brus brother

.. and this is a common sequel to oil changes??

I know, I know... you accidentally drained the AT fluid and have now overfilled the oil. Additionally, you drove 200 miles home for lunch and cooked the transmission. Your only option is to make an appointment with Pep Boys to replace the transmission and reset the rocker switch on the steering column to the ON position so they can replace the battery while you wait.

If you've already decided to send it to the trash heap, what can it hurt to open the bugger and see what's wrong? You may get lucky and find that simply powering off the unit completely will reset a memory or you may find a disc jammed up. Remember, it's already broken... you can't break it!

Common problem is using home made cds with paste on labels. If you open the unit and discover one such cd, the unit may not yet be toast.

Does the radio work? Possible... DEAD battery? Get new horse.

How's this?

Alternator.

Can't use the parts or the car but the pizza sounds good...

Known defect. Speak to dealer.

If your 1990 car ran well in previous summers and now it's not, likely carbon buildup is culprit, unless you got a bad batch of gas. Obviously new plugs is a good place to start but then conisder top engine cleaner.

Is that a SubaChrysler or a Chrysleroo??

I personally wouldn't use aftermarket for an issue as sensitive as HGs since even SOA original spec failed. Likely aftermarket followed the original spec if anything. I believe there is a difference with the redesigened ones though. Did you have the heads checked by a machine shop for warpage?

that's a go with throttle up...

8 years. Talk to the dealer. They don't mind doing work if they can justify it. They are paid by SOA and it's more work for their shop.

I agree but start off by being nice. (see my response to your other post)

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/tsbsearch.cfm This takes you to the NHTSA site. Your recall was a voluntary recall and good will warranty extension. I would call Subaru of America and plead your case. State that you had smelled the anti-freeze for some time (over a year? and 9,000 miles ) but since you never noticed any puddles (the leaked fluids would be evaporated on the hot engine) you didn't make much of it. Perhaps they will extend their good will (your family has been loyal Subaru owners for many years) they will at least share the expense with you. Be nice. You may be surprised. Good luck. PS If you are the original owner, or registered with SOA when you bought the car used, you should have been notified of the recall. The warranty extension only applied to those who took part in the recall and added the stop-leak to the coolant system. If all else fails and you can't afford an immediate repair, you might want to try their "fix" and add the stop leak. Others might warn against it as potential for clogging the radiator but this is what SOA did to all of the vehicles in the recall.

Do a search on this site. There is a defective solder joint to a resistor. There are detailed instructions on how to locate and repair if you are handy. There is even a board member that had been repairing them for others. Search and ye shall find.

There's been a few discussions on this site for drain and fill vs. tranny flush. It appears that doing the math, you would need to drain and fill 6 times in order to replace ALL of the tranny fluid from all the nooks and crannies that would otherwise remain and simply be diluted with each subsequent drain and fill. At that rate, the cost of doing 6 drain and fills yourself is a wash with getting a flush done by a shop.

What did the dealer show you? Might help future searches if that info is tagged to this question. Thanks

This may be the result of the "battery kill" or "virgin switch" . There is a toggle switch on top of the steering column that turns on parking lights. See if you or someone else hit it by mistake. If so,, you are no longer a "virgin".

Me too... but I remember reading that there is a lifetime warranty regarding seat belts and who knows but it might include the alert system... hell, free is good!

Warranty issue

Aren't there "chirpers", those little metal tabs on the brake pads, that rub on the discs once the pads have worn to the point of required replacement? Perhaps that little birdie chirping is trying to tell you something.

Once you get the judgement, you can sieze wages and freeze bank accounts Any cost of doing so or using a marshall is added to the judgement. P.S .employers don't especially like marshalls showing up at a place of business and then again, tying up someone's bank account usually gets their attention since they can't withdraw money (they don't realize this until they've deposited a check or two). The court works. Just stay within the statute of limitations, be professional and prepared and follow the steps.

Are we sure it is a HG leaking oil? That vintage leaked coolant externally as I remember and the replacement HG would have been covered up to 100K/8 years. Is it possible that the valve cover grommets around the spark plugs are the culprit? This is a common problem with that year. If it is a HG leak, is it possible that someone put some "stop-leak" in oil? Is the warranty transferable? How much of a headache can you tolerate? Ask the inspecting mechanic to demonstrate where the leak was... was the engine cleaned since his inspection?