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I will say, I just don't think super-long tread life tires are a great idea. If you end up with irreparable damage to one tire and can't find a partially used replacement, you will lose a lot of value replacing pricey tires. I also lean toward a little stickier tires and those usually don't have super long life. I would rather give-up lifespan to get better traction. Everything your car does while moving depends on 4 small patches of rubber. I have used Kumho on both cars (though radically different models) and thought they were decent value. The tires on the Outback at present are a little better, Pirelli Cinturatos, that so far are great. You might call-up a couple of Discount Tire stores and ask what other customers have been putting on their Subarus. Local info/reviews are more pertinent than the choice of some guy in Texas. Keep location in mind also if reading reviews at TireRack or other places online. Tires are still 'mostly' hand-made (or 'semi automated) so, make sure your retailer has a good reputation. Not everyone needs all seasons either. Touring tires could be better for some folks, especially in the north where many switch to true snow tires.

I have original and modded files in3 locations . I think 2 locations would be fine, a thumb drive that you could hand-off to the next owner and a cloud server(I'd email the files to a new owner also).

yeah, BRICK, is the word that made me anxious about the process. In fact, I had my laptop plugged in to it's charger and ext. cord when I flashed my ECU.

should fine for, what?, pre 2005 or so?, pretty sure some post 05 cars actually use rear O2 sensor data to adjust a:f, I THINK I have read that some earlier H6es do as well? but yeah, on my WRX, I just had 2 actual DTCs I think. But pulling the rlay and actually disabling the air cut valves would have set a dozen more. That will of course mask any new code set so, kinda annoying unless you regularly check for new codes with a reader. The system is still in place. I figure it will someday get removed and block-off plates installed, maybe at clutch replacement time..... To be clear, Ido is in a position to make much better use of the cable and it has more than served it's purpose for me. If I get 10-15 bucks for the shipping, that's fine I guess, but really, he does so much for others, I hope it will be put to good use instead of collecting dust around here.

can he upgrade to the style that IS available? Or maybe a brake set from a different model?

Klaatu barada nicto!

OH, I'm sending 2 sheets I printed from that thread and one of them is the instructions I used. Doing some more reading/familiarization would be a good idea though. start a thread and report what you find/work on. Could be interesting to others.

OK, found the cable, will box and ship sometime soon-ish. the thread I learned/participated in is; https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1209260&page=3 Post 104 is the one I got my codes from, there was another, but I can't seem to find it, it had a decent set of instructions. It would have been around the same time frame, 2009-20011 I think. please keep in mind I may not be able to answer any questions.RomRaider is pretty cool, I think FreeSSM may be even better, those guys at subaruoutback could help you with all this I think. The ability to select parameters to record and then drive the car and look at the data is awesome.

I think it's called ECUFlash to actually overwrite the Rom so, may need both. It's been maybe 10-11 years???? Everything I learned came from a thread about air cut valves at NASIOC. Briefly, the valves kick in xtra air to 'light-off' the cat conv. quickly (for emission reasons only) for maybe less than a minute (IIRC) on a cold start. My valves corroded/stuck shut (thankfully,.... I think a few people had them stuck open) and I had several codes. Repair at the time was maybe $700 with no indication Subaru had upgraded the valves - so, it could happen again in 4 more years. Buying the cable and learning how to do the procedure basically saved me $500 immediately, maybe more in the long run. I know the cable got packed and it at this house, 90% cjhance in 1 or 2 spots. I promise I will work on this. Probably come in a padded pouch or small box.

While I have used RR and ECU Flash with a Tactrix cable and laptop, it was not 'easy'. Not hard, just kinda anxious. As for the range of models my cable works with, after you get it, you could email Tactrix or maybe the RR group to figure out what it will/won't work with. After downloading the software, you have to do an update for the 'definitions' for each car model/year. I used it to kill 14 codes on my WRX. DO NOT try to use ECU Flash from any laptop that is not fully charged! Also, I recommend getting a cheap flash drive for any car you mod, throw the original rom data and the new data in files on it to pass along to the owner. You might consider putting those files on a cloud server somewhere too, associate it to the VIN? - just in case you need to revert to original. I see no reason I couldn't mail the cable to you to play around with. JUst keep it on 'permanent loan'. It's unlikely , but, you could just mail it back if I ever needed it. PM me a mailing addy and I will work on getting it to you - could be a week or 2 as we are very busy catching-up on things since my MIL moved out. as you know, over at subaruoutback.org, PlainOM and others have a thread. You could PM those guys for info too.

not sure I can help much but, to be clear, it now cranks but won't start? fuel pump is odd in that, it runs only for a very short time immediately after key on, to fully pressurize the rails. You should be able to hear it. If you don't, there could be a bad relay somewhere.....then I guess it starts-up again sometime after starting. tank has gas in it right? no problems with fuel gauge reporting accurately?

overfilled refrigerant can cause a hooting noise. This time of year, a/c is still used for defrost. Was it serviced recently? you could try turning the comp. off next time you hear the noise. If the intake filter 'box' is not seated at the bottom where the tabs fit into slots, it can make a whooshing sound. any codes stored?

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I suppose the UP arrow could be just for factory installation? Otherwise, I thought it was for star adjuster direction for brake adjustment. But seems too large and why the whole plate??? light socket access??? what does the back look like? just flat?

did older Subarus have a rear brake adjsuter cover plate like that by any chance? kinda reminds me of the direction guide embossed in the rear brake shield for ebrake adjustment.

scanned it. Like so many of these type videos, the use of different tires for the 'test' almost alone should invalidate it. If they were all BRAND NEW cars, I could see bringing up complaints about the tires delivered with the cars being part of the 'complaint', but, really, this should use the same tire across each brand. (and probably, if you know you're going to be on sand, wouldn't dropping the tire pressure a little be advisable? did they?) I do think, in addition to having a great AWD system, the Audi driver may have had the best approach to driving that section. So, could be driver-influenced. Not sure it's quite as damning for Subaru as it looks, but I have no real experience driving in those conditions.

someone else with more knowledge may have a quantitative answer but, rear axles seem to be extremely robust and long-lasting. May have read of a failure once in over a decade of reading about Subarus across 2-3 Forums.

does the fuel return line go to a jetpump like in newer models? maybe it is clogged? (I'm ignorant of older models, just asking)

Amarillo really gets the worst of bothtemp extremes. Plus massive amounts of wind.

I didn't want to indicate we see 75 degree swings in one day or that other places don't have variable weather. Rainfall can vary a lot, we get tornadoes, hurricanes on the coast. We are not subject to strong earthquakes at least! It's certainly fair to say most Texans are ill prepared for snow, it just isn't common or long-lasting here. But it's the freezing rain (black ice) that can be really bad. where my MIL is moving too (now we just have to wait on a facility-required TB patch test) is generator backed-up so, if we do lose power here in the future, we could go hang with her! yeah, I mentioned my little community (Pantego) has wel water, it is full of magnesium and salt. It is potable, just tastes bad. For drinking water we use a countertop RO unit (aquatru). My wife wanted us to get a whole house filter unit and I told her, if it was just a matter of filtering-out salt, Saudi Arabia would be a jungle. Whole hose RO is just crazy for anyone but ultra rich. (there's a town in west texas that has RO for the entire town!!!) It doesn't seem to be too much salt for 'selected' landscape plants and lawns, no point in RO for flushing toilets, bathing, etc. WE may add an undercounter RO when we remodel a bathroom. That would get me outta making ice cubes in trays cause we can pass the RO water thru the wall to the fridge. The area is getting FEMA water and some other services from NGOs. I just was raised that my first duty to those in need was to try not to become one of them. One less family in line for assistance if I can properly prepare for emergencies. Brus, numbers look good on that filter - couldn't determine if cryptosporidium is specifically filtered out..... maybe it's listed in one of the certification standards? sorry for the major thread hijacking lol!

no brake fluid disappearing or dripping? is this model like some later ones where corroded hardlines might let bf 'pool' on top of the fuel tank or something?

7 days is really miserable. a few folks around here had 4days+ . Gens and house back-up system sales will skyrocket I'm sure. covid exacerbated things, then, you've got much less-prepared road treatment/clearing in TX. Ill prepared generating plants.....crazy. Roads are bad AND power-cut grocery stores tossing out refrigerated food, can't process credit cards/check-out w'ever. How do you boil drinking water in all-electric home with power out? Never thought I'd see ALL 254 counties under winter storm warning. about as close to a Black Swan event as I want to get. It will likely surpass Hurricane Harvey as State's most expensive disaster. Some very sad stories coming outta this. 11 yo died from hypothermia in his home with his family. Apt building burns and FD can't get water..... I know people want to do a lot of finger-pointing. And hopefully some lessons will be learned but really, no one can be fully prepared for everything. If you made drivers wear helmets and stay under 35mph - there would still be traffic fatalities.

I dunno, but, maybe try a batt disconnect reset? is the defrost setting selected on hvac? maybe try a setting without the a/c comp.? just some easy things to try....

yeah, -2*F official, could have been 1-2 degrees warmer at my house of course ? we have extremely variable weather, you pick most any day in winter and look at the difference between record high and record low numbers - frequently 70+ degree spread. for today? record low (1939) = 18*F record high (1996)= 95*F tomorrow L (1963)= 19* H (1996)= 93* we feel extremely lucky, other than low water pressure for a coupla hours, we did OK in my 55 yo house in my tiny enclave with its own wells for water. Never lost ac power or gas and it seems we managed to avoid any plumbing damage. I double insulated the hose bib /sillcock w'ever on the north side. We had filled a few conatiners w/xtra water. Charged-up MIL's portable O2 concentrater batts. I also have an inverter that uses my lawn equipment batts that I charged. We could also get in the car and run her oxy for a while on 12V, but, we were preppared to call 911 in case we needed O2 tanks. You know, just tried to prep as much as possible beforehand. Sure wish we had gotten new windows installed (still have single pane 60s style aluminum) but covid and presence of MIL shut down that project (and some others.)

-2 here a coupla days ago, probably near 70* today. my sinuses don't know what to do with all the pollen switching back and forth!