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seith_31

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  1. Good day guys!

    We finally got out 2005 outback 3.0 and its an absolute joy!

    Coming from a 2.0 leggy power delivery is much more refined and better in everyway.

    It wasn't smooth sailing though. I had to repair one rear and one front door actuator and a servo for the hvac mode contorl--- such a royal pain.

    Now i discovered a problem. Power steering was a bit noisy and whiney so decided to flush out fluid using castrol dexIII atf. I had a bit of luck there but still a little bit noisy.

    So i googled a fix, the o-ring in the return line above the pump. Didnt change it just reseated it.

    While doing that, i discovered a single wire that is cut off at the back of the pump. It was the pressure switch and apparantly it senses load on the ps pump and send info to the ecu to adjust the rpm.

    So this is actually my problem. When standing still, if i turn the steering wheel, rpm goes down a bit. And that was the noise i was looking for.

    Question is do you guys have any hacks to reconnect the wire? It is cut off from the inside so i cant think of any way to connect it. I tried just whacking the wire inside and tape it hoping for a contact but to no avail.

    Or can i just ground the wire?

    Hope you guys can help.

  2. Hi guys. Planning to let go my 05 legacy and upgrade to a 3.0 outback.

    Few questions:

    I have spent $$$$ for struts and springs for the legacy. Will the struts be interchangeable with an outback? Does the spring dictate the height?

    I have read a lot of members here able to tune a legacy 3.0r. Will that be the same case for an outback 3.0

    Tyres wise what will be your recommendation for a oem wheel 17 outback wheel?

    Thanks guys!

  3.  Andy_Mac said:
    can't remember the exact measurements of my stock spacer but it did fit a full size 6.5inch speaker fairly easily when using the adaptor that came with the speakers as well as the existing ones. mine did originally have the Mcintosh one so starting to think they may have had different brackets

    thats where I ended up putting my crossovers

    E97E7853-6EFC-47E0-836F-A817D64F092C_zps

    and the speakers

    0EED9007-F587-4685-8534-F271DC509AAA_zps

    like Andy_mac's install. we have the same speakers but his is much cleaner install than mine.

    @Andy_mac, you running an amp for those 6500cx's?

  4. i remember now. a glued the speaker on top of my oem mount. not ideal but money was tight and speakers (infinity 6500cx) were free.

    i checked the clearance with the door card and it clears.

    again, not ideal for a clean install.

  5.  Andy_Mac said:
    Focal ones definately are alot bigger than most others out there though. Still reckon you'll get by without needing them for most ones out there. May just need to give the weather shield a bit of a trim.

    If you don't intend on having a sub then just go for the smallest amp kit, then use the fuse/fuse holder it comes with. Still cheaper than buying everything individually.

    What focal are you running? And where did you get them? Thinking twice of getting focals off trademe. Might be fakes.

  6. Hi guys.

    Does anyone know where i could get a jdm legacy key blank?

    My only key broke and luckily we were able to get a copy of the broken off piece and even luckier that my bp didn't have a transponder system.

    So tried google, ebay and amazon with no luck. Its a triangular key but seems like its specific for jdm subarus...

    Thanks!

  7. This worked for me a year ago when i bought my wagon.

    Used redline fuel system cleaner, subaru UEC, crc maf sensor cleaner, service engine, atf, front and rear diff oils then reset tcu.

    Car was way more responsive, idle was way better, tranny wasn't so sluggish anymore. Working like a dream.

    I have reset the TCU through free ssm.

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