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Re: Another TSA-technical service announcement [sgloon] by gjksn
Jan 06, 2009 (1:50 pm)
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Replying to: sgloon (Dec 30, 2008 8:24 am)

For the filmy windshield, you might try Invisible Glass. I think it's by Stoner, and I've had pretty good luck with it after trying many others. Spent a load on special glass cleaning liquid and microfiber towels/wipes from Griot's, and they were worthless. Invisible Glass was a big improvement over all of the usual glass cleaners as well as the Griot's stuff. I've had my best luck with IG by using it with cotton flour sack towels -- fewer streaks.
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invisible glass note by kurtamaxxxguy
Jan 06, 2009 (2:26 pm)
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Replying to: gjksn (Jan 06, 2009 1:50 pm)

Invisible Glass is made by Stoner, and does get rid of film. However, you have to be careful wiping it off as it can leave its own residue behind. Sometimes I use it first, followed by another glass cleaner to get rid of the Invisible Glass residue.
 
Regular Windex and most of the canned sprays are useless against emission film. I found that out by the champion of window foggers, a '96 Geo (Chevy) Prism with black interior. That car, parked in hot sun, would fog its windows in a matter of minutes.
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BTW... by kurtamaxxxguy
Jan 06, 2009 (7:21 pm)
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the Loaner Forester I had during the door rattle fix was built 1/08, so it is roughly the same age as mine (almost 1 year old per build date). It had all the problems mine did (door rattles, roof creaks, rear seat rattles, limited fender protection).
 
It took a little getting used to the natural aspirated engine as, by comparison to the XT, it proved more hair-trigger from standing starts (caught me off guard a couple of times ), but much weaker when trying to pass at 40 - 50 mph. Part of that's from different final drive ratio (much higher in the naturally aspirated .vs. the XT).
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Re: BTW... [kurtamaxxxguy] by redrose1
Jan 06, 2009 (7:36 pm)
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Jan 06, 2009 7:21 pm)

Would all these rattles you've experienced deter you from recommending the 09 Forester? In other words, knowing what you do about its problems, would you have bought it in the first place?
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Re: BTW... [redrose1] by kurtamaxxxguy
Jan 06, 2009 (9:59 pm)
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Replying to: redrose1 (Jan 06, 2009 7:36 pm)

If I had heard the rattles initially, It would have given me some pause, yes, as I hate interior rattles and squeaks. The '08 Outbacks I drove had numerous dash rattles which were a factor against it.
 
However, these rattles were not in my '09 XT when first delivered. They've showed up over time. The '09 X loaner I drove had same # of miles as mine, was built in same time frame, and had the same rattles.
 
Hopefully the dealers' and my fixes will quiet this XT down. And for those in Portland, OR, the dealer I visit most is Royal Moore Subaru in Hillsboro - these folks do very good service work.
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09 Fuel Gauge only tops off at 7/8s ? by jopopsy
Jan 07, 2009 (5:06 am)
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Hey Gang,
 
Recently I have noticed that when I fill up the tank, my fuel gauge will only go to about 7/8s of the way to 'F'.
 
I've tried different gas stations/pumps but I can't seem to get the needle pinned at 'F' anymore.
 
My assumption is the tank is full but the gauge is off (bad float maybe?). I'm assuming a trip to the dealer is in order?
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Jopopsy
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Re: BTW... [kurtamaxxxguy] by volkov
Jan 07, 2009 (9:10 am)
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Jan 06, 2009 9:59 pm)

How cold is it with you? Every vehicle I've ever owned squeaks and rattles in the winters here, even new Toyotas - GASP!! Those squeaks almost all go away in the warmer months. Do you own other vehicles? Are they squeaking too?
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Re: BTW... [volkov] by kurtamaxxxguy
Jan 07, 2009 (10:36 am)
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Replying to: volkov (Jan 07, 2009 9:10 am)

Temperature is a factor, for sure. Temps here range from low 20's to 90's. XT has some creaks/rattles no matter what temperature it is, but they may be a little worse in cold weather. Some creaks are due to mismatched plastics, others to metal / plastic contact.
 
I've driven Lexuses with dashboard creaks, so no car is immune. My '83 Camry dashboard was a buzz fest until all joints I could get to were silicon-rubbered. The worst ever were Saturn ION's, which rattled and buzzed incessantly no matter what; Saturn admitted they built cheapo interiors.
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by robm2
Jan 07, 2009 (7:25 pm)
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No persistent rattles in our '09 F-XT, 4000 miles on the odo. Maybe we're lucky, (so far - knock on wood). Temps ranged from -35F to +100F, since we've owned it.
 
We had, (and sold prior to getting the '09 F-XT) a VW Jetta that had a horribly annoying rattle behind the dashboard dimmer and left air vent. We had it into the dealer 3 times, and still was never quite fixed. It also leaked yellow goo out the doors for 8 straight years, whenever it got very hot out, but that's another story.
 
Rattles can drive you crazy - I know your pain.
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Re: 09 Fuel Gauge only tops off at 7/8s ? [jopopsy] by sgloon
Jan 07, 2009 (10:33 pm)
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Replying to: jopopsy (Jan 07, 2009 5:06 am)

This just happened to me for the first time with my last fill up. I was hoping it was a fluke???

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