I have a 2002 OBS with 115K. Recently, the original radio backlight stays on
even when I take the ignition key out. I have had XM satellite radio direct
wired to the radio since 10K miles so that should not be the problem. It
appears that the battery draw is insignificant as many ...

I'm calling on your expertise to help me diagnose and fix my 95 Legacy
Wagon.
My brother is a mecanic without a garage, and not a Subaru expert, but
if he can be pointed in the right direction,

'99 Outback Wagon, never used off-road, 101K miles, don't know if
struts had been replaced before we bought it at 55K.
Ride seems fine, no bouncy-bouncy, but....? First ever car with struts
instead of shocks, so no prior experience.

Everyone talks of putting an amplifier under one of the front seats.
I kinda like
putting CD wallets and miscellaneous crap under there.   Plus, it
seems like a

I noticed my '97 Outback was getting pretty lousy mileage (16 mpg), and
called my mechanic.  He said to call him back at the end of the week and
setup an appointment.  Meanwhile, I decided to check the tire pressures,
which were about 3 to 5 lbs down.  I pumped them up to 30 all ...

I went off and left the ignition of the Forester on, and when I returned the
battery was dead (it's the original battery in a car that was new in the fall
of 1998).  I put the battery on the trickle charger overnight and immediately
the parking lights (the amber ones in front and ...

Question.
I have a flat. Spare has 17,000km on it, the 4 tires on the car have nearly
48,000km on them. Will it be safe to use my spare as an outright replacement
or just as a temporary till I have the flat repaired?

I have an '84 GL Wagon 4WD.  The blower (defroster, etc) stopped
working entirely and am getting no power to blower.  Fuses in fuse box
check out.  Service manual says there are two fuses for that blower
not in the fuse box but it doesn't say where they're located and I

We're considering a used one. Any warnings or things to watch for?

I have an 04 Forrester auto with 77000 km showing, bought used at 52k.  At
72k, the dreaded piston slap began and rapidly increased to the point where
it no longer goes away.  The new lower half (short block) will be installed
on Monday - under warranty.  I'm getting the dealer ...

Well, an hour ago I took the plates off my 2002 Subaru Legacy wagon (160,000
km), and traded it in for a new Mazda 3.
I have owned two Subarus. (a Loyale and a Legacy.)
I was so excited when I bought the Legacy - here was the first car I ever

I recently had my car serviced at the dealer. One of the things they did
was flush out the transmission fluid. This was two weeks and around 300
miles ago. Today I was doing the routine fluids check on my cars. When I
checked the Forester's tranny fluid, it was overfilled. I ...

   I have a 2006 Forester.  The back seat, left side
door actuator does not respond to the automatic open
or close requests, but does open and close manually.
   How do I remove the door panels so I can get at

Do front cover bras, like this one,
     http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=4869
hurt your paint?
And, can I just hose off all the dead bugs every week?