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A leaking hydraulic cylinder would not allow the clutch to fully disengage, this would make it hard to shift.

Sometimes you need an analog meter (cheapo at raioshack) as a fluke cant always pick things up. Do you have a ow enough range on the fluke (I amgine you do). How are you checking. With the altenator, with a bad diode set you should be having a charge issue. What is the voltage at the battery when the car is running. You can pull all the fuses overnight and see if you stil have a drain.

Pull the codes. A tuneup is over due (plugs wires filters pcv valve) The popping sounds can be ping, which woudl indicate a non responsive knock sensor. Lets start with a full tuneup first for giggles when was the timing belt replaced last

This has happened a few times on this board. usualy a fuseable link or major (under the hood) fuse goes poof.

OR 105 months. 1999 -2009 12 months 120 months you are way over due.

Hace the ECU scanned for codes just for giggles. Has it ever been hard to start and if so when, When it stalls does it stumble or just sort of run out of steam.

http://lovehorsepower.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48:1995-subaru-legacy-outback-timing-belt-and-water-pump-replacement&catid=10:subaru-legacy&Itemid=64 ist a 95 but should be the same.

Has anyone had an issue with buying used racks on ebay? Good or bad who did you buy them from. I found this on ebay rebuilt with the core charge built into the price. 150598066745 used 280622222412 230637953802 I am considering a rebuilt so I don't need to replace inners, worry about boots etc. For some reason my Mechanics worker (meaning he doesnt know me) quoted 3 hrs to do this. My mechanic quotes book then charges actual whichever is lower. From what i can see: Jackstands Remove front tires dissconnect tie rods center steeringwheel and tie it off. disconnect sterring shaft at clamp disconnect PS hoses remove four bolts remove rack repeat whith new O rings to install Set toe in This doesnt seem like 3-4 hours to me. Looks like a drioveway project over 2 days (bad back folks so no rush on anything under the car) Blue has new outer tierods. A used one would need new inners and boots Inner tie rods 40.00 ish off ebay, maybe another 20.00 for boots (my brain isnt here so bear with me this week)

Cable? There is no cable. Have the code read then share the numbers with us. Does your spedo work? Auto or manual.

A good (not even really good) calibrated gauge can cost 300.00 or more, a great one can be 1000 (I used to buy and calibrate them for a defense contractor). SO even a 100.00 gauge, while better then a 20.00 gauge still wont be that accurate.

Actually the simple thing first, dont go scaring him ....... yet A leaky fuel injector is the most common cause on FI cars.

HOLY BODY FLEX BATMAN! there is no reinforcement for the bulkhead to replace the ridgity of the roof. The rear bulkhead has no insulation to it and i bet that rear window is plexiglass. good luck at 6500.

Replace the radiator cap just because. I am going to guess a clogged radiator. I wouldnt rule out a HG, have the dealer check it. Having hot air in the heater is a good sign, when HG go you dont have that as the coolant is getting vomited all over the road. How about an air bubble in the engine.

Say what gauge are you using to measure this and what range. Cheap gauges are most accurate in the middle 60% of its range, sweep (20/60/20 on a 100 psi gauge) if your lucky. 1 psi off is nothing to really worry about.

i suspect dead plants and dinosaurs.

oh hush you, your just jelouse Just for giggles does your oil smell like fuel at all?

http://www.procarcare.com/includes/content/resourcecenter/encyclopedia/ch25/25readtirewear.html another possability is bad wheel bearings but that is a another longshot that would have shown itself by now. Fond another shop. There are many other possabilites but not usual, but all four tires out of alignment etc is not making sense.

SInce it sounds like you did this reasonably, i will not bless it...... but no one got hurt.

CUt the oil change interval down to 5000 miles and see if that helps. Blu does this on synthetic, thats at 6000 miles so i change him at 5000.

Oil pressure spec is on a warm engine.

I have this. The cam is worn, and at almost 300,000 miles it is allowed. I am not really going to dig into the steering wheel to fix it unless it gets worse.

Drive it let things settle. I dont like resurfaced rotors on subarus, especially since replacements are reasonable.

If you tow on a regular basis, you want to get over the trailer weight by 50% if possible if you are going to buy a car to replace another. This will cover the trailer, extra weight, and carbon units. An auto tranny should get a real tranny cooler for towing. The tribeca can do it, you just need to to see what kind of terrain you are driving on, what the weight in the car is (people always forget to add that in the equation), and how often you are going to tow. Onve or twice a year, with heavy maint it should do fine. More then that look for something with more power.

It depends how long the system was open. Humidity in the AC system will reduse the ability to cool the car. There is the Receiver/drier that filters and dries out the refirigerant to some degree. You MAY have gotten away with it, but in the future if you cant afford to fix it wait untill you can afford to. I am afraid to ask, how did you fill the system?

If the car is stock, they should not have needed to do this. If the car is lifted in any way then yes this is needed.