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Power steering whine manifested the last couple of days. Going to swap out o-ring and hoses on the pump and hope that does the job. Ran over a deer carcass a few weeks ago and the gasket between the dp and resonator pipe disintegrated (?). Ordered new gaskets and fasteners -- shop wanted to replace the exhaust from headers to the resonator pipe. Also ordered new rear strut mounts and spring cushion to try and solve a saggy butt issue and a tiny bit of driver side tire rub.
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Did plugs and cylinder 3 coil pack. I don't know how some of you do it in under an hour. It was a pretty legitimate battle. Coils were a piece of cake but spark plugs took everything I had: every 3/8" extension, wobble, universal, deep socket, 12-pt -- the works! Hardest by far was the #3 plug: shitty access and long-term heat damage. And... the plugs I pulled were Denso branded and gapped at 0.040-ish. And my wife asks why I don't take the car to the shop for these things...
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It's gorgeous. I love the details.
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Legacy died while driving, now wont start
JF1GG29 replied to Jeremie's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Yeah forget the covers at this point. The car is going to be apart a while. Figure out what the problem is. Renting a borescope probably a good start to figure out why tf your spark plug looks like that. Compression/leakdown would be a good following step. -
Legacy died while driving, now wont start
JF1GG29 replied to Jeremie's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Yikes. Looks like it's been beat on. Did it look like that when you put it in? You should do a compression and leakdown test. I can't imagine too many scenarios that don't suck with a spark plug that looks like that. -
2009 legacy gt limited issues
JF1GG29 replied to Carjack25's topic in Turbo Powertrains (2.0GT, 2.5GT, 2.5XT)
Like won't build boost at all or stops at wastegate pressure, like 7psi or so? -
Legacy died while driving, now wont start
JF1GG29 replied to Jeremie's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
I also had MAF issues that made the car run like crap, knock, and retard timing. New (not reman) Denso part fixed it. Sounds like you may have a short. Might be the result of a shoddy turbo replacement job: disconnected/damaged vac lines, could have nicked the wiring harness if not run in original locations, etc. I would test the alternator and the battery before diving into tracking down a short, though. A battery that is down to 4.x volts is basically perma-dead and needs to be replaced, no matter how many times you try to charge it. -
Doing a cross-country road trip in two weeks in the spec.B. Should I be doing this on winter tires or 350tw summer tires? More or less going to be following I80, but will be making a detour through St. Louis and Kansas City. Once we hit the Rockies, will likely make our way through CO, UT, WY, visiting national parks.
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Help with shuddering, mech can't figure out.
JF1GG29 replied to lagwagon's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WMG8A0 -
JDM HID Headlight Conversion Walkthrough
JF1GG29 replied to bbjones121's topic in Walkthroughs :: Performance Modifications
My JDM headlights developed a lot of internal crazing that can't be polished out. Is there any resource for restoring or replacing the lenses? I don't really want to take a gamble on another set of headlights from overseas just to find out that they're optically subpar. -
Sorry to hear about that, man. At the least you were able to be with her during that time. Hang in there.
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Towing with an outback XT
JF1GG29 replied to Elvis_Presley's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Don't lug the engine and just be smooth. If it feels weird, slow down a little. Stopping distances will be longer so give yourself plenty of space. You'll be fine, just take it easy and stay aware. -
I didn't realize that it was that high.
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It's a little bit different, but I do get the point. For everyone who doesn't want to wear a mask: don't. Just don't endanger other people as well. Stay home or keep your distance from other people. Because if you don't and lots of people in your community start getting sick, guess what? You gonna lose that right. EDIT: How TF are you getting 28mpg??
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JDM HID with Leveling Switch Walkthrough
JF1GG29 replied to MOMSWGN's topic in Walkthroughs :: Performance Modifications
I flipped the shield, but didn't bother with the levelers. Glad I did. -
JDM headlight install walkthough.
JF1GG29 replied to element899's topic in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)
Disable the the DRL, it's a pain in the ass.