mikec03 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I just replaced my '97 gas feed tube due to leakage. I replaced my '95 gas feed tube last year for the same reason! So if anyone still has the plastic guard on the feed tube for their late 90's Subaru, take it off NOW. The plastic guard holds sand and such against the feed tube and promotes rust. If you take it off, you have a chance to prolong the life of the tube a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhise Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 helped a neighbor replace theirs last week, what a horrible design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwheeldad Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Just replaced the filler neck on my 99 Legacy GT this weekend for the exact same reason. Even my parts guy at the dealership told me to take that plastic cover right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Mine started leaking a week after I bought the car, the place I bought it from replaced it for free. And the '99 obw needed it's filler neck replaced too. Pretty much any suby 10 years or older is gonna go soon. As awesome as subarus are, they did some silly things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Can't believe these aren't available after market. Dealer only item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbennett2u Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Is this plastic cover present on first gen Impreza's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unibrook Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I clean out that plastic thing occasionally to try to prevent this rust problem. We shall see if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 no biggie, it lasted 10 years, thats like triple the factory bumper to bumper warranty. They just dont build em to last much more. this will keep repair shops busy and its a profit/win for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwheeldad Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Soooo....as I posted earlier in this thread, I just replaced the fuel neck in my 99 Legacy GT. I reattached all the hoses to their corresponding ports (at least I thought) on the top of the neck, but once I needed to add fuel I ran into a problem. The gas nozzle shuts off immediately once I begin fueling. Gas was pooled inside the reciever and bubbles were coming up out of the return hole. Once I pushed on the flapper valve the gas ran down the neck but came back up through the return. What did I screw up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhise Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 no biggie, it lasted 10 years, thats like triple the factory bumper to bumper warranty. They just dont build em to last much more. this will keep repair shops busy and its a profit/win for everyone. I think my neighbor paid the dealer over $200 for just the parts. How many of these cars are out there? If most of them need this repair, it turns into a nice little profit maker for subaru. I'm sure the engineers who came up with this are pretty proud of themselves.:-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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