Olnick

Unless something's changed recently, Jason is with Mike Scarff Subaru in Auburn WA. Call 866-528-5282 and ask for him--you'll get good service and the best prices I've found anywhere. (1stsubaruparts was sold off to someone else a few years back.)

I just love to read something like this in a post! Way to go Gloyale, good detective work. And thanks for sharing what you learned--for sure it'll help someone else down the road.

And well you should be! It's a great feeling, isn't it? Now . . . what do you want to work on next?

Hmmm, interesting. Hadn't thought of it that way! All I know is that it's a special "high-temperature" grease specifically for use in brakes. Got mine at NAPA--auto stores usually have it in small plastic squeeze tubes, enough for doing all 4 wheels if I remember correctly. Good luck.

Cracked me up!!! Good one OB99W.

Thanks junk. Guess I'll just stick to ECU!

Funny you should mention that--I just saw the term for the first time on another car forum and have no idea what it is. So . . . what's a PCM?

Thanks for posting that site OB99W. Very helpful information.

Good looking car. Nice color. Beautiful pix. Thanks Tim.

First question in my mind is where is it going? Is it leaking out on the ground? Are there puddles under the car? I swapped out my PS pump a few years ago but later decided it was just a belt problem and there was nothing wrong with the pump--a rather expensive mistake!

Way to go, diggler. Good sleuthing! And thanks for reporting back on the fix.

Very well stated.

No. It'll just wonder what you've been up to.

Check out Cars101. The first Outback (1995) was simply an L with some options. Suspension was the same. No bubble roof. And I'm pretty sure the lower body panels were simply painted with the "Outback look." It did have 15" wheels (but so does my L now!)

Hey, don't take my comment the wrong way--I think it's great that you posted a follow-up after two years! Are you convinced that it really is the pump? Reason I ask is that I replaced my PS pump a few years back because of "noise." then a year later I noticed that the drive belt seemed narrower than normal--I think it had the wrong belt when I bought the car. Replaced it with a new belt (5 rib I believe) and things have been great. At any rate, good luck tracking it down.

IIRC the only difference between the '95 Legacy Wagon and the Outback is paint. At any rate, the '95 2.2L is a superb engine. At 125,000 miles mine, with manual tranny, feels like it is just getting nicely broken in. Of course at that age the decision will depend on the condition of the vehicle itself. There's good advice above. Good luck!

Well it's about time! We're expecting an update in 2010.

Rootin' for you here! Let us know how it goes after a few tanks of gas. Good luck!

I think at this point I'd pull the IACV and give it a thorough cleaning, including the hoses. Doesn't cost anything other than time and cleaner. Did mine a couple of years ago and have had a very smooth and predictable idle since then. ('Course I replaced the coolant temperature sensor too sometime back and that solved a lot of problems, so who knows for sure?!!) Anyway, we had some threads talking about the IACV so it might be worth a search. Good luck!

Very interesting, nipper. Hope you can find the source of that.

AutoblogGreen has another article about Subie Diesel. Nothing particularly new but it's nice to see that it's still being talked about--and favorably too!

Re the oil filter: you don't need to go to a dealer (unless the dealer offers an excellent price.) As Turbone said--Wix, Purolator and Napa Gold are generally considered to be very good quality.

And to create a mental image of nipper's layout, picture yourself under your car on your back and looking up at the engine!!! But why do you need to get #1 to TDC? You can hang the belt according to the marks on the crank and cam pulleys. Just make sure you use the right ones!

Brings up a pet peeve of mine. All pertinent information should be included in the body of a post. Never depend on the reader to remember facts stated only in the title.

I haven't really gotten my head wrapped around these proposed new standards yet, but the "footprint formula" seems grossly unfair to me. Seems like they are giving an unfair advantage to the oversized, less efficient--and generally unneeded--SUVs and large pickups. Anyone agree with this?