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damn you're good Nippy!

If factory installed, SOA should be able to identify by VIN the level of "equipped".

For those of us on the east coast try SubaruPartsForYou.com That is the online cheapo parts department of Dan Perkins Subaru in Milford CT. Very informative and great service. You can actually do a walk in and buy. Ask for Anthony or John and mention this site. You might also do a printout of any of the online sites and ask for a pricematch at your local dealer. The prices are basically what they would charge any repair shop so there is still some profit for the dealer.

OK call me a Nipper-ite but I have to agree. Don't muddy the waters by trying anything! Take it back. If you have documentation that admits to possible incompetence, all the better but you have the right to have it done correctly. The mechanic should be given the opportunity to repair it OR refund your money and refer you to a competent repairman. If all else fails, notify him IN WRITING and give him a set time to respond, say 2 weeks, and then take the car to a reputable repair shop, document the repair and sue the original mechanic in small claims court. It's a relatively simple process but you need to make sure that you can't be blamed for any bit of shared liability by tinkering around with it yourself... you are not an expert in the eyes of the court. I just took note of your location so while it might not be called small claims court in Ontario, there must be a similar venue.

Good diagnosis and should this be brought to attention NHTSA for recall/warranty consideration?

Likely, the wiper arm is loose. Reposition, retighten and away you go. Wife loosened mine by trying to push heavy snow. The nut releases instead of cooking the motor.

Agreed. Compared to my 00 GT, the wife's 05 OB is a sloppy ride.

Do a Search. There is a clunk from the steering hydraulics AND a SOA fix that provides for a a dampering of the fluid to prevent the knock. This may be what you are experiencing but mine was noticeable from day 1. Is this car "new" to you?

I used a company called Dent Wizard and watched them work. The techs use a series of flat pry bars that they slip down inside the door and finesse the dent out working from the edges inward. Obviously, if you can get at the dent from inside the door panel you should be able to massage it out if the paint hasn't been cracked. Go slow... the fastest orchestra isn't alwys the best!

I used a company called Dent Wizard and watched them work. The techs use a series of flat pry bars that they slip down inside the door and finesse the dent out working from the edges inward. Obviously, if you can get at the dent from inside the door panel you should be able to massage it out if the paint hasn't been cracked. Go slow... the fastest orchestra isn't necessarily the best!

19" Passenger side 21" driver side... you mean the top of the outer side of the windshield or right straight on top? Inquiring minds still want to know... any play when wipers are off?

Common things happen commonly... That having been said, I had a 94 with gas smells and it was in fact as Skip notes, the corroding filler pipe right iniside the rear wheel by the filler tube. There is a "protective" shroud that covers the lower part of the tube. It traps mud and crud and is just the right environment for rust. SO, even if your problem is related to the cannister under the hood, get under the car and flush the crud out of this area.

Nippy, I think he means that the arm travels too far in the up AND down swing. Have you checked that the linkage and the attaching nut is secure? Is it noticeable just on one side? Correct size wipers... I guess this might not be as critical but just asking questions... nosey, huh.

What I hoped to infer was that while the suggestion to change the PVC was a cheap and easy fix, by rattling the valve, you might also be able to immediately differentiate whether the PCV was the problem and not just another of many things that should/could be done. By the way John, your ! key seems to be stuck or dragging.

Probably hasn't been done before so likely due and a darned cheap and easy fix. I've been told that if you take it off and shake it and can hear the valve rattle, it's probably still OK.

Take heed little grasshopper... someday you will be the bug and not the windshield;)

Thanks. I guess I'll crawl out there and give it a shot when it warms up to the point that my head doesn't crack going outside. Brrrrr.

So is there a fix for tired dust seals? My 2000 Legacy with similar 95K+/- mileage has developed the squeaking the rear going over bumps. Is it possible to lube and replace dust seals?

You betcha, I'd have drugged that Subie by the nostrils right in for the new HGs... come to think of it... I already did that with my 2000 and feel more secure in regards the future:banana:.

OK Billyboy, it seems that if the recall campaign was performed for your vehicle, just drive right to Subaru and have them replace the HGs. The car is warranteed not the owner. The warrantee is transferrable. It's not necessary to indicate all of the other "information" about things that were done since then. Tell all that sort of "information" stuff to your spiritual counselor. Do you really think SOA is telling you ALL of their "information"?

The dreaded head gasket leak on that year model leaks from the rear cylinder on the driver's side. Make sure you had the coolant additive done under the extended warranty which is good for 8 years and/or 100,000 miles. If you didn't have the stop-leak additive, then go get it FREE. After a few weeks, if it still leaking, go back in and report the leak and let SOA replace your headgaskets FREE. If it is leaking, it is also doubtful that the stop-leak stuff will work in the long run.

Meesa think you got that right boss:eek:

WO, Thanks for the offer. I will PM you.

Anyone know where I can pick up a 360 roof panel that hasn't been in a rollover. A buddy has one with a few cracks and is getting lazy about repairing it. Tan would be lovely and could you deliver it please? BTW nice to see ya around Moosens and Nipper, what are you doing over here?