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What caused this to break? Something caught in gear? Bearing wear? Or just fatigue.

Thats correct,changed mine today..edge 5/30 and genuine filter.Good for another 6 months.

Who knows...

TWA. Three Word Acronym

I guess its all about the workshops scale of investment , you would expect to pay more at a large franchise with its bigger overheads. I have found i get the best deal from guys that have been trained at the franchise and then setup for themselves.

Fyi..A formula for charge out rates that we used when i had my workshop. Hourly rate....33% mechanics hourly wage rate.. ....33% to cover overheads,rent,power,insurance etc ....33% profit before tax for business owner. So assuming $100 charge out rate the mechanic should be on $33 per hour before tax.Any mechanics out there being paid that rate?

Has any one been playing with the wiring?Slicing in to wires etc.

24 idle control valve. 33 vehicle speed sensor. Is the speedo working?

Does that mean the powersteering pump,alternator and battery you replaced were ok?

Very nice purchase...No tickets on the way home?

From my experience any fool can blow things up..

Google is your friend...or try an auto electrician.

Check for bad earth.Ecu may be going in to limp mode.

Should be able to buy exact same door,same colour in mint condition for $150/$250. Then half hour to swap over....Easy.

Did you have to move the mirror?

Bang goes that theory... Have you checked the cam belt idler bearings?

My money is on the stone in brake theory...

96 wrx sport hatch 258,000 ks when sold,original engine. 90 bluebird SSS 255,000 ks,original engine...SR20 DE...great motor.

I would be betting that if you scrape the paint of the firewall you will find a layer of bog,under the bog will be the missing numbers. DO IT.......

In general the wagons have stiffer rear springs for extra load carrying capacity from my experience...

Dodgy as..

Maybe its had the number chopped and changed,could be dodgy as...

I want flames....

From my experience 95% of what i drain out of my catch bottle is water with a thin layer of mayo floating on top. Important to make the drain bung easy to get at and perhaps drill and lockwire if going racing. I have drained approx 250 mls out of mine every 3 months or so,but as i said its mostly water.

Koom,,bobistheoilguy is a great read.second time i have read it. Came across this in motor oil 108.Chapter 8. "Water/coolent warms up in just afew minutes but oils take up to 30 minutes to get to just their operating temperature of 200 degrees F."