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#11683 of 11722 Re: 1996 Outback motor swap [xwesx] by paisan Sep 16, 2008 (4:18 pm)
Replying to: xwesx (Sep 16, 2008 2:37 pm) I've done about a dozen or so motor swaps in subarus wrx/sti to non-turbo cars.   There are a lot of things beside just slapping it in....   1) Wiring harness- You will have to rewire a good protion of the wiring harness to accomodate the WRX ECU the wiring harness usually runs about $2-4k to have someone do it in the car, $2k outside the car.   2) Motor itself- make sure you get one out of a running car or else it'll be a headache forever. Seen this a few times where we didn't see the car it came out of running.   3) Other items- Front crossmember, sway bar, power steering lines, etc. etc. This stuff usually adds up to about $2-3k worth of "misc" items.   All in all if you have someone install a turbo motor, expect to pay about $8-10k for the work with the parts. Even then the car will likely not be 100%.   -mike
#11684 of 11722 Wheel Bearings? by jrp5 Sep 17, 2008 (9:05 am)
My 1997 Outback with 210,000 miles on it is getting downright noisy. I'm wondering if it's due to wheel bearing problems, or something else. Here's the situation...when the car is moving I can hear a "whuh-whuh-whuh" sound. The sounds speeds up as the wheels turn faster. As highway speeds its a pretty loud drone. I recently replaced the tires and had the front brake pads replaced. Neither fixed the noise problem. The noise gets a bit more pronounced when I turn right, then quiets a bit when I straighten back out.   What do you think? And, if it's wheel bearings, how urgent is it that I fix the problem quickly? I ask because I will be replacing the car in the spring. And, finally, any guess on the cost of replacing a wheel bearing?   Thank you very much for any and all advice about this.   JRP Replies to this message: ateixeira (Sep 17, 2008 10:03 am)
#11685 of 11722 Re: Wheel Bearings? [jrp5] by ateixeira Sep 17, 2008 (10:03 am)
Replying to: jrp5 (Sep 17, 2008 9:05 am) Absolutely.   Change 'em. Think of all the added friction, if they don't fail they will at least be costing you in gas mileage.
#11686 of 11722 Interesting Wikipedia Notes by pathtomax Sep 24, 2008 (8:24 am)
I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Subaru Outback and found this interesting piece of information regarding the 2000-2004 Automatic Outback.   Is this true???:   "The 4 speed automatic transmission, had a feature where the transmission could be instructed to ignore 1st gear from a standing stop to assist driving on traction limited situations, such as ice and snow. The system was activated by moving the gearshift from the "D" position down to "2nd". The car would then start in 2nd gear, and not 1st. The transmission also splits the delivered torque 50-50 between the front and rear wheels. Once the car stopped, the transmission would start back in 2nd and not 1st, until the system was upshifted to 4th."   I tried this recently on my '01 and could almost "hear" all the wheels pushing me forward.   Thanks for any insight! Replies to this message: ateixeira (Sep 24, 2008 11:00 am) pathtomax (Sep 24, 2008 4:31 pm)
#11687 of 11722 Re: Interesting Wikipedia Notes [pathtomax] by ateixeira Sep 24, 2008 (11:00 am)
Replying to: pathtomax (Sep 24, 2008 8:24 am) Yes, true. I read that from some Subaru material a while back.   Good way to start in Snow.   Actually, an SoA rep was on these boards for a while, and she polled us to find out how many people knew about that feature. Most owners did not know, so they ran a publicity campaign to inform more owners.   Definitely true. Replies to this message: pathtomax (Sep 24, 2008 4:31 pm)
#11688 of 11722 Trip Computer by altimate Sep 24, 2008 (3:17 pm)
I just took delivery of a new Legacy SE yesterday.   Can someone help me with resetting the trip computer? The manual simply talks about resetting the trip button. I don't see anything but the one button that changes the reading from temp to mpg to ave mpg, etc.   I tried pushing the trip reset button by the speedo but that didn't do anything. Anyone's help would be appreciated. Replies to this message: paisan (Sep 24, 2008 4:38 pm) altimate (Sep 24, 2008 6:35 pm) xwesx (Sep 26, 2008 2:56 pm)
#11689 of 11722 Re: Interesting Wikipedia Notes [ateixeira] by pathtomax Sep 24, 2008 (4:31 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 24, 2008 11:00 am) Good to confirm and definitely good to have up north here!
#11690 of 11722 Re: Trip Computer [altimate] by paisan Sep 24, 2008 (4:38 pm)
Replying to: altimate (Sep 24, 2008 3:17 pm) IIRC the button used to switch between A/B Trip odos on the gauge panel when held will reset the ODO it is displaying. This also resets the Avg MPG for that ODO.   -mike Replies to this message: altimate (Sep 24, 2008 6:35 pm) xwesx (Sep 26, 2008 2:56 pm)
#11691 of 11722 Re: Trip Computer [paisan] by altimate Sep 24, 2008 (6:35 pm)
Replying to: paisan (Sep 24, 2008 4:38 pm) Thanks a lot Mike. Replies to this message: xwesx (Sep 26, 2008 2:56 pm)
#11692 of 11722 Re: Trip Computer [altimate] by xwesx Sep 26, 2008 (2:56 pm)
Replying to: altimate (Sep 24, 2008 6:35 pm) Yep. To reset the individual trip odometers (A or B), you need only push the button to select the proper meter, then push and hold for a couple seconds to reset. They reset independently, so you can use 'A' to track tank-based mileage, and leave 'B' accumulating to give you an inception-to-date economy rating, etc.

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