00 OBW, on a scale of 1-5, how difficult is it to replace the steering rack
w/o the use of an air wrench, a lift or garage?
I do as much maintenance on my cars as possible but I need to weigh the
labor cost vs the time I'd spend doing it.  Last major mechanical repair I

This one has me a bit torqued!! The seal on the rear of my sunroof is
shot and the sunroof leaks pretty bad. I have to tape it up when it
rains. The other 3 sides drain into the pan and drain out through the
drain tubes (this works!). The rear if it leaks drains onto the

So I found a screw in my tire about 2 inches from the inside sidewall
of the left rear tire.  It seemed a bit strange but I didn't
particularly think anything was wrong until I noticed that the tire
was a bit flat.  So I inflated it, but the next morning it was down

The under cover on my 2001 Forester gave me a little surprise today when
changing the oil.  One bolt sheared off at the rear cross support plus
one of the wheel well clips was missing.
While researching the proper nomenclature I read that the under covers

My daughter owns a 92 Loyale. The engine knocks terribly at times  (sounds
like lifter knock) and then runs very quietly other times.  Mechanic said
the oil pump was cavitating and not pumping efficiently.  Replaced the pump
along with water pump, timing belts, etc. etc.  Car ...

Have a '97 Impreza, which has served me well for many years. But a while
back, the after market CD Player/Radio went dead. Soon after (or maybe
simultaneoiusly since I seldom use it), the cigarette lighter went dead as
well. I found the fuse boxes and replaced the appropriate ...

1989 GL Hatch.
Trans oil cooler (radiator) had broken fittings when I installed the
radiator. This car goes on the road Nov 1. Since most of the driving is in
55 degree or less weather, do I need to add a trans oil cooler?

Last winter   I  was caught in a terrible ice storm and my  wipers  froze in
the down position while I  was driving.   I  had  just   turned tem off  for
a couple of minutes when the sleet and snow had stopped.    I  must  have
damaged them  when I was trying to get them to start up ...

My Son's '95 Subaru Legacy has a dead lighter socket. Is access to the back
or the socket difficult? Does the radio need to come out?
He acquired this car from another relative who had the radio replaced with
aftermarket several years ago. I'm assuming the power cord from the ...

The only way I can extinguish the running lights is to pull the 20A
fuse on the right side, three down from the top.
Is this a relay issue, if so, which one?
TIA,

This happened last night.  My wife stopped the car which had been
running fine all day with many stops, and starts.  When she went to
start the car, there was no power at all, not on dash, and not even a
"click" when she attempted to start the motor.  She called me, and I

Hi- I just looked at a '97 Outback with 173,000 miles that I'm thinking
of buying.  Head gasket was replaced at 120,000.  The engine has a
pronounced knock - doesn't sound like piston noise, but rather two
blocks of wood hitting each other.  The owner described this as "that

Coming from the rear wheels on a 2001 Subaru Outback.   It goes for
about
one mile of driving and then stops.  Brakes immediately come
to mind but why would it stop squeaking after about one mile of

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This group has about 800 embers and I was just wondering how many
users have either an XT or XT6?  I have two, an 88 and 89 and love
them to death.  Just wonderful cars in my opinion.
John