Jduke Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Hey all.. well it was -10 here today and -5 yesterday. Both mornings I let the car warm up for a while. Idle is smooth and quiet (as quiet as normal for a subie) But when I drive or accelerate moderately (not stomping on it) I can hear some tapping/ticking that goes up as the rpms go up, this sound does go get less and less as I drive more like 1 hour (my normal commute). Yesterday it went away totally by the time I got to work, this am it was still there when I pulled into work but it was quite a bit colder today. Never noticed this before the temps got this low... you all think its just a subie being a subie in -degree weather or should I be concerned? Thanks for you time. Peace, John D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jduke Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Hey all.. well it was -10 here today and -5 yesterday. Both mornings I let the car warm up for a while. Idle is smooth and quiet (as quiet as normal for a subie) But when I drive or accelerate moderately (not stomping on it) I can hear some tapping/ticking that goes up as the rpms go up, this sound does get less and less as I drive more, like 1 hour (my normal commute). Yesterday it went away totally by the time I got to work, this am it was still there when I pulled into work but it was quite a bit colder today. Never noticed this before the temps got this low... you all think its just a subie being a subie in -degree weather or should I be concerned? Thanks for you time. Peace, John D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 i heard a bit of that too this morning (18 degrees). not too bad. went away once it warmed up. i'd blam it on it just being damn cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyMtnGT Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 It was -10 out here a few days ago. Check out more info here.. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23592&highlight=whine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jduke Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 yea thats what I figured but you never know. Thought maybe low on oil, but just checked it three days ago and it was all there... so yea must just be the temps Also did hear the whine people in that post are talking about for a few seconds, comming from the passenger side of the engine bay, figured that was power steering, or turbo making some noise because of the temps ( this didnt bother me though) It was the ticking that I was more worried about... did you hear that al all on the -10 -30 day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aczwild Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Yea its the temp. You should hear a Subie engine at -25, thats enough to scare you JDM'd All to hell Thanks Jimmy @ Hkc-Speed.com! RIP Coxx & Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyMtnGT Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Yup when it's that cold it sounds like I'm hurting it if I rev it over 2500, so i try to keep it under that until the temp gauge reads normal... My 97 Outback (2.5 liter) sounded pretty much the same when it was cold...except for the brief cry of the power steering pump at startup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Funny you posting this. I was going to post the same thing. I think the temp outside was reading 27f when I left. Anyway, I didn't let the car warm up because I was running late. When I was accelerating slowly and noticed a weird pinging noise under slow acceleration. It went away after the car warmed up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 merged threads My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jduke Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Just went for a drive on my lunch break, temps were up to 18f much warmer than this am, and drove perfect! Thanks for chimming in with the replies... must have just been the -10 temps. John D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spieldawg Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 My legacy is my family's third subaru in 3 years. All of them do this, as we found out quickly (living in NH). Talked to a couple dealerships, who all claim that it's a "regular operating characteristic" etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbyates Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 +1 on the temp, Normal sounds even at -40 here at the North Pole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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