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That’s one good thing about the newer steering column set up on later models. Old school , yes it would double the blink frequency and your bulb would be shot. Good luck but please post your results. I’m always pushing around older Subarus and we are currently running 2 third gen Legacys and 1 fourth gen Leg. Outback

It could be they have changed it to 36 months and unlimited mileage. I'm not sure on that. Subaru of America uses a contract remanufacturer(s) to recondition the short block assemblies. When it comes to this process they are necessarily done largely or entirely by hand. Each core engine is slightly different with respect to rebuilding. I'm sure they basically always use new cranks, rods, and pistons but reconditioning of the crankcase itself introduces some amount of variables that have not been entirely adequately examined and considered. Failure rates are absolutely measurable and it's not just the the reman short block but also the dealership cutting corners and reusing components that have been touched with contaminated engine oil and potentially are carrying damaging bearing materials that can recontaminate the replacement engine. Technicians often are unaware of the consequences of re-using components such as camshaft sprockets that may contain damaging metal shavings, etc. GD

dunno about a file, but I have cleaned many electrical contacts and edge connector tabs with a rubber pencil eraser.

I have a new, in the package with all the paperwork. Kamei air dam for a 77+ gen1 stage 2 subaru. Asking $500. Located in Tacoma Washington. Will ship on buyers dime but prefer a local sale. Pictures are too large to upload here. It's posted on the Facebook pages for old school and classic subaru. Skylaraskay269@gmail.com for pics.

i dont think it is the brand - i think it was installation error and possibly an issue with the mating surface of the intake... the break looks a bit odd to me... spaced out, and offset... and if you look in the lower left corner of that picture, there is a spot that also looks like it was sucking in air.. as in there was nothing clamping it down/sealing it as in, the gasket was torn during installation, and the one side shifted out of place

Installed remote central locking today. Surprisingly easy to do - mine already had central locking, so all I needed to do was to install an actuator on the driver's door, and then mount the unit in the cabin and run some wiring. Hardest bit was mounting the actuator but I found a spot. Works perfectly - the new actuator flips the locking mechanism on the driver's door, triggering the original central locking mechanism. Installed it this way to keep it clean, as I haven't cut or modified any of the original wiring and can pull out the remote locking if I need to in the future and still have the original central locking functioning. I ran the constant 12 V feed to the remote unit from the back of the stereo. Pic of actuator mounting

Class action lawsuit on the rod bearings. Rod bearing failure will cost generally about $10k on up. Piston ring lands are weak and can shear off. Cost to fix with forged pistons is on the order of $5-$6k. Broken firewalls due to weak pedal assembly mounts. Intercoolers are plastic junk. Fuel economy is honestly terrible for a daily. Fun factor is kinda meh in stock form. STi's are pretty fun but really they get pretty meh also after you drive one that's stock for a while. You'll quickly want more power. It's a slippery slope - almost no one ends up leaving them entirely stock. Then you have the CANBUS electrical mess. That's a whole different topic and applies to almost all vehicles ~2005+ or in the case of Subaru about 2008+. Personally I can't own anything from the last ~18 years on the consumer side. It's all plastic crap that's smothered in electronics that's all the "intellectual property" of Subaru and essentially that means you really don't own the car at all - Subaru just lets you use it for a fee and when they decide to no loner support it you will have a nice lawn ornament rather than the car you "paid" for. GD

301.5 miles later and it threw a rod. They're still assessing damage.