I had to fix my third flat in about 18 months today, and that got me
thinking: How many times/miles are the temporary use spare tiress in
Subarus good for (I'm driving a '99 OBW)?  I'm sure I put more than the 50
miles I've heard they are rated for on it over those last three trips ...

Relatively new to small cars in general and have no subaru knowledge
at all.  Recently acquired a 95 Outback with 5 spd manual
transmission.  The cars has +200K miles.  There is a strange and
fairly loud noise on downshifting and decelaration.  Other than that

The full size spare tire in the US '05 Forester is mounted with the
valve stem facing downward. I see it has to be this way to take
advantage of the depression in the rim to hold the circular storage
caddy..

I'm new to the group and have been reading the group's posts for a
while. I just purchased a used 03' Subaru Forester X with 53,900 miles
on it from an individual seller. The car was inspected by a mechanic
prior to purchase and is in good condition. In addition, it has

i got super snow tires on all four wheels....and now on bare pavement
I get vibration from front end when turning corners at slow
speeds. ....would this be because of the sticky tires? or do I have to
grease,oil something in the transmission 4WD ???

I am soooo impressed with this car. I'm totally loving the handling,
power, etc. What a change from my old domestic car. Night and day. I
even drove a WRX Sti to see what that was like. Lets just say I am now
addicted to the turbo spooling  up sound and the whooosh through

Saw this clip on youtube.com, thought some of you might enjoy watching it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyLgYskj-oc
Well worth a look

Engineering question.  (ref. pg. WI-36 in service manual E/G(TB)-01)
Evap. emissions canister got whacked by road junk, 2-pin harness
connector R69 to "drain valve" was smashed, "check engine" light came
on.  (One can not buy the connector from Subaru except as part of $700

Newly bought 2001 Outback 5-speed, 125K miles.
I have a tire mystery.
When I bought it, the car had two like-new tires, and two mostly
finished tires with feathered sawtooth wear pattern and patchy flat

Well, I'm somewhat disappointed in the gas mileage I've gotten so far
in my OBW. The mfr's sticker when I bought the car said it gets 22/28
city/highway. I have a '03 OBW, 4-cylinder 2.5, automatic. After my
first fill-up, I've been keeping an eye on the tripometer (reset to 0

Took my 99 OBW (2.5L) to the dealer for some regular service at
130,000.  The car has been very well maintained and garaged.  I was
told that the cam and crank seals are leaking (they were already
replaced at 105,000 miles), there's a slight transmission leak and the

I was reading that the AWD works better to maintain traction when the
wheels have more power going to them, but in ice and snow people often
recommend that you use a higher gear. Is there any contradiction here?
-- Mark

Car is 1.2L 3 Cyl 4WD
Located in Ontario.
Other parts offers are welcome.

hello all!
I’m writing from malta, a sunny island in the southern mediterranean  
i have a few questions to make re my car - a 1990 Subaru M80 (aka mini
jumbo)

I installed GoodYear ComforTread on my 2001 Forester recently. Before that,
gas milage in city used to be ~20 mpg. But after I installed the new tires,
it became ~18 mpg. Is this normal? Or maybe the tires were installed
incorrectly?