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miles on car? check inner tie rods for play. it's extremely rare for rotors to actually 'potato chip'/warp. Vibration or pulsing when braking is much more likely due to uneven pad deposits. This can occur under a couple of conditions; 1. slamming to a stop on hot brakes and holding them clamped at a long light or waiting for a train. etc. 2. Some folks will develop uneven deposits from weeks and weeks of very light brake use. Like lots of highway driving and very little and/or smooth 'drama-free' secondary road drive. one other uncommon thing is a car that sits in certain weather conditions unused for weeks/months at a time. Often, an easy fix if, find a LONG stop-free road and maintain 30-40mph while using your left foot to 'drag' the brakes. Enough to feel it. Do that for a coupla blocks - making SURE you can follow-up with a stop free half to 1 mile cool-down run. If the problem gets WORSE, you may have a bad spot (altered temper to the alloy) on a rotor. If it gets better, you may need to repeat the left foot drag, or investigate a more intense "bedding in" procedure. good reading here; http://stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/-warped-brake-disc-and-other-myths
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there can be some odd reasons why it doesn't move. check for a broken axle (maybe spinning inside a cv boot) check fluids - atf needs to be checked while idling of course. front diff dipstick is on the other side lower and further back. The diff's drain plug is right next to the diff, if it has chunks on the magnet, maybe the front diff is bad? dues to the wet clutchpack in the tail and the diff up front, etc., most folks get a used trans from a wreck - check car-part.com or maybe LKQ trans lines could be corroded and leaking, or maybe the cooler in the rad, check rad level.
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duh - post 5 says VDC, sry, missed that.
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EDIT; missed the VDC part and also learned about location of oil pressure sender! (still, I guess it's a possible leak source) VC gaskets are a real possibility. OIl cooler adapter . Some folks will have severe power steering whine with so much air entrainment PS fluid could blow out of the reservoir - all of these are more likely than the timing chain cover leaking. check the 'sticky' threads at the top of the 2nd gen forum and do searches on the items I mentioned for more info. My 03 has viscous rear LSD. It also has the 'weather package' . With the rear up and trans in N, turn a wheel - if the other side turns the same direction, you have rear LSD. but VDC won't have this I think?
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which gaskets are leaking? valve cover gaskets are a bear, but often done in-car, perhaps using some jacking techniques to shift each side of the engine for more clearance.... I don't think leaking gaskets 'in general' are unusual in many older cars...that said, Subaru HAS had issues with head gaskets in more than one series of engines.
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it's true there can be 'cementite' formation or other locally altered temper to the rotor alloy under hot pads. another source of vibration can be from sticking calipers - they must be free to slide. rotors rarely 'potato chip'. They either have pad deposits on them in an uneven pattern or have altered alloy sitting 'proud' of the surface. If the latter, turning them may only help temporarily. If a bed-in procedure doesn't help or makes things worse, I'd just replace the rotor with Centric or other name-brand. good reading; http://stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/-warped-brake-disc-and-other-myths
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ever come across an old rubber band? time takes it toll on fluids, rubbers, plastics and greases. I did my WRX's TB at under 70K miles and 9 years, the toothed idler was wobbly and very rough/dry/crunchy. The tensioner had oil on top of it and another idler was rough feeli. glad I did it. The maintenance schedule has a time side. a few things there make no sense - spark plugs for instance. But fluids collect moisture and can be degraded, oxidized or emulsified. try left-foot dragging the brakes for 2-3 blocks at 40mph or so, making sure to cool them down for a mile. Or investigate doing a more aggressive 'bed in' procedure. Often, 'warped' rotors are just uneven pad deposits.
