suprmanlives

My clutch just went! There was a little pop and then every gear was like neutral. I posted before because I got rooked by a dealership on my subaru 3.0. I need some info on what signs mean what so I have some idea if the new place I try is knowledgable and truthful. And secondly, what is reasonable for clutch work on a 96 legacy outback 2.2 5speed. I appreciate all suggestions and offer my thanks ahead of time.

very similiar cause I never heard of the crushable washer til now

I've had 2 or 3 cars that gave signs. A olds delta 98 that ticked minus at a qt short and a cadi that gave a low oil level notification. Hey if it's something I need to know about subs ok, no one's perfect, but where's the logic

I appreciate your honesty. The lack of perfection in my regular inspection of oil levels is why I've asked for suggestions, but do have them fixing the car. If I find other causes I'll address the issues but see the trao I got myself into.

Yes we even got the extended warrenty but after 60000 miles of paying the dealer to change my oil I've done the last 20000 or so my self. All other issues are taken to the dealer immediatelyand with the service history if the chanes go over a 1000 or 2 a 3 year old engine should be burning 4.5 qts. No issues were found with the actual physical state of the oil changes just the duration of time in between.

they said that the subaru will hold pressure almost til empty, hm dumb. And the temp light registers overheating by lack of coolant not excess friction from lack of oil and there's no oil level light. The warning gauges seem to do little to keep the car from running it's self to death.

thanks. I'll admit I wasn't a saint about oil changes, but never over 5 and I do alot of highway miles so I figure I can get a few extra.

awesome tip I'll have it checked

It just seems crazy that the temp light only react to coolant temp and the oil light checks pressure but not levels. Seems like the cars have issues with how the alarm lights are set up. I appreciate all of your help. I love my 96 outback that's gotten me alot of places and never died til I as back home in the driveway. My 2001 3.0 is great. The dealership was awesome til the service desk people changed, now I just feel like they are taking advantage of a non-machanic by only looking for the explanation that doesn't cost them a dime.

I actually asked for them to check for leaks so that I could be sure that it wasn't my fault. They found none which is why I found it hard to beleive I lost 4.5 qts of oil from engine burn off. Thanks for replying really trying to find reasonable explanation. 60000 miles of oil changes every 3000 miles and then diy about every four. Even if I went 2 or 3000 over a 3 year old engine should hack it just fine you would think. I also have trouble with the fact that subarus hqave an oil pressure light but no oil level light. Since it holds pressure til it's almost dry, the engine will literaaly run itself to death, that seems dumb.

no Never heard of it nor read it in the manual

the 3.0 vdc

I wiil take this time to say hello to everyone. I really love both of my out backs. I have a 96 legacy outback and a 2001 VDC 3.0. Last week I was informed that I suffered total engine failure on my 2001 vdc. They said they found only 1.5 quarts of oil in the car. They immediately went to the "we don't have current oil maintenance on the car" story. I asked if there was issue with the install of the oil filter of pan screw, they said no. I have invoices from the entire life of the car, and it's really been babied. I've done the oil changes the last two times so the burden of changes has been put on me. With further investigation the mechanics I've talked to are baffled by the car burning 4.5 quarts of oil. Besides subaru service everyone else seems to think that there was some major failure in the engine causing the burn and sludge in the engine and oil filter. "Sludge in the oil filter" I have been told is a sign that lack of oil changes is not the issue cause sludge shouldn't be in oil filter. This is alo a sign of internal burning. Since I purchased the car I have expressed that I smell something burning after long high speed driving, like highway trips. I would have them check for oil leaks during changes, but they never found any. But now I think something long term has been happening. Their only excuse for where the 4.5 quarts of oil went was burn-off which now that I've sought othere opinions I realize is far fetched for a 3 year old car or the vehicles non ability to inform the driver it's out of oil. I really need suggestions as to the possible falures that produce sludge and oil burn with no leaks and no visible engine failure until actual engine death. The first 60 or 70,000 miles the car was serviced at the dealership and there are 82,000 on the car. I don't buy the burn off even with lack of oil changes. They want 3 to $4000 for the repairs on the car. Double what I paid for an extended warrenty has been repair at subaru cost and I think they're trying to not have to consume engine failure costs