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-Colin
I remember the post about the crush washer and I think the parts guy is wrong. The way filters are designed, dirty oil goes into the outer "can" passes thru the filter and clean oil exits thru the center pipe to the engine. The washer would have no effect on sealing.
Jim
Our Legacy's throttle seems a little stiff. I greased it up, but I've also adjusted by pressing down, sort of, on the throttle at first.
-juice
Ken
I don't think the Purolator oil filter has a crush washer. I'm pretty sure it's a rubber washer.
I once left the old rubber gasket on our 626 - and with two it didn't seal correctly, so it leaked and I had a mess on my hands.
-juice
To be continued...........
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
The fact that you could apply the brakes all the way to the floor without much braking action and the sound of the pump does not sound right. It could be simply a brake fluid issue.
Ken
Coolant - No mention of bleeding the system after changing coolant. Only the burping process after getting the engine hot and allowing it to cool again. (The usual warning of never removing the radiator cap until the top of the radiator is cool enough to touch.)
Moonroof - Again, no mention of sun shade adjustment . However, I would expect a tab or something that would draw the sun shade back when the moonroof is opened. Otherwise, couldn't someone open the moonroof leaving the shade closed, forget, exit and lock the car thinking that all is secure?
It seems illogical not to have it automatically open along with the glass.
You guys also made me waste a recently installed filter - I pulled one off the car today to look things over. I have spare filters to look at in the garage, but what I needed to see was the surfaces the crush washer seals against on the block. The crush washer seems to have no function whatsoever. I'd originally surmised it was there to prevent mixing of filtered and unfiltered oil by preventing a small amount of oil from bypassing the filter. I no longer believe this to be the case. I cannot see where the crush washer seals anything off as it only prevents oil from getting to the threads - a virtual dead end and not a chance for oil to bypass anything. So, I'll be asking about this at the dealer next time I'm in.
There is also a crush washer for the drain plug, but from memory it is not the same size as the one I got with each filter purportedly for the filter itself. This fit on the filter was demonstrated for me on 2 occasions to be sure I had it right. Interesting. I'll update as I learn more about it from the dealer.
On the radiator air bleed valve - a stuck one is probably not good news. It is the only way to properly remove air from a system designed with this vent. Trapped air allows the coolant to deteriorate and prevents the system from holding the pressure it should - which can allow a boilover that an airfree system would not have. I suggest you take it to whomever last serviced the cooling system and ask them to loosen if for you. If you choose not to do this, consider ordering a new valve as the screw part (valve) comes all the way out and you could tear the crap out of it removing it and replace it with a fresh one. The dealer may have a special tool that will allow maximum force to be exerted on it, which a large Phillips may not allow if someone's overtightened it. You'd think people would realize it was plastic and there's no reason to jam it on, but.....
IdahoDoug
Cheers!
Paul
The brakes do have a dual stage booster - this allows for smoother stops and brakes that don't feel "touchy". Ever rented a Cavalier?
But what you describe is a symptom of a problem of some type.
-juice
There is a dual stage booster, for smoother stops. The 2nd one kicks in in emergency situations for quick stops. Braking distances are very competitive if you check the different magazines. The dual-stage booster allows them not to feel "touchy".
First gear? I dunno, I wouldn't engage it unless I came to a complete stop.
Tryin' to exit a slow corner with some power-on oversteer? ;-)
-juice
The Subaru pedal feel has always been a little soft for me, but it works just fine.
Whatever happened to full-power brakes? Do they still make them? You know, tap one toe on the pedal and the wheels lock.
John
I hate the touchy brakes on the Cavaliers I've rented (a convertible a couple of years ago, and a hard top a few years before that). Maybe they've changed, but you so much as brush up against the pedal and it brakes abruptly. They're like on or off, nothing between.
Hard to stop smoothly, IMO. When my cousin drove I was feeling pretty car sick.
-juice
-mike
-juice
-juice
But not on the filter? That is what I was given to understand on this board, and why I bought them and instructed my mechanic (much cheaper than dealer) to use them.
I checked mine this morning and I was 2psi low on all four tires from my normal settings.
Ken
-Dennis
Season 1: Barely livable and wet
Season 2: Hot and wet
Season 3: Hotter and wet
Season 4: Hottest and wet
I guess we do have 4 seasons :-)
Ken - good idea. Especially with the drops in temp, it's fall!
-juice
When I drive at freeway speed the car tends to move left and right. Theres' no vibration on the steering wheel (so I guess the tires were balance) but it feels loose. I talked to Big O who installed this $630 tires (for that price I was expecting the car would ride like it's on rails) and they said since I came from H rated tires there would be a different feel with these V rated tires and I should wait till I get used to them. But it's been 3 weeks now and still fell this wandering movement of the car on the freeway, although it's not very bad but I can say the RE92 is a lot better.
They've checked the pressure and they are all even.
Any advise that you can share with me?
Thank you in advance.
-mike
Steve
Steve
If so, that's a side effect of having 20mm wider tread - they tend to follow pavement irregularities. They'll also be less aerodynamic (simply because they displaced more air) and perhaps noisier.
But the benefit should be superior lateral grip.
I kind of doubt that can be "fixed", though maybe it'll lessen once the tires wear a bit.
-juice
Thanks.
-mike
BTW, installed a K&N air filter last month. Seems to have a little more punch. But my gas mileage is only 20-21 MPG with the 10% ethenol for winter. Have to remove the negative battery cable for 30 min. See if that will improve the gas mileage after the first tank-full.
Now if it would only snow - sigh.
Toboggan
The contact patch is shorter and wider, which creates less directional stability.
The edges of the contact patch are farther from the center, which means small inputs at these edges have a longer "lever" to upset the car's direction.
In addition, you should adjust the tire's pressure downward from the stock pressures on the door by a few psi. This simply accounts for the larger tire and may help your symptoms significantly. I'd also put the tire shop on notice that you're not happy and would like to know if they'll trade you down to the correct size. A good shop would do this and Big O is a national chain.
IdahoDoug
-juice
I thought the Legacy GT rides on 215s?
-Dave
While there, the normal parts guy was on vacation - the one that carefully showed me how the crush washer fits on the filter? The other guy was also nowhere in sight. So I asked the service guy temporarily running the counter about the crush washers for the oil filters. Blank look, followed by a measured "That's for the oil pan bolt". "Are you certain, because I was told by someone else here that they go around the threaded hole - he even showed me how they fit on the filter". "Nope, I do about 10 oil changes a day here and there is absolutely no crush washer needed on the factory filter."
So. For those of you I unwittingly passed this information on to, please accept my apology. The crush washer goes on the drain plug as many have surmised. You can now all forget the crush washer incident ever happened, and I'll pretend I don't have one out in my garage. On my Legacy oil filter this very moment..... Must resist changing fresh synthetic oil at 800 miles.....I'm not really OCD......must resist..........heh
IdahoDoug
-Colin
Not sure if that works but I noticed better handling with the Potenzas at 35 psi than at 32 psi.
But unless you are perfect you will wear down the synchro.
-juice
So for a GT, 225/50 is a plus zero, but the diameter is the exact same, coincidentally.
Don't overtighten the filter or you'll have an experience like Colin described. Don't ask how I know!
-juice
Ken
On the tire suggestion to increase pressure until some of the tire is no longer touching - this would not be advisable. Excess center wear, significant loss of traction, stress on the suspension and passengers from the hard ride, etc. Stick in the range of the mfrs suggested pressures, though 5psi over is certainly within the range if ya gotta have that precise turn in and don't mind the ride/wear.
IdahoDoug