Is anyone having / had / has heard of / an oil consumption problem with
their 2.5 engine?
I need some ammo to take to the dealer.  I've got a suspicion that the oil
rings are broken - and I hope I'm wrong.

I have a 1995 Subaru Outback that has a very intermittent starting problem.
The various times that it won't start have nothing in common. I have taken
it to the Subaru dealer many times and they "repaired" it each time. So far  
the ignition switch, starter, and battery have been ...

I found a solution to my 1995 Outback starting problem. Yesterday we traded
it for a 2007 Forester. Any tips or things to look out for on it? 2.5L
engine, fairly basic model low miles.

I bought legacy a coulpe of months ago and have been unable to work
out what a couple of buttons do. car is jap import so all manuals in
japanese. Have mucked around with buttons, but they do not seem to do
anything. have tried to d/l english manual- no success. Pls, can

just a thought here, i think i may have the remedy for my 96 250T overheating,
where oh where is the thermistat located on a 250T???????..........i think
maybe it has jambed shut during its full week and a half of being empty of
water, i suspect some sort of corrosion.

as a percentage over regular that is!
found this;
*****despite rising gas prices, midgrade and premium fuel remain about
10 and 20 cents extra per gallon, respectively. One unexpected finding:

I have a 2000 OBW, 2.5L-5MT, approx. 180k km. Recently it's been
exhibiting some wierd jerking and hesitation behaviour. It seems to
occur mainly under slow acceleration or cruise control mode. If I'm
slowing down, a slow steady release of the throttle would at some point

hi, i have a 250t, its the 2.5ltr 4 cam model, i just replaced the cam belt,
it seems now the water is not circulating  and the temp wonders every which
way, where is the waterpump on these things, i cant see it hung on a belt, is
it

I have a 1997 Subaru station wagon with 125,000 miles.  During turns, I
experience a vibration. The vibration appears to be coming from the front
wheels. Comments please.  Thanks a bunch.

The update on the puked engine is that the Subaru dealer says he can't
tell how it all happened other than to say it threw a rod at the very
least. He has part of the rod bearing that went around the crankshaft
(the back part) and it's "folded" he says. So, I guess the bolts gave ...

After Jiffy lube broke the oil stick and left it in my previous car
(they didn't tell me and I found out when I took the car to the dealer
for maintenance check), I have been using a dealer for all the service
for my Subie.  I search and found this link http://tinyurl.com/5hg3yo

Does anyone know where the OBD header for a 1986 Subaru GL is located?  Also,
anyone know of any good diagnostic software for this car (or older Subarus in
general)?  Thanks guys.

hi all i have a subaru legacy 1994 gt the car runs lovely in dry
conditions then when we get abit of rain the speedo dose one full turn
then the engine stops. once it stopped i leave it for 5 mins then it
fine for another 2 or 3 mins then it stops again. anyone have any idea

What is a CEL?

I have a 99 Forester and was told that my right front CV boot is
broken, leaking fluid onto my exhaust--causing smoke.  They tell me I
need to replace the entire right front axle to fix this.  Is this
true?  Can’t just the boot be replaced?  Please help before I pay for