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#9572 of 19283 Sticky glue by jcameron3
Jun 20, 2001 (7:51 am)
I have a 1999 Legacy L 30th Aniv. Wagon and am experiencing a sticky glue-like substance leaking out between the body and the side windows on the rear portion of the car. I took the car to a dealer and he stated that it was a problem with this model year and that Subaru had fixed the problem on new models. The fix they suggested was to simply clean it off if they could. They couldn't get all of it and it is still leaking out. I am wondering if this is happening with other cars and what others have done to fix the problem. I have seen some Subaru Team members monitoring this page before, and am wondering if they could tell me about this problem and whether this is something that the dealer should remedy? Any help would be greatly appreciated.Jeff
#9573 of 19283 by ateixeira
Jun 20, 2001 (8:07 am)
That sounds kind of bizarre. FWIW, you can use WD40 to clean the gunk off.Does the window rattle or leak when it rains?
-juice
#9574 of 19283 I'll WD40 it by jcameron3
Jun 20, 2001 (8:17 am)
It doesn't seem to be rattling or leaking, yet, but I am wondering whether this will become a safety issue. I assume that this is not the only thing holding the window on, but is just a sealant. Right now it is more of a nuisance than a really bad problem, but the warranty period is almost up and I wanted to get it figured out before then.#9575 of 19283 Manual Tranny Oil by kens
Jun 20, 2001 (8:23 am)
Hey gang, I've been doing some reading on gear oil and had some questions I hope some of you may have answers for.
- How often do you need to change manual tranny oil?
- The manual calls for a GL-5 oil, but if you go to the Cobb Tuning website, they recommend the Redline MT-90 which is a GL-4 (if I remember correctly). Will this cause problems?
- Anyone use Redline gear oils in their manual tranny? What did you use? How do you like it?
Ken
#9576 of 19283 Redline by originalbitman
Jun 20, 2001 (8:37 am)
I'm waiting for 10k miles and then I am going to switch to the Redline MT90.bit
#9578 of 19283 jcameron, goo problem by francophile
Jun 20, 2001 (8:50 am)
The stuff that holds windows in place is pretty hard, it isn't likely to run when it gets hot - unless maybe you drive into a furnace
Plus if it was the window glue I'm certain that Subaru would recall and fix it, because windows falling out of cars is not a Good Thing. The stuff you describe sounds like something they may have sprayed on for sound deadening or seam sealing purposes. They want that kind of stuff to remain very flexible and gooey so it continues to work over many flexes and many years. In this case it may have been incorrectly mixed, or perhaps the wrong product was used, or perhaps the product has separated (the way oil-based paint separates in the can); whatever the reason it has liquified sufficiently to actually run, seeping through seams instead of stopping and sealing them. Icky, but not dangerous.
Cheers,
-wdb
#9579 of 19283 by ateixeira
Jun 20, 2001 (9:04 am)
Good question, Ken.I put Mobil 1 synthetic gear oil in my Miata, and it's been fine. It's much easier to service than the Subie, though. The Mobil 1 stuff I got was 75w90 - I haven't seen a different kind, but that's what the Miata calls for.
-juice
#9580 of 19283 by bluesubie
Jun 20, 2001 (9:41 am)
Jeff - My was has a 99 OB Ltd wagon and hasn't had that problem.Ken - Gear oil is a hot topic on the i-club. I think most people were using the MT-90 because the 75W90NS recommended by Redline caused grinding. You can search the NA Tech Forum and find a lot of posts. When contacted by an i-clubber about the issue, Redline suggested using a mix of 75W90NS and 75W140NS to help the grinding. I was about to try it but couldn't find the 140 in a local performance shop. I ended up meeting an Amsoil distributor at an i-club meet and bought their Standard synthetic gear oil. Cold weather shifts were much improved and I don't get any grinding at all.
Dennis
#9581 of 19283 by kens
Jun 20, 2001 (10:05 am)
Thanks for the responses, fellas.Yeah, gear oil seems to be quite a popular topic at i-club. Everyone seems to have their own opinions.
The one question I still have is how often do you need to change gear oil?
Ken
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