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Replying to: volkov (Dec 05, 2008 11:14 am) All automatics are winterized here with a pan heater on the transmission. Manuals are not, as the fluid can (should) be swapped out with an appropriate gear oil. Amsoil universal ATF has the best cold-weather properties I have found, but even it will get very gummy at -50F (according to the temperature ratings - I have not experienced those temps with the Amsoil yet), but at least it is still quite fluid at -30F, which is a far more common winter temperature here than -50! |
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Dec 04, 2008 4:57 pm) |
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 05, 2008 8:34 am) One real cold night I went into my dad's garage and found a can of mobil one and a can of ten thirty. the 10-30 wouldn't pour and the mobil one poured slowly like molasses. fun days...... Jim |
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The cold and snowy Wisconsin winter has finally hit! I had actually been looking forward to the snow so I could test out the fabled AWD system the way it was meant to be used, and I have to say, it blew me away! This is the first AWD vehicle I have driven in Winter and the difference is night and day. However, I have noticed that even on a 10 minute drive to work through 4 inches the accumulation of packed snow and ice in all four wheel wells is just unbelievable! To be expected I suppose and normally wouldn't bother me, but I got the rugged package and if I try and kick the ice off, the flimsy splash guards and wheel arch moldings feel like they're going to come away with the ice even with the lightest tap. It was to the point where I could hear and feel the packed ice rubbing on all four wheels, and when braking the noise was awful. Unfortunately I haven't got a heated garage, so it's going to be spending the majority of the Winter outside. Anyone else finding the same with the splash guards? Any tips or suggestions?
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Replying to: mwasnidge (Dec 06, 2008 10:57 am) |
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Replying to: mwasnidge (Dec 06, 2008 10:57 am) Jim
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Replying to: w8ifi (Dec 06, 2008 6:19 pm)  Happily, sticky snow is the exception here rather than the rule. It is mostly too cold for the snow to stick in appreciable quantities. |
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Replying to: mwasnidge (Dec 06, 2008 10:57 am) I expect the splash guards will be worthless(or gone) after one season as they made them so that there is a "hole" that the snow is pushed up into on the tire side. I expect after a few freeze thaw cycles with the build up in there, they will break and start to fall apart. Bad design!!! I don't understand the hole. Any comments? In the past, I have kicked a bunch of the build up off, but with this car it takes some work. Not like the old rubber flaps.  To say the least, I am very disappointed with this issue. Still like the car though... Also, my last Subaru was a 2WD. This Forester with AWD is fishtailing on all corners, even when going slow from a start-up. And not in what I would typically consider icy conditions. My 2WD didn't do that. Is this normal for AWD? Or should I have something checked? 
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Replying to: sgloon (Dec 09, 2008 1:11 am) |
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 09, 2008 9:29 am) But xwesx has good point wrt tires. Most of Subaru's new tire choices don't seem to work well on ice. Old tires without sipes or flexible tread compound will perform badly on snow as well as ice.
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