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Greg
A lot of shops are now using this technology to get the best colour match on weathered paint, even though your car is only 3 years old and been well cared for there will be some fading of the paint.
And not to give you additional worry, white is a notorious colour to properly match, not saying it cannot be done, I have a painter who can match any colour just using his eyes and expertise.
Cheers Pat.
Thanks for the tip on the paint.
bit
Will try the suggestion ( am keeping my fingers crossed that it will work).
Am owner of Forester ( no longer under warranty). Have terrible rattle in dash ( right side; passenger air bag and behind) Was there since 2600 clicks . Dealer cannot seem to fix it. Now is evident on left side ( but not as loud and on occasion in the centre of the dash.
Noise seems to be near the front part of the dash ( near the windshield)
Noise is very loud when going over rough pavement( sounds like two pieces hitting together really fast ; almost not secured) Does not have to even be that rough ( could be manhole cover or joint on the highway)Is noticeable when driving normal city speeds ( 50 to 60 km and above)but is becoming more evident at slower speeds.
Typically , the dealer cannot duplicate the sound. One dealer told me that he heard it but did not know what it was. Nice!!!
Have removed everyting from glove box-- noise still persists. Hood seems to be secure.
Any help /thoughts / solutions would be greatly appreciated.
-juice
My '04 XT has had the exact same severe low-frequency buzz in the same location (just under the surface of the dashtop in the passenger airbag area) since it was brand new last June. It doesn't rattle on really smooth pavement, but on slightly rough surfaces (especially on worn concrete where studded tires have exposed the pebbles), it's horrible. Haven't had time to get it back for warranty correction, but if the dealer is unable to eliminate this, it's going to be a major problem.
Cheers Pat.
Am keeping my fingers crossed that something will work.
Is subaru's system superior to other AWD systems in other car brands? Are maintenence costs considerably higher than FWD? Are they more prone to problems because of the complexity than FWD vehicles?
Opinions are welcomed, but facts and experiences are more appreciated.
I'd put Audi in 2nd place, but they have lots of FWD models and aren't as focused on AWD. Think about it - Subaru mechanics know AWD inside and out.
Guess who scores better in long-term reliability? That is true despite Audi including 4 free years of dealer maintenance, and costing more to begin with. The proof is in the pudding.
-juice
Checked with another local dealer - they confirmed that they could not change out the clutch (per Subaru) unless they could confirm the problem themselves first. The service mgr. also offered that of the many requests they get to check this out, they are able to duplicate the problem only about 10% of the time.
My question is this - is this really even a big deal? How much damage, if any, is done when it does 'judder'? Presumably any damage would be to the clutch components themselves, perhaps some bearings or mounts - anyone heard of any premature failure of these type parts as a result of the infamous 'judder'?
I'm about ready to forget about it, unless there's some good reason not to - my car does it only rarely now (less than when new, I think, although it hasn't gotten really cold yet this year). Apparently Subaru doesn't consider it serious enough to issue a recall (though that would cost them a fortune, no doubt!)
What do you think?
bit
I've heard people complain about feel, but not longevity, at least not yet.
Call 800-SUBARU2 just to open up a case number. At a minimum open a "Customer Says" complaint, so it's documented if the clutch implodes 1 mile after the warranty expires (very doubtful).
-juice
George
anyway - I have documentation on my 30K service receipt that I did mention it before the warranty expired just in case there is a sudden failure.
Its funny how one's perception of these things can change - once I started TRYING to MAKE it happen, in anticipation of taking the car in, I found it really doesn't happen much at all.
That last paragraph made me chuckle! Ain't that the truth?
It's like you call the TV repair guy and suddenly your TV never worked so well.
-juice
Greg
following you through the boards.
Jon
-Brian
Jon
You could always buy some Nokian WRs and then you'd have snowtraction in winter and the ability to drive them hard in summer too.
Mike k
P.S also sent out oil for testing to see if the slap is hurting the engine .
Craig
I don't know how your clutch feels, but I hadn't heard about the clutch shudder problem before I bought my 02 WRX. After several months of having the h#!! shaken out of me on the first few shifts every morning, I started to do some research, and only then learned of the shudder problem on the WRX. I didn't have to try to make it happen. Believe me, I didn't want it to happen. Before the TSB I was considering trading the car off.
Maybe some of the 02's are worse than others. Mine was bad enough that the service manager at my dealer had no problem duplicating the shudder, and replaced the clutch as per the TSB at 33K.
The shudder first appeared at about 7K miles. I now have 11K miles on the new clutch, and it's smooth as can be. A great improvement.
-juice
I always consider the cost of snow tires as preventing a fender bender that would easily cost $1500. In the 8 years I've run them, there have been 2 situations where the prevented exactly that without question.
As for cost, around here they charge $30 to mount all 4, so double plus for the East Coast wouldn't be too far fetched. I switched to separate rims for $100 not to avoid the cost, but to avoid the inconvenience. For your vehicle, I see alloys all the time on eBay. At the first snow, you can't get your tires switched for 3-4 days due to the sudden rush. This way, I can install mine in about 30 minutes when it's going to snow.
IdahoDoug
10W30 has a thickness of 62 Centistokes @ 40C., and the 0W40 is 80 cSt. The latter is thicker at start-up.
I'm sticking with at least a 10W30 year round as well.
-Dennis
Doug: snow tire season may be here sooner than you think - o'night lows in the teens by the weekend for you & me!
Cheers!
Paul
Cheers Pat.
They also did another recall (for which I didn't receive notice, nor did I have problems with) for the cold engine hesitation. If it makes 'em happy, I guess.
Then I treated the Outback to a set of new 'sneakers'. (I likely was feeling remorse for testing that MT XT while I was waiting). I put on 4 Tiger Paw Touring's. The OEM Wilderness' could have made it through the winter, but they were getting pretty close to the wear-bars.
-Brian
-juice
Must give my dealer a call. SOBs. kept my car all day, said it took longer than Subaru made out, I knew it was BS but what can you do, we all know warranty work waits until the paying customers work is done.
Cheers Pat.
Is handling likely to be drastically affected?? It does have traction control, does that matter?
Why am I doing this?? Just being cheap. I have 2 sets of snows of different sizes and 2 of each 4some is worn too far to use but the other 2 are ok for another season!
Dennis/cptplt - 2 different sets of tires front->back might cause the ABS to act weird, as well as the traction control. I'd recommend getting a matching pair to complete the set.
-Brian
-Ty
-Dennis
My M3 drinks 7 quarts of either 10w40 mineral or 0w40 synthetic.
-Colin
Cheers Pat.
-juice
Greg
Salt is at its worst when the temperature is above freezing IE. heated garage.
Cheers Pat.