shortshannon

Hi, I have a 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca with about 109,000 miles on it. Today I backed out of my driveway, heard a loud rattling noise, a metallic type noise, as I pressed on the gas and as I turned. This continued, and when I got off the highway about 10 miles later, my check engine light (steady) and cruise control light (blinking) came on. Drove to an auto parts place and they scanned for a code, he said it was an intake control valve solenoid problem. Has anyone encountered something like this? What is the repair cost for this? The guy I spoke to who scanned the code seemed to think the engine might have to be taken apart? Can I still drive it? Hoping for better news.... bringing it to the mechanic on Monday. Thanks for any help!

Thank you for the reply. To clarify, Last week I had stopped at a gas station after driving for 10 miles. The mechanic checked the oil and added a quart. Today I had a friend who studied as an auto tech check the oil. The car was on a level surface and was shut off for about an hour. He checked it 3 timed and did wipe off the dipstick each time. He showed me it was low. I haven't added oil yet.

Hi, I wrote here a few days ago about my 2006 B9 Tribeca and how there was a puff of blue smoke coming out of the exhaust during cold starts. A few people mentioned to keep an eye on the oil levels. I had my oil checked last week and I was a quart low. I checked it again today, and I was low again, or on the lower end of the 'safe zone' of the dipstick (I'm not a car person, so I hope this is right!). I don't see any oil puddling under my car when I am parked, but I do remember something during my last oil change. I was going to have my oil changed at Wal-Mart (not my first choice, believe me, but it was convenient at the time) and they wouldn't do it because they thought that my oil plug was stuck or broken because it was leaking oil. I brought the car to a local mechanic who said he didn't see anything wrong with the oil plug but there was a little bit of an oil leak 'somewhere' and to keep an eye on it. SO now my question is, do you think the blue smoke and the oil levels are related? Should I be losing this much oil in a week? The other thing I should mention is that my last 2 oil changes (during the same time the blue smoke occurs) were 4 months apart. The mechanic said the oil levels were a little low, but nothing out of the ordinary. The time between the last oil change and checking the oil last Monday (at a quart low) was a month. Then a week later, low again. I hope this isn't too confusing, I'm just worried I'm going to be stranded somewhere and I'm hoping to get my tax refund back before I have to go have this checked out. Thank you for making it through my post!

Hi All, I have a 2006 B9 Tribeca with about 90,000 miles on it. It had started blowing blue smoke out of the exhaust only on cold starts. I did some research and found out this is most likely worn guide seals. I don't see any smoke while driving, and I had a friend follow me and he didn't see anything either. When the weather was warmer, I didn't see any smoke at startup. I have had regular oil changes, and was told that my oil levels were normal. My last oil change was January, and I had someone check my oil level today. I needed to add a quart of oil. I had also noticed that the display in my car was reading an average of 18 MPG and now shows 17.4 average MPG (not sure if it matters in this case). My question is...with this vehicle, what kind of cost might I expect for fixing the valve seals? I still owe on the car (I bought it used in 2009). I don't want the cost to outweigh the value of the car. Also, how long can I wait to have the repair done? Is this a repair that most shops can do or do I need to go to a dealership? Thanks for your help.