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  1. What year did they change? I'm reading into the remarks that the grey version is inferior.
  2. Parking lights - probably the switch on top of the steering column. MANY people do not know what it's for, and it gets pushed accidently when cleaning/whatever. I'm not clear on what your other complaint is. have you put on different sized tires? That will ceretainly affect the speedometer's reading. Or do you have an intermittent ground wire or something? I dunno
  3. put down the 'tentacle porn' and go fix your car! (I keed, I keed lol!) what they said. Plus, you could exchage the coils for each other I think, move the cables and plug wires and trade them off. Then see if the problem follows the coil. They CAN have cracks/carbon tracks that you might see or hear at night - or misting them may induce failure like dew/condensation could in the morning. I wouldn't rule out front O2 sensor - but coil is more likely IMHO. Carl 1 Lucky Texan
  4. wow nipper! somebody better snap you up - your too smart not to be working! good luck (sorry for the OT comment) Carl
  5. you are a genius no - just a widely read nerd with a slight case of Asperger's Syndrome thank you you're welcome! glad you got it fixed!
  6. I think a simple compression test, inspection of the cam timing and maybe dropping the pan could narrow down the problem a lot without being TOO expensive.
  7. Well, I haven't done a diff. but I've read some of them have magnetized plugs - so, be sure to wipe off any metal particles.
  8. I thought the Tripletreads had some kinda center section with sand/pumice in the rubber specifically for ice? maybe I'm thinking of a different tire. On my WRX I recently swapped wheels and the Kumhos i got are a LOT noisier than the B'stone RE92s that were on there. That can be a characteristic that you only discover in a review of a tire.
  9. You might see how they're rated over at http://www.tirerack.com or maybe they're listed at http://www.subarureview.com .
  10. Could these fans have a ground location in common? maybe its corroded. I dunno
  11. I dunno about opening it - I would make sure it isn't just some 'blowback' from an oil leak up front somewhere. I've read here that most folks just use a 1/2" square drive breaker bar to take out the plug. You will likely need a 'cheater' bar too.
  12. It isn't clear however if he wants to purchase stock take-offs or aftermarket. Plus, ultra light wheels might be OK for the street or strip but not auto or rallyX. I dunno
  13. Possibly it is in 'valet mode'. Re-check your manual or try looking up some of the model specific alarm info at http://www.cars101.com . Of course, someone here may chime in that has the same vehicle as you and experienced the same issue.
  14. There are aftermarket wheels that fit soobs all the way down to under 9 lbs. IIRC. Stock wheel weights can sometimes be figured out by weighing the tire/wheel set and subtracting the tire's weight as listed by the manufacturer. For instance, my '06 WRX wheel/tires weigh about 43.5lbs according to the freight scale at work. The listed weight (at tirerack.com ) of the stock 215/45/17 RE-92s is 23 lbs leaving a wheel weight of approx. 20.5 lbs. I suspect that could be plus/minus 5% easily. What are you trying to accomplish?
  15. I read that he changed it out - but that would've been my first guess. It IS possible to get a bad new sensors I suppose. Did the OP change the GAUGE sensor or the Engine Temp Sensor? I dunno
  16. Maybe an injector is stuck open? Do you have smoke out the tailpipe or a lot of soot in the tailpipe? Do all 4 plugs look the same? I hope you have a leak - otherwise your cat conv is probably toast!
  17. I'd contact jamie (aka subiegal) who works at http://www.subarugenuineparts.com . she'll know. There are other discount dealers on line as well - or maybe someone over on the Marketplace forum has a used one.
  18. yeah lol! I'm all over the map with my handle/avatar/sigs - but some who know me would say 'all over the map' fits me fairly well! hah! Carl
  19. Ever been wrecked or 'tagged' the curb hard? Definitely start with inspection of steering/suspension parts and alignment. Seems like too new a vehicle to have rack bushings worn out bit that was an issue on one of my daughter's cars once.
  20. ROFL!!! good one! tell her soobs use green year-round so they are always ready to 'spring' into action!
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