What have you done to your car today?

[Gripless]

Fitted one side of the tail light tint.

on a back car it is so much better looking,

 

film was easy enough on the inner lights but the outer ones have some heavy curves. The top curve has some wrinkles, but no one who sees the car driving along.

 

will try to get the other side done tomorrow 

[Boltonator]

More standard maintenance stuff

• Oil Change.
• Reboot and grease my second inner CV. Now I'm good for a while I think. The stuff that's been in there for 150000km is very liquid. 
• Try to find the thing that thuds clunks knocks when I turn slowly nearer to lock. I see that brake pads, strut tops and Center diff are possible culprits. Car drives mint otherwise

[THUNDA]

Removed the 35year old front door speakers that finally gave up (first time I’ve experienced a speakers quiet end of life) and replaced them with some basic JVC equivalents - sounds fine - installed a band expander so I can finally stop listening to Mai fm 😂. factory head unit still working! 😎 it’s the little things working fine that does it for me now, this BC5 is 35years old and everything works 🥳 and it flies through wofs - a whole different world compared to 10years of my last BC5

[Gripless]

1 hour ago, THUNDA said:

Removed the 35year old front door speakers that finally gave up (first time I’ve experienced a speakers quiet end of life) and replaced them with some basic JVC equivalents - sounds fine - installed a band expander so I can finally stop listening to Mai fm 😂. factory head unit still working! 😎 it’s the little things working fine that does it for me now, this BC5 is 35years old and everything works 🥳 and it flies through wofs - a whole different world compared to 10years of my last BC5

Did the foam surround finally wear out?

let me guess the factory stereo has one of these in it?

Or the newer Bluetooth ones

Edited October 19, 2024 by Gripless

[THUNDA]

1 hour ago, Gripless said:

Did the foam surround finally wear out?

let me guess the factory stereo has one of these in it?

 

Or the newer Bluetooth ones

 

Yeah at first I thought they had just worn out being made of cardboard and foam - but upon removing them they appeared fine with no noticeable damage, bench tested him to no avail, both didn’t respond to a direct input voltage even after refreshing the solder 

 

The factory head unit has tape and a cdplayer and it also has an aux input! (First factory bc5 stereo I’ve seen with an aux) So no need to update it, keeps it era correct - even the aerial goes up and down 😎 

[Gripless]

Fitted new gear knob not as nice as OEM one but leather stitching was falling apart.

top writing on Chinese is directly printed on plastic.

OEM one writing in on a layer covered by clear plastic.

oem one also far heavier as metal core.

[THUNDA]

Found a set of BG5 Tein front struts!

Getting so hard to find parts for these old cars

fingers crossed they fit the Bc5 and they are better suited for the weight than the gc8 springs 

[boon]

21 hours ago, Gripless said:

Fitted new gear knob not as nice as OEM one but leather stitching was falling apart.

top writing on Chinese is directly printed on plastic.

OEM one writing in on a layer covered by clear plastic.

oem one also far heavier as metal core.

 

I got a STI Duracon one out of Japan while the yen was swirling around the toiletbowl, as well as a few other STI option parts. Nice upgrade from the slightly peeling leather one.

[THUNDA]

Ok, Success! The BG5 Teins are perfect - i put new top mounts on them and thoroughly cleaned out the threads on the adjustment part, set them to half way on the dampers and wow its a night and day different to the GC8 shock&spring combo, can go over speed bumps without the loud t hump from the front and can turn corners hard without bottoming out the shock (wheel used to rub the inner body )

 

Had to make some brackets for the ABS line 

Overall the the springs are set a tad low from whoever owned them last so ill wind them up next time i get a chance

So in total ive spent close to $2000 trying to lower the front without going fully adjustable

End result is i ended up going fully adjustable haha - but learned alot about spring rates and shock dampening !

 

Ill go back and update my post where I said GC8 shocks and springs fit in a BC5 - they fit yes, but - they suck because they are too weak for the BC5

[Gripless]

Fitted paddle shifter assembly to steering column.

T30 torx  approx 6 ft-lb for airbag

17mm hex approx 34ft-lb for steering wheel

 

the frame fits over the clock spring and needs 3 new fat screws, two will be hidden behind the wheel, the lower middle goes right next to the steering column lower shroud screw. The upper two mounts are shared with the wipers. So you  just have to undo them slide the paddles into place and refit those upper screw into the nuts welded to the existing wipe mounts.

 

while there also added cruise control and audio buttons since they need the back plastic cover off to get to the screws.

 

turns out my car though one of the earliest GRBs it has the alloy steering wheel frame mounting point for the later phone and s# buttons. It also has an unused lower connector on the clock spring so that maybe for those buttons. Having the s# button from legacy maybe a fun option.

 

i think the si-drive buttons are connected to the dash which then sends canbus to ecu. That would make a second wheel to dash button very simple and likely why it’s an option on the legacy.

[Gripless]

Ordered steering shroud plastic that fits paddle shifters.

 

ordered rear hatch release button ( dual button version) 63270FG011 since it is more goo than rubber now.

[Serchn]

Replaced front pads with some dba extremes, took them for a break in. Not keen on the colour clash with the yellow. Will see how they go.

[THUNDA]

Had a check engine light today - yay - however I’m quite used to this haha - codes are 24 / 32 / 33

 

looks like It needs the ISC cleaned out / replaced

and an o2 sensor

 

Have Had worse news 😂
 

edit: o2 sensor is flogged, has been badly wired, cross threaded into manifold and tip damaged

 

anyone have the part numbers for o2 sensor ej20

[Gripless]

6 hours ago, THUNDA said:

Had a check engine light today - yay - however I’m quite used to this haha - codes are 24 / 32 / 33

 

looks like It needs the ISC cleaned out / replaced

and an o2 sensor

 

Have Had worse news 😂
 

edit: o2 sensor is flogged, has been badly wired, cross threaded into manifold and tip damaged

 

anyone have the part numbers for o2 sensor ej20

If it helps the newer one is Denso 22690-aa850 from sti 4 pin sitting on the table. Which makes sense with part numbers…

 

22690AA850 from GR

22690AA700 from BC5

 

Edited November 2, 2024 by Gripless

[THUNDA]

1 hour ago, Gripless said:

If it helps the newer one is Denso 22690-aa850 from sti 4 pin sitting on the table. Which makes sense with part numbers…

 

22690AA850 from GR

22690AA700 from BC5

 

Thanks man You’re a legend !

the one that’s in there is a 3wire/pin 

 

ill order the part direct from a subaru supplier ❤️ 

[Gripless]

Use partsouq with your chassis number as the search, don’t even need to log in.

under engine cooling section, there will be exhaust section, and then tap on the short number for sensor and it’ll popup the Subaru part number and any substitutes. The Subaru part numbers seem to match Denso

 

You can aliexpress a part number as they list Subaru part numbers

Or generic search https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-Denso-o2-sensor.html

Edited November 2, 2024 by Gripless

[THUNDA]

1 hour ago, Gripless said:

Use partsouq with your chassis number as the search, don’t even need to log in.

under engine cooling section, there will be exhaust section, and then tap on the short number for sensor and it’ll popup the Subaru part number and any substitutes. The Subaru part numbers seem to match Denso

 

You can aliexpress a part number as they list Subaru part numbers

Or generic search https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-Denso-o2-sensor.html

22690AA700 Has a different plug from 👀 my at photos

ox336 is one of the part numbers I’ve found that look the same in the pics 💯🙏

[Gripless]

3 hours ago, THUNDA said:

22690AA700 Has a different plug from 👀 my at photos

ox336 is one of the part numbers I’ve found that look the same in the pics 💯🙏

Yeah the newer ones are all 4 pin.

All basically the same but the sensor or heater is grounded via the sensor housing in 3 pin.

 

Ox336 checks out listed for 89-93 BC ej20 for both SOHC DOHC and turbo or NA.

 

Aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006776700268.html

or

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004475249658.html

 

around NZD $25 plus $16 shipping and they add gst etc at checkout.

 

Edited November 2, 2024 by Gripless

[Timmah]

18 hours ago, Gripless said:

Yeah the newer ones are all 4 pin.

All basically the same but the sensor or heater is grounded via the sensor housing in 3 pin.

 

Ox336 checks out listed for 89-93 BC ej20 for both SOHC DOHC and turbo or NA.

 

Aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006776700268.html

or

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004475249658.html

 

around NZD $25 plus $16 shipping and they add gst etc at checkout.

 

Would you trust an AliExpress sensor?

[Gripless]

48 minutes ago, Timmah said:

Would you trust an AliExpress sensor?

Well most things are made in China. Buying locally it’s likely the same sensor with more middlemen markup.

 

[Gripless]

On 26/10/2024 at 2:23 PM, THUNDA said:

Had to make some brackets for the ABS line 

FYI
https://www.jdmgarage.co.nz/products/7307

these originally didn’t come with the rubber grommet and used the factory style spring c clips. They are bendable and just mount under one of the knuckle bolts. Being open at the end means you can move the lines without unbolting things. I had them go through LVVTA many years ago without issue.

 

[Timmah]

22 hours ago, Gripless said:

Well most things are made in China. Buying locally it’s likely the same sensor with more middlemen markup.

 

Hmmm, I have inherited a 1999 SRX, could totally replace the o2 with no real repercussions.. tempting.

[THUNDA]

On 3/11/2024 at 7:49 PM, Gripless said:

Well most things are made in China. Buying locally it’s likely the same sensor with more middlemen markup.

 

I managed to find an o2 locally, fitted sweet and plug matched, $100, looks like it come from aliexpress originally haha. arrived today. Installed it and took it for a drive. No check engine light, but the codes still showing when checking ecu memory, I’ve forgotten how to clear codes on the obd1 system. So I can clear codes and take it for a long drive to see if anything pops up. I’ve  got green plugs and clear plugs under the steering wheel. clear plugs together shows the codes through the flashing check engine light, green plugs together doing nothing. Am I forgetting something? 

[Gripless]

24 minutes ago, THUNDA said:

I managed to find an o2 locally, fitted sweet and plug matched, $100, looks like it come from aliexpress originally haha. arrived today. Installed it and took it for a drive. No check engine light, but the codes still showing when checking ecu memory, I’ve forgotten how to clear codes on the obd1 system. So I can clear codes and take it for a long drive to see if anything pops up. I’ve  got green plugs and clear plugs under the steering wheel. clear plugs together shows the codes through the flashing check engine light, green plugs together doing nothing. Am I forgetting something? 

https://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/2366-manually-reading-ecu-codes/
has clear codes process in the post.

[THUNDA]

13 minutes ago, Gripless said:

https://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/2366-manually-reading-ecu-codes/
has clear codes process in the post.

Thank youuuiu 🙏