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Pulled the wire from the sensor and measured the resistance over the sensor, nearly 0 Ohms. So sensor was ok, bit of sweat, I hate wire problems in a car!! (who does not). So grounded the wire to the block, and light is on. Scratched a bit on the contact point and now it is fine. Weird so suddenly.

You simply mean pull the wire and ground it directly to the engine block (ground as in connect). The light should then come on since it is in a loop circuit. I assume the reason the light is on with engine off is because there simply is no pressure.

Happy new year all members, driving back from holiday I noticed my oil pressure light in the gauge cluster does not show up when turning the key to ON. It used to work before because I usually notice 4 red lamps (battery, oil, CEL and handbrake) but one was missing. I checked the oil and was all fine, car runs fine and no CEL codes. At home I took the gauge cluster out to see if the bulb was burned but also that is not the case, all bulbs are fine. The car is a 1999 impreza MT (1.6). What could this be, the send not making contact properly? where is the sender located? Thanks for your replies.

I have driven many different cars and vans with TC ESP and the indicator lamp (TC lamp) would start blinking when the system is active.

Subaru just launched the new XV in Holland with the new 1.6 (not even direct injection) and for a relative high standing small SUV it has a fuel milage of almost 43 MPG for the CVT. The diesel CVT even gets 47 MPG. Those are the numbers we would like the see!!. The 2.0 has the same MPG as the 1.6 only more power http://subaru.gillz.nl/files/spec-sheet-en-colors.pdf

So basically it became 3WD to RWD assuming the front diff sends the power to the weakest link. Subies are tough good you got home! And is the tree standing already?

Nice video but very nervous method of filming though.

Ok the new engine is named FA. http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/05/2013-subaru-brz-first-drive-review/

Yes the 1.6 is not fast at all. It only really wakes up way after 3500 rpm. But I became a slow driver with fuel prices over here and shift at 2400 rpm to the next gear. Speedlimits are 20 and 30 MP/H inside the city, then we have a lot of 37 zones (farm and country roads often loads of wildlife and clay on the road from agriculture AWD helps a lot on these surfaces). And the main out of city roads are 50 MPH. Highway as in interstate like highways vary between 50 and 75 depending on area and traffic density. I generally cruise at 58 to 64. With the flow of the main traffic. Additionally holland is flat!!!! I think 40% of the cars here are sold in US as small car (golf, opel astra, i30) and maybe an other 50% is smaller than that!!! There are not so many big cars over here. Due to CO2 rules, road taxing and emission based tax system. USA like pick-up trucks you hardly see, only ford ranger and nissan navaras. WHY? go and fill it up at the gas station!! The main reason why I drive propane is because it costs about (all in euros) 60 cents per liter for 12 km, while regular costs 1.65 euro for about 14 kms. Ok the fuel tax difference are 194 per 3 months for propane against 112 for regular fuel. But the half price per liter is enough to drive on propane. Is it popular NO, idiots think you can only cook on gas. And most new cars can not run on propane because of the soft valve rings in the cylinder head. Subaru has no problems with it, but toyota no model can be converted and from most other brands only 1 engine type. That is why the new small turbo diesels are popular, however studies showed that these small motors ar not as durable as the old ones. Saving weight make the heads crack earlier (100k miles).

This always wondered me the AWD vs FWD, now in Holland you can get the impreza 1.5R with FWD only. It needs 6.1 liter/100km, which is 38.56 MPG for out of city. However, the 1.5R AWD is rated at 36.75 MPG (according to the same standards). These both are manuals. The 2.0 AWD manual is 34 MPG while the automatic is 35.6 MPG. So on the long go more efficient. The diesel version gets about 48 MPG. The STI only gets 28 MPG. I personally get with my 1.6 AWD impreza station about 28 MPG on propane and about 33 to 34 on regular fuel. The propane consumption is over 2 years and the fuel over about 2 months (5x refil). My old 1991 FWD legacy automatic got 28 MPG over 5 year average!!! Including city driving and alpine holidays.

I was thinking about the drain valve yesterday. I have to change the oil next week. I drive about 90% on the road. But I am afraid for those 10% also because if it goes off it is in the middle of nowhere. On the other hand my plastic underbody shield is still in between the ground and the plug. I have not decided yet!

For Europe they have a 1.6 direct injection turbo in progress.

Did you see the new BRZ boxer, no have a look here. http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-subaru-brz-live-reveal/med/#photo-4643870/ Compared to the new boxer the layout is completely different. The intake manifold is inverted. I do not see power steering pump so assume it is finally electric. Curious if there ever will be a AWD version comming

And the other turkey was it tasty? I always wonder if it is not a lot easier to take the gearbox out. Less fluid, certainly less connectors?

Is there a website where I can find recalls and to which location are they valid. Are they global. The only recall I know is the front tow hook location of the impreza can set of the airbags. I don't have those so still have the hooks.

Since there are no unlockable axles you will always drag the whole drive train. Even if on the automatic the FWD fuse is placed the drive train drag is there. I am not sure if new cars actually have a lockable diff or just a ABS that stops the spinning wheel so the diff transfers the power to the other axle. In our toyata yaris MMT (manual computerised gearbox) this is called electronic diff lock. And is only there because you can not operate the dry clutch to play with the slip of the wheels as you can do with a full manual. I am not bothered with the AWD extra fuel consumption, subaru should introduce smaller displacement engines with turbos. Like 1.5 turbo, maybe 1.2 turbo. I love my low power 1.6 with hi-lo gearbox. Never got stuck in mud and snow/ice.

I just get the NGK ones BKR6E11 which cost here about 3 euros per piece. Although NGK says I should use LPG6E11 since i run on LPG but those cost a whopping 20 euros per piece. Good old fashion copper will do for me. I am always afraid of putting plugs in and over torque them so usually buy new ones and tighten them by hand and followed by the half turn to squeeze the ring (according to NGK instructions). My torque wrench goes from 20 to 200 and I thought spark plugs was 15 F/P

Just curious if you can ever get the roof strength back by repairing it. (just in case you or someone else becomes unlucky with the car again) Actually always quite scared of animals. A truck once in front of me hit a roo (deer). And wild pigs are frequent as well. Good luck with the decision.

I was interested in the consumption of using the lamps all the time. Well for a 30,000 km (per year) it consumes about 8 liters of propane. Nothing compared to my 2,800 liters of propane I need to drive that distance. A/C is the word and so is your right food. I try to drive 55 and avoid to use the brakes as much as possible. On off-ramp coast as soon as you get on there. Shift when you reach 2,500 RPM.

Here In holland the already rare sight of a Subaru. But in the street where I park there is a exact copy of my Impreza, checking the registration number shows it got registered only 4 days after mine. The VIN is nearly the same. I have never tried the keys yet though, neither I have met the other owner but we tend to park close to each other in the street just for fun. Two identical cars with nearly same license plate (Plates here are on the date of selling). If I can open it, it would be hard to start with the immobiliser I assume.

Under at the front of the block there are two drain plugs for apparently officially draining the block. Not that I know anybody using these. They are located right in the middle in front of the oil pan.

Ok visited a shop today and asked for a 4 cable set from NKG. Costs 154 euros (212 USD). Is this acceptable? I have the feeling I am going to be ripped off. How much does a set of 4 costs in USA? Thanks for the info.

You have to keep those reflectors clean. In latvia as a pedestrian you Must wear a reflector on your jacket or back or whatever. So people think with the reflector they are superman and can walk in the middle of the road at night.

Wow those people sell whole gas stations nice for at home.

Lecco,, passed there last summer (went from Porlezza to Arco (Garda)). HLA are very trouble free, so that is nice. I think those heads have hard valve seats. There was one 1.6 in Holland which drover over 460k km on propane (and i think the person only had the oil changed once in a while)