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02 Outback (4 cyl, auto) 82K miles. 3 yrs ago we moved from CA to Boston. Recently temps dropped below 25 during the day. After starting the car in the evening after a day outside, I started getting a very strong gas smell especially with heater/defrost on. The smell went away after driving about 5 miles (i.e., car heated up). A web search turned up many similar cases. A common cause was fuel hose contraction from the cold. After a cold start I opened the hood but couldn't see anything but could smell fuel. I took it to the dealer today. They said it was a cracked (rubber) fuel hose near the radiator intake. It'll be $200 to fix. $65 part, the rest is labor. I'll get it back the next business day and hopefully it smell anymore.
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| I have an 08 Impreza Outback Sport. Started having a problem in the cold weather with a film on the inside of the windshield that has to be constantly wiped off even while driving. Defrosters don't work. The dealer couldn't find a source of the problem and I've seen othe sites with owners having the same issue. Anyone else have this problem? | |
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Replying to: kwunschel (Feb 02, 2009 6:35 am) The problem is oil retained in the rubber door seals within the heating system. The oil will eventually be volatilized but it takes some time. In extreme cases Subaru can replace the seals. You can remove the film with either Stoner's Invisible Glass or Megiuars glass cleaners. Regular windex-type cleaners won't remove those films. |
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On another Edmunds topic, several comments rose that the turbo engine's #3 cylinder, being close to turbo and exhaust piping, runs very hot and suffers from rod failures. Is this true? Isolated cases? Specific year engines ?  Having read about these after market heat shields that keep heat away from other engine parts (and apparently keep it within the turbo), do these make any difference? And can the shield itself raise turbo temperatures to where the turbos fail faster? Just curious...am making sure my '09 XT stays healthy. |
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Feb 02, 2009 7:56 pm) |
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 05, 2007 1:32 pm)
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Replying to: phil2000 (Feb 03, 2009 8:53 pm) 
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Replying to: green_ob (Jan 31, 2009 11:25 am) I have posted this same type of message in regards to my '01 Outback. Mine has 125k and has had this same problem intermittently for a few years. My local dealer never had a resolution and someone on this forum made a great point. The choke opens up too much in our colder areas and releases this smell. I live in NH and this occurs on those very cold mornings and actually, today, as it was 20 degrees outside. I just live with and tell my passengers to prepare for it 
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Replying to: pathtomax (Feb 04, 2009 9:56 am) |
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