When the brake pads wears out for the first time (around 38K miles), must
you resurface the rotor when you replace the pads?
I called some shops, some say yes, some say depends.
What happens if the rotor has minor grooves and new pads are installed

I am thinking of replacing my 99 Outback with a 2002 Outback 3.0 H6 with
50K miles. Any advice on things I should be looking out for ?
TIA

I'm getting ready to install a mono amp for a sub in my '01 Forester,
but I'm not sure how to route the power from the battery to the amp
which will be installed under one of the front seats.  I would like to
hear from anyone who has done this type of install, and would like to

Hello,m
1) I'm in a bit of trouble as I can't find any manual for my engine - can
anyone give any hints / All manuals that I have (on CD) seem to be for the
US version 3l or for the 2.5l. Mine is 2litre, AUS version. Any hints pls,

I was really intrigued by Subaru's announcement of the development of
a diesel boxer engine, and IIRC, I thought that a date of 2008 had
been bandied about.
Was this date perhaps not a model-year date, but a calendar date? I

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eBay: http://301url.com/2000_SubaruLegacy

Hoping to hear from anyone with long term and/or power modification
experience with the 3.0 six.  I currently drive a 2004 WRX wagon and
my wife a 2006 Outback 3.0.  The plan is to sell the WRX next fall, I
take the Outback, she gets a sedan, and I buy a used Miata or

03 forester xs
I never changed rear disc brakes before. I removed the rotor because I was
replacing them too and notice a drum brake system setup within the disc
rotor.

The car has 185/70-13's on it. The glove box specifies 175/70-13s, or
optional 185/70-13s.
A friend of mine gave me 4 175/70-13 studded ice/snow tires.
I'm willing to bet, since this is an AWD model, that *ALL* tires need to

I don't think this one is unbalanced tires, but I've been wrong before.
Last week my 99 automatic forester started vibrating when I accelerate.
The first time I felt it was getting on the highway at the bottom of a
large hill, trying the get up to speed the car was shaking a lot. ...

I just bought a new '07 Forester. The A/C on it is marginal. The one in
my wife's '03 H^ Outback is just fine. Why the difference? Anyone else
with this experience?
Al

Anyone have any recommendations on what kind of disk brake pads are the best
for a 2003 Forrester?
Or ... should I just stick with the Subaru OEM parts?
Tks much in advance

I recently had my car align. I had new tires put on too. I still notice it
pulls to the right some. They said it was out some and they fixed it to
specs. I was wondering is there anything else that could make it pull right?
Or did they mess up and didn't align it correctly. Any ...

If there's anything that makes a car sound like a junker it's that
rattle.  I have a '95 Legacy with the problem.  I guess one could just
pull the thing off, but I understand it can be a safety concern when
parking on grass, etc.  I'm just wondering what others have done about