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  1. carfreak85
    I'm sure it's less of an issue in North Hollywood, but there isn't a chance in hell I'd ever run without timing covers. The factory rally cars, rallycross cars, the Isle of Mann car, AND the Nürburgring 24hr car all use timing covers. That's a good enough reason for me.
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    I would seriously recommend against using a stop-leak fluid for your oil leak. Those additives tend to make a mess inside your engine and for the most part, they don't even work. As mentioned above, I would take a look and try to find the source of the leak and fix that. My guess is the oil separator plate on the back of the engine, valve cover gasket or possibly the head gasket itself.
  3. carfreak85
    The Enkei gold is different from the gold used on 2.5RS/STI wheels. It is more pale and has no "flake" in it versus the yellow-gold of the Subaru gold. As suggested, just ask to see a swatch of gold shades and pick the one you prefer.
  4. carfreak85
    I would never install a physically smaller filter. The reason a smaller filter increases oil pressure it due to a flow restriction, which is not a good thing when it comes to the lubricating lifeblood of your engine.
  5. carfreak85
    @GeneralDisorder
  6. carfreak85
    Check the last post date... OP hasn't visited the site since 2017...
  7. carfreak85
    OP, did you ever get this car running well?
  8. carfreak85
    This is a poor way to update the lug pattern. A 5-lug swap nets better geometry, stronger wheel bearings, larger brakes and a wider array of replacement items like rotors, pads, calipers, etc. If that's too large a project, redrilling the hubs for a 6x5.5" lug pattern gets you bolt on wheels that can be found anywhere, in any size.
  9. carfreak85
    REALLY?! Was this due to excessive failures or it wasn't profitable? Our Forester has two SoA reman front axles...
  10. carfreak85
    @Nico Follow along!
  11. carfreak85
    I'd be surprised if your running more than a few degrees cooler, only because the factory coolant temperature gauge is basically a three position pointer. The needle will sit in the middle of the gauge for a much wider range of temperatures compared to the lower 1/3 and upper 1/3 of the gauge. The coolant temp gauge on my 1987 Toyota Tercel has no filter on the circuit and you can see the needle rise a bit when stopped at a light, and fall when the fans come on or the thermostat opens. This sort of movement scares people, so manufacturers started building temp gauges that were more sloth like to prevent scared drivers.
  12. carfreak85
    I don't know about anyone else, but I always coat the body of the ball joints, the pocket in the knuckle, and the bolt shank with high temp grease. I don't live in the Rust Belt, but I do take frequent trips to the ski hill in the worst weather conditions, but I've never had parts rust together either. If reusing the ball joint or tie rod ends I use a removal tool and the Company 23 ball joint extraction tool when they're being replaced in the knuckle.
  13. carfreak85
    It's not hard once you invest in the proper tools. http://company23.com/products/subarutools/532
  14. carfreak85
    Lifting by the rear diff is no problem, but as the OP noted, it does put an extra stress on the rubber bushings. I would not leave a car suspended by the rear diff for an extended period, just for lifting and lowering for maintenance.
  15. carfreak85
    Thanks Paul, saw this on FB!
  16. carfreak85
    Do you have the EA81T FSM supplement? I think there is one on eBay right now.
  17. carfreak85

    GD, your inbox is full.  I'm interested in pulling the trigger on one of those Link PnP ECUs.  Shoot me a message.

  18. carfreak85
    Your car already had unequal length runners on the exhaust manifold. Could also install the oil pressure sender on one of the unused ports on the PS side of the block, no need for a "tee" or additional leak point.
  19. carfreak85
    Give them a call?
  20. carfreak85
    Nope, never heard of them. I try to stay with the bigger outfits in case something goes wrong, and only roll the dice if I can have a layer of protection, like a CC or PayPal buyer's protection.
  21. carfreak85
    Not a bad idea. I'll have another look at it over the long weekend.
  22. carfreak85
    The upper hose neck on your radiator has a hairline crack it's normal on the turbo Subarus around this age. The one on my 2002 WRX let go about five years ago. I replaced it with a Koyo all-aluminum Hyper Core. Perfect fit, fan mounting hardware included and not too expensive if you grab one on sale or from a company with deals ongoing and free shipping. Rallysportdirect.com has free shipping on orders over $200, I bought the BRZ Koyo rad for the RX-RA from MAPerformance.com. I would just look up the part number and search for it on Google Shopping, see who has it cheapest.
  23. carfreak85
    Do you meant the bolts holding the corner brackets to the bumper frame? Luckily those weren't rusty, but the plastic clips from the bumper skin the secure it to the steel frame, there are so many of them and they all seem to need to release at the same time...
  24. carfreak85
    There are also paints you can use to coat the inside of a boxed weldment, but I'm forgetting what it's called...
  25. carfreak85
    @moosens is supposed to pull out his '85 FSM to look up something for me, maybe he can help two birds with one book, if he sees this?
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