA in a few weeks for downloading onto ecm's of cars that are experiencing similar problems.
It sure is nice to finally be able to drive my OB with a quiet engine.
I'll also cross post this in the Legacy/Outback forum.
Vince
My question is this,is Mobil one so good? I know a while back you said you were using Syntec because it was cheaper than Mobil one but that you would use Mobil one if the cost was the same.
The reason for my question is this, I have always used Syntec or Quaker State since Mobil one was not available around here except at some Esso service stations at vastly inflated prices.
However our Canadian tire stores are now carrying Mobil one at the same cost as syntec and since the Gt is soon in need of an oil change I thought I would ask what are the differences since I intend to change to synthetic at this oil change.
Cheers Pat.
On very cold mornings oil pressure is attained much sooner on synthetic than it is on dino,synthetic runs at roughly the same pressure whether cold or at full running temperature while dino loses pressure the hotter it gets which means a lot less protection for the bearings and such.
I know a lot of people believe that as long as there is oil pressure you are good to go, but I believe that a higher running pressure means a better film of oil between the bearings, if any pressure is good enough why do all the high performance engine builders insist on high pressure high volume oil pumps?
Cheers Pat.
Check post #3020 on this board for a suggestion. I have ordered parts from Lisa but have not yet received them. When I do, I'll post the results.
Greg in IN
I found a good parts source so far!! I ordered the 6 disc changer for by '00 OB for $396. That was the best I could find. I don't know their piricing on maintenance parts as opposed to accessories. Premier Subaru is the dealer. I ordered at 4PM on a friday and had it the following Tuesday. www.premiersubaru.com and the guy's name is Robert Alvine (ralvine@premiersubaru.com).
As for the clutch chatter, I also have had that since early on on my '00 OB, and reported it before the wear warranty expired, but it happens so inconsistantly that they can never duplicate it. Patti can you help? I already have 33K, but the paperwork should show this being reported at around 12K.
Good luck,
Howard
We can work with the dealer to see what can be done to help you.
I look forward to hearing from you and I'm sorry you are having a problem.
Patti
In the interim, I learned that subaruparts.com finally did process my order, 15 days later and after I followed up. But they said my parts would arrive yesterday, and they didn't. :-(
-juice
Greg in IN
-juice
-Eric
-Brian
http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=99472&referrerid=767
Anyhoo, I'm sticking with Amsoil and have never ground the gears.
Dennis
p.s. - How do I hide a link?
Greg
Eric,
Glad to hear your car has also been fixed.
Vince
When I ordered the parts I said, "No hurry, Two weeks would be good." After earlier posts today UPS delivered ordered parts. Exactly as ordered and two weeks to the day.
Greg in IN
Greg
anyway Ken, the reason I'd recommend the ACT Street clutch is because the only difference over stock is a modestly uprated pressure plate. it uses the same Exedy organic sprung-hub disc as stock.
this is probably exactly what is needed to stop the chatter you and so many others experience.
-Colin
My workaround is to just goto the Subaru Crew page in the owners clubs (link is below). At least there you can see what topics have NEW on them. But, if you've got other topics not in the Subaru Crew you'll have to go to their respective folder.
-Brian
Good thing it wasn't urgent!
Even the links from the Subaru Crew page don't work well for me. They don't even show up as "New" when there are many new messages.
Oddly, now this very topic shows up in my Message Center, so maybe the fix is on the way?
-juice
But, that's a mute point if the message center and subscriptions are working properly again. they're appearing in my message center now too.
-Brian
Thanks for your input on the ACT Street clutch. It sounds similar to Clutchmasters Stage 1 -- stock disc but slighlty modified pressure plate.
Ken
Jon
-mike
I hear the piston slapping when the engine is cold, like muffled sound of sledge hammer pounding away on a concrete pavement, and goes away after the engine is warm. I take that as a norm, base on info purportedly from SoA via dealer (correct me if I'm wrong). However lately, I've been doing plenty of highway driving and I'm hearing the slaps when the engine is pushed (especially 80~90mph). Should I be concern about the later?
-Dave
-mike
Hmm..., Manfredi Subaru, did he/she leave you a string to pull? I understand that franchise bought over the outfit that used to be "Safe Subaru" where I bought my '98 OB. Been taking my OB to Lichtenberg Mazda/Subaru after that first dealer's service kept beating around the bushes (for ~1 yr) and ignoring the fix (wheel seal) I'd conveyed was SoA's suggestion.
Oh, and Patti came to the rescue.
I suspect Lichtenberg would probably say "Can't hear it " - nowhere to go 80-90mph in Queens either.
-Dave
-mike
Lichtenberg, so far, has been pretty good; everyone gets pampered.
-Dave
I had words with the service dept on a few occasions, and they knew full well I was very good friends with Ira and Mark (my salesman) and they still treated me bad. I refuse to go back to them for any service. For subarus I go all the way down to Flemington, and for Isuzu over to Edison to Open Road.
-mike
-Dave
-juice
-mike
Was that 17 days from SubaruParts.com (aka Bruce Titus)? They're being slow with my order, and I remembered you mentioning them.
I got to looking in the Sube-directory and saw Subaru-Parts.com (aka Liberty Subaru). Sent them an email asking about vouchers and prices. They were quicker to respond and their prices were slightly better SubaruParts.com (BT). Unfortunately, I had already ordered from BT.
Sorry, I got mixed up and started on my recipe for rally bread!
-juice
-Dennis