[Power steering issue]

Maybe try take the belt off and see how easily the pump turns by hand. The belt might be slipping because the pump is binding up.

 

I presume you have checked the fluid level/condition?

[What have you done to your car today?]

Today I was driving and had a near miss with a bird... or so I thought. Got back home and opened the bonnet only to have a bird fly out and almost hit me. It got caught by the bonnet scoop and was just sitting on the intercooler for the rest of the drive. Not sure who was more shocked, the bird or me.

Spent the next five minutes pulling feathers out of the intercooler fins.

 

#SubaruProblems

[What have you done to your car today?]

4 minutes ago, RAYDEO said:

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Face off between @liddca's stock v4 on the left with my whorey v6 on the right

[What have you done to your car today?]

I changed the gear linkage knuckle in my new subie today. It felt like a hotdog down a hallway before and now it feels nice and tight. It is definitely not a fun job though, very fiddly to do while crawling under the car.

[What have you done to your car today?]

35 minutes ago, B4 I was 250T said:

 What happened? 

 

From that picture it might not be a write off, can't really tell if there are any ripples in the frame from that pic. Depends on the value it is insured for though I guess. Did you drive it home?

[Smokin'!!]

If you pull the undertray off and take a look along the bottom of the rocker cover seals on each side you will probably see them weeping a little. Then you will know for sure.

[Smokin'!!]

At an educated guess as the exact same thing happened to me plus I've seen it on a bunch of other subies. Rocker cover gaskets?

 

Mine didnt leave any spots on the ground either.

 

It tends to happen around the 150-200,000k mark from what I have read.

[Redline performance exhaust]

Nothing a hammer couldn't fix... 

 

Yeah what @94 Leone said. Give them a call and i'm sure they will put it right provided they offer a downpipe that fits correctly.

[[solved] Aftermarket sunroof options and places to get it done (AKL) ?]

 

You need the cool shirts that these guys have!

[[solved] Aftermarket sunroof options and places to get it done (AKL) ?]

Just now, Batbaruman said:

ooh nice i didnt even know they were a standard option! i was just thinking about my old car and how big they were, they were very practical but the door on this car wouldn't open with windows up. how useful are yours at that size?

You can have the windows cracked maybe an inch or so and it is all good. That's if you are moving, not sure about if you are sitting in traffic I usually just rock the A/C 

[[solved] Aftermarket sunroof options and places to get it done (AKL) ?]

5 minutes ago, Batbaruman said:

edit : oh wait i have frameless doors, window monsoons ain't gonna help

What are you on about? My car has factory monsoons, only small ones. They just attach to the body/A-pillar instead of the door on most cars. You can kind of see them in this pic.

[Ignition lights ON, no crank]

18 minutes ago, Joker said:

Automatic? give the gear selector a jiggle maybe or foot on the clutch if its a manual

Yeah my first thought was foot on the clutch, doesn't start unless clutch is pressed ALL THE WAY to the floor.

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

What are the key differences between v4 and v5/6? Different interior and different front end but is there much difference on the mechanical side of things?

[Dyno leaderboard V4]

57 minutes ago, THUNDA said:

 

 

!!!!!!!!! Must be insane! is that 58psi from the turbo? surely not?

I think he means 58psi fuel pressure.

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

Yeah not driving to Cromwell to get 98 all the time.The wagon runs on 95 at the moment but I want to get the wagon actually tuned for 95 so the ecu isn't fighting det all the time.

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

Yeah cheers, makes sense. If I pick it up I'll keep it stock

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

We are talking almost double the price though...

 

I'm still going to check out this wrx, I'll take the advice and try not to put much money into it if I buy it and save for an STI

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

I'm not really a huge power fiend though. I like going around corners, so i'm not too bothered by the power difference. I do see your point and maybe I will end up regretting it. I'm just not sure it is worth the price difference to me. I have no doubt it is the better car.

Back to the original question?

 

Edit: I recognise the brakes, shocks and arms are better too, parts for these are pretty cheap though. I see gc8 alloy arms for $100 pretty often.

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

I definitely couldn't afford the sti right now they are pretty pricey at the moment, especially v5/6. Convince me why I should keep saving for one.

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

Yeah, at least that is the plan. Bugeye wagon daily + GC8 fun car. Figured that would make for the dream team.

[Question for the GC8 nuts]

I'm going to check out a 1999 v5 GC8 WRX soon looking to buy it. I'm not too fluent as to the quirks of GC8s yet as I've never owned one.

 

Is there anything in particular I should look out for? 

 

Are there any specific spots that are more susceptible to rust? I know the older wagons often get it around the rear hatch.

 

Of course I'll check obvious stuff like service items, bushes, shocks and general wear/tear.

 

Thanks in advance   

[What have you done to your car today?]

5 minutes ago, THUNDA said:

 

Could adjust camber with camber bolt in bottom of struts for max negative camber, then adjust the new arms more positively to bring the shafts back in while still keeping negative camber?

 

(dont know if foresters have that camber bolt in rear suspension) 

I thought they only came factory in the front?

[What have you done to your car today?]

2 minutes ago, boyracer693 said:

Both rocker cover gaskets

all 16 washers

all spark plug tube seals

 

Kits sometimes also come with a new oil cap seal and seal at the bottom of the oil cap stem.

[What have you done to your car today?]

2 hours ago, Kiwiflyboy said:

Drove to track day and on the way popped the left rear axle from diff. Put it back in raised the back end of the car to make and axle angle better and took it for a blast around the track. After 10min bang bang bang right rear axle pops out. Anyone else had this problem before. Car was lowered and -2 degrees of camber. 

I've read about this problem a little on NASIOC with wagon owners running widened sedan track width. The solution for GG wagon owners running GD sedan rear lateral links was that they needed to swap to longer GD sedan axles.

 

I would imagine when you lengthened the adjustable links on your forester you went wider than the movement in the inner cv on the axle can handle. Similar to the issue with the GG wagon owners on NASIOC. Solutions would be to either get some longer axles, perhaps GD sedan ones if they are compatible with your diff/hubs, or to run less length in your adjustable arms. (i.e. less negative rear camber)