Does anyone know if you can use a fork mount bike rack on an
Impreza Outback Sport and not have it interfere with the hatch
back?
Thanks.

So here is the story.  On the hood of my Forester is a tiny spot that
looks like a blister.  The paint, or clear coat is popping up.  I
talked with the dealer and they said it was bird dropping which is
conviently not covered under the warrenty.  I got a little upset with

We resurfaced them (at almost 90k miles) and installed new OEM pads but
it did not help much. At speeds 70-80 mph a moderate braking still
causes a serious vibration. Not as bad as before, but still not acceptable.
I need to buy new disks. Should I go with OEM or the after market?

My wife's 2002 Impreza 2.5TS is affected by that head gasket problem.
When the recall was issued the car was treated immediately with a
solution pured into the radiator at IIRC 40-50k miles. Impreza is
reaching 90k miles now and drives bettent then ever.

 when I turn on high or low headlights, the dash and radio lights go
dim with no reostat control.When they are off  they are fine, including
running lights. maybe a short?   fuses seem alright.  Thanks richard  00
OB     So CA

Our 2001 Outback needs both front inner CVJ boots replaced. In searching
earlier threads I found a brief reference saying that an inner boot can be
replaced without removing the outer joint from the hub.
Also, I believe a rollpin needs to be driven out to remove the shaft end

I hope someone here can enlighten me!
On Saturday I drove for 7+ hours in bad weather and was using my wipers
quite a bit but alternated between off, intermittent, low, and high as one
typically has to do in New England :)  On Sunday, I started the car and put

New to this group.  Minimal mechanical savvy.  I have a 94 Legacy and
was told I had a broken spring by the shop that replaced my muffler.
Took it to a recommended suspension shop and they told me that to
replace both springs and struts it would run me about $1,000.  Since

I have a 2002 Outback Limited, recently wrecked and repaired (left
front fender, hood, driver door) by a local non-Subaru repair shop
(nearest Subaru dealer to where I live is about 40 miles).  Both
airbags deployed, and the bags, sensors, control module, and seatbelts

I have a 1988 GL series wagon, 4WD with a manual transmission which is
quite worn down.  I want to take a few days and rebuild the
transmission myself.
What unforseen difficulties am I ignorant of?  Can I buy a bearing

Any idea how much it will cost if a repair shop drops my rear axle and gas
tank to replace my rear brake line---but, due to excessive rust on the axle,
they might not be able to re-attach it.    What are my options??
Tks....Regards, John

I bought two replacement bulbs from a website that said they would fit
my 99 outback. They don't, or at least not easily.
They seem to be missing the plastic casing and rubber grommet to plug
into the cord, to the battery.

What oil can I use in my 2004 2.5i Outback?
It burns some oil (1 litre in 4.000 Km) with sintetic 5-40 oil (CEPSA,
MOTUL, CASTROL). Anybody has tried some syntetic oil to reduce this
consomation?

Hey Guys,
New to the forums, and have enjoyed having a good read of your posts.
Hopefully I am not going to be repeating a really old post - I am
interested in buying a 98 or 99 Forester here in Canberra, Australia.

I just got new tires on my 2002 ll bean outback(this is when it seemed
to start happening).  I used to get 27-28 mpg on the highway and around
18-20 mpg in town.  Now i am lucky to get 18 mpg on the highway and 14
in town. The tires are the same tires that were on the vehicle and ...