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did you check the connectors to make sure all the wiring is good?  going over bumps changing the behavior sounds like a bad connection somewhere, or broken wire, or some other electrical fault to me

i know a couple people have removed theirs for konis...from what i gathered from old posts they're over damped and over sprung so they're not particularly comfortable.  great for handling, bad for comfort.  @Scubaboo removed his as far as i can recall.  i'd like to hear more experience too, i keep seeing good sets for a reasonable price and am curious...my lady needs new shocks and they've got my itching

yeah a pressure washer took a whole bunch out of my A pillar.  i stopped using a pressure washer immediately after that.  my 20 year old acura never had a problem, my 12 year old volkswagen doesn't have this problem...ah well

been happening to mine for a few years...hood, a pillars, roof.  subaru's never been known for their paint quality, but i've never seen laquer peel like on this gen.  definitely is quite sad, but i don't have the funds for a whole new paint job so....i've just learned to live with it.  you can do some at home fixes, but...eh. 

20 hours ago, Brunzo said:

If remember correctly, it needs wiring to central lock, but i dont remember for sure. I purchased this unit and forgot where i put it, so i never installed. Other people said its easy. You just need to buy the correct one

kew kew thanks...pics looks like it has an in/out for the harness but we'll see...haven't ordered yet but it seems super handy

18 hours ago, Brunzo said:

Please read before doing straight purchase from link below: there are 2 types of these modules, please consult with seller before purchase - which one fits your car.

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mK0mPYG

 

sweet thanks!  plug and play i assume?

i woulda gotten upset with the wrong picture too, want it to match the passenger side.

and brunzo......link to that module?  i'd love auto on all

womp womp...hopefully it's just the o2, cats ain't fun

concur...alternator...if you live in a cold environment i'd invest in the new battery as well, but if you live in a warm climate i'd maybe skip it if funds are low.

alternator's right on top of the engine and is super easy to change out yourself

ah jeez, that's so sad.  glad you're safe and have a comfy new ride.  Comes a time for everyone to move on to something different whether by accident or by choice, but either way it happens, it's never easy.  good luck with the new ride, and don't forget about us little folks with the old cars!

On 12/24/2023 at 12:00 PM, dgoodhue said:

I wan't planning on using GT as a winter beater so I could put my '12 GT away. I was planning on buying a new Legacy Sport with the down payment from 20210 GT.  I just wasn't able to sell it, either the 2010 GT prices are very low or they are afraid of the miles/new motor. I started off last December / January at $9500 / 9000. I had a couple inquiries at that point We had snow and it was unregister/insuranced, so I decided to wait until the spring.  I put iy up for sale in May for $8250, but my son had some medial issues and they didn't get resolved until September. so I put it on hold (but I had no inquiries either).  I put it for sale in September/ October / November for 8250 / 7500 / 7000.  On Black Friday, I figure since no one was willing to give me a price in the 6's that I might as well use it. I didn't want to rush into buying another car. I am sure if I lower the price further, someone will buy it.  It is a good car, it lot more fun to drive than my other winter beater, 2009 2.5i 4EAT Outback.

hope everything's good with the kid...but hey, if nobody wants it for a reasonable price i see absolutely no reason not to enjoy it.  a decently rare, manual turbo sportish sedan is a pretty niche market at this point.  the person that wants it will seek it out and pay what it's worth, don't shoot yourself in the foot.  we all know you put a ton of time and effort in to the vehicle, get what it's worth.

i love that the solution for a winter beater for your GT is another GT.  glad you got her up and running and everything's working itself out

3 hours ago, silverton said:

It is head gasket failure and a good mechanic would have known that before charging you $1500 for diagnostics and a slew of parts. The tip off is that it will idle and stay at temp (where you say it never goes higher than 208 attached to a computer) but then over heats after 7 miles.  Textbook head gasket failure.

yeah, it's a textbook issue on a car that it's a known issue for...i don't want to diss on the mechanic because it may be presenting abnormally, but...subaru overheating and a general guess of head gaskets you're gonna be right 9 times out of 10.  nobody wants to throw the heavy fix out to a customer, but...it's a known issue and you and the owner should be prepared for it.

OP if you want a new car, i'd really look at what's out there for....6k...you're not going to get much of anything for a car that needs head gaskets, so...whatever the repair price is plus whatever you can get for your car if what you're gonna be spending....175k mile camry?  or 62k mile subaru that'll be good for another 100k...

oh that's most excellent!  glad it worked out for ya.  hope that pesky 0420 doesn't come back

14 hours ago, Falcor said:

I’m hoping he helps out some. Not getting my hopes up though. The dealership ended up giving me a loaner. The timing belt was damaged and had to be replaced. So, two timing belts in 2k miles. The belt guides were loose and a few other parts were loose. I’m having them make sure to spell this out so I can take it to the local shop.

Grand total will be right about $1500 for diagnostics and install of the new belt.

sheesh, lucky that nothing happened to the valves...are they replacing the tensioner, idlers and everything as well as a precaution?  good luck with the shop, they don't like to pay anything back out

ruh roh...didn't you just have your tbelt and stuff done recently?

they always look so sad on flatbeds...hope everything's alright!

i dunno if anyone else has done some swaps, so might be nice to hear...i'm not on FB or any of the other forums, so might be a wealth of newer information around

hasn't been touched in a few years but this is all the info that is on here about hubs

p0420 could also just be an o2 sensor...i'd get a 2nd opinion.  i definitely wouldn't put an OEM cat on the car

5 hours ago, motorbreath said:

Well, I recently made the very poor decision to replace both the inner and outer tie rods, since my outer ones were starting to have some play in them and so why not replace both... This was a really stupid decision because in my desperation to get to the inner part of the steering rack boots, both for removal and installation, I ended up over extended the rack on the drivers side and damaging the internal seals.

Now for many of you this seems like a completely idiotic thing to do, but I did it. Not sure how bad the drivers side is leaking into the newly installed boot, but I am likely looking at some serious $$$ to get this fixed since I am pretty sure you need to drop the subframe to repair the steering rack.

always seems that the easiest jobs make for the worst and costliest mistakes...good luck buddy don't beat yourself up too bad, i ended up having to replace the full hard brake line after breaking it trying to do a dang brake job on an old car...ish happens.

15 hours ago, kattz said:

I will post the build when it happens. I still need to do some more healing from my neurosurgeon screwing up. And so it might be late next year before this happens. Also have a engine coming so that I can 3D print the headers for it and test fit them and then send it to the header shop. And I need the heads for the new motor when we do that in 3 years. There is an awful lot of work to do and there's just me.

damn you've got a *lot* in the works.  gonna be a fun one to watch.  hope everything heals up soon for ya

uh oh, this is either gonna be very good or very bad

get the car scanned and see what codes come up...can't do much without that.  probably a sensor or something broke or didn't get plugged back in

13 hours ago, Falcor said:

My only concern with a used one is....mine is a used one. 

 lol ain't wrong ain't wrong...hope the new one works out for ya