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  1. Bought it at 84k two years ago, just about to roll over 115k now. She got a new timing belt immediately when I brought her back as there was a cut on the original one. Got the infamous throwout bearing chirp shortly after that.

     

    I attributed that $1.5k worth of repairs to bad luck. The rotors, axles, wheel bearings, and two turbos I've had to replace are probably just because I'm a bad person.

  2. If you buy that hub and it works and works well, then it's a great source for everyone as it's really inexpensive. I do have experience with GMB as they are an OE supplier of some throwout bearings and when I used to rep a clutch line (I won't give the name, but you would recognize it) they had them in their kits and rarely, if ever had an issue.

     

    Please keep us up to date, both of you as if they really do work, then everyone can benefit and I'll put the links on the sticky post as alternatives.

     

    Thanks.

     

    I actually needed a rear wheel bearing so I got [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QHJIBU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1]this part[/ame]. Should be here on Saturday. I'll post back with impressions.

  3. Thanks for the link on the hubs Jmp, I think I will go with [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QHNBH2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER]this GMB hub[/ame] from amazon. With Amazon's return policy I'm not too worried about it- I would rather re-do the job until I get a good bearing than pay $120+ for a "genuine" one...
  4. Sorry to hear. Long and short of it is that you probably have debris in your oil system as well as a clogged banjo bolt filter. You are lucky your engine is still running well (?) and can be questionable from here on out. What is highly suggested after a turbo failure is to replace the entire oil cooler, take off the oil pan and clean it out as thoroughly as you can (it's difficult), and do a few oil changes in quick succession to get the last of the debris out of the oil system.

     

    As for the parts of the compressor in your intercooler, simply make sure to get it all out. If questionable you can pick up a good, used, stock intercooler for cheap.

     

    Synthetic does these cars good. I'd pick up one that has more detergents in it, which might help condition the seals. I can't tell you which one though. I've run Mobile1 5W-30 over the last 6 years with 3,000 mile interval changes, with no oil consumption what so ever, but am told that Mobile1 is thinner than others. In your case I'd be more concerned about the oil filter itself. What are you using? Legacy's oil pump is very high flowing, over 12 gallons at 5,000 RPM and Subaru specs an oil filter that has a bypass of over 20 PSI in it. If you have one with less, you could be sending crud into your engine that the right filter would catch.

     

    Good luck.

     

    Used oil analyses show that mobil 1 is one of the worst oils possible for our car.

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