BrainStormeR

lifetime warranty?

 

I suppose a marketing gimmick, but this hose should outlive a pair of these engines lol...

Update: installed the Mishimoto hose, problem fixed. Very good quality, flexible yet sturdy hose, perfect fit. The length, however, is visually the same as OEM, but it fits really nice to the AVO. No more hissing, no lost boost.

Does the HVAC direct airflow normally, to window, to front, to legs? Does the vent button work? Can you control the speed of the airflow?

While I'm there, should I check something else, like the BPV spring?

 

Checked the compressor housing from the inside, totally dry, the inside of I/C is dry too, with slight dark brown coloring, I think its normal?

Dear All,

 

A few days ago a hissing, an air leak, started under >1 bar of boost, I looked at the coupling between the throttle body hose and the I/C (AVO aftermarket) and saw it being ripped from the clamp and sticking up from the I/C.

 

Back then, I thought, no biggie, de-oil it, put a new clamp and new coupling (not sold separately in reality), tighten as hard as possible and OK.

 

But it didn't fit, I couldn't manage the bottom of the I/C outlet to fit the OEM hose, I could put a finger in there. I managed to rotate the hose, big PITA, put the factory coupling, tighten it. Now, at least, the car runs, but under boost the leak is still there...

 

Has anybody changed the OEM hose to an aftermarket? It seems that Mishimoto's (who have an EU warehouse, thank god) hose is longer - that's what I need I hope.

Has anybody tried Tein Flex-X on the Legacy?

Old but still can be useful.

 

Check this out:

 

Planning to send my radio to this guy and retrofit Pioneer s520bt.

For the forum's knowledge base sake: 2500 miles and counting - no screeching, no holding up of the caliper, all is good.

Just changed the reservoir hi-pressure cap. What I've noticed so far: steady 90 degrees C idle/cruise oil temperature (previously I could get 100 C easily), no more than 100 C. oil temp while driving hard (previously it could get to 120 C on a hot day on a winding mountain road), no more 'sweet' coolant vapor smell in the engine bay after each drive.

@JmP6889928, Max Capacity,

 

Did that thing with buffing out the pins on the brake pads, put some considerable amount of copper grease, and now we wait. Did a few short extra-urban trips, no screeching so far.

@Notorious: is it me or these Wilwoods don't use the whole area of the braking disc??? That's not ideal imho.

I think he's talking about moving them to the Harmon Kardon position in the corners where the door mirror covers are.

 

Exactly, IMHO the factory location is not that good, acoustically speaking.

Welcome, rims look mint. Any history on it?

Had mine remanufactured.

The caliper guide pins allow movement and visually are in good condition.

Good idea, while I'm there I'll buff them out.

Will ask my mechanic if he did this. If not - I'll do it myself. But anyhow - all other calipers are in perfect shape, no screeching, no sticking.

Hello fellow forum members,

 

I'll start with a story that led to the current situation. Last year in August I had all my calipers remanufactured, since I observed that both right ones were sticking. After the remanufacturing I've forgotten about the problem until I heard metal on metal screeching during this winter, I visited a mechanic shop ASAP but the damage was done: rear-right pad was eaten to the metal and disc has been scuffed a little.

 

Next things I did: changed the brake hoses and resurfaced the disc.

 

I was thinking that the problem was gone - I did a 2 hour back country ride and everything was alright. However, on the way back, 30 mins into the drive I heard this annoying high-pitched screeching, which subsides when I press the brake pedal. I stop for 5 minutes, observe that the rear-right braking disc is hotter than other, pump the brakes a few times and everything is alright for 1 hour, then again same steps.

 

This stickiness of the caliper happens at random and its driving me mad. I think I've done all steps to sorting a sticking caliper:

-fresh braking fluid

-new braking hoses

-remanufactured caliper

 

Braking pad is same since winter, it's OEM and I think it's alright.

 

What am I missing? Please help

Last weekend's project: Audison Voce AV K5

 

I would definitely recommend moving the twitters to the 'corners' of the doors and pointing them at the driver and passenger. Even with mid quality front speakers you'll get a major upgrade.