For the net.archive in case someone has a similar issue:
From the snowbelt... I encountered my first dead rusted part.  
The lower pin of the left (driver's) side rear hatch lift cylinder on
my 2001 Outback rusted and sheared a week or so ago.  It's a little

My 93 Legacy Turbo has had the same valve lifter rattle for the last
10 years, (& +130K miles).
I've tried just about everything I can find on the net over the years
including removing the valve cover and an oil galley plug to clean.

I've been getting around 20MPG on my Subi Outback ('97).  After reading an
article on increasing your mileage I tried driving 55 at all times where the
speed limit was 55 or higher.  Drove my girlfriend nuts, but I wanted to see
what would happen to the mileage.  Well, my MPG ...

During a service visit to the Subaru dealer this weekend, the service
technician indicated that the headgaskets on my 2003 Legacy Wagon w/
82K miles were leaking engine oil and coolant and advised that I
replace the valve cover, intake, and head gaskets. They also

My old 0BW is starting to get expensive in its old age. In the last
three weeks it's had three separate major part replacements. First week,
I had a $1300 dinger for a new throttle body and sensor. Second week, my
battery conked out, but fortunately I went aftermarket for the

I have a '97 Outback with an automatic transmission.  How do I know whether
I have the 2.5 engine?

I have an ’06 Subaru Outback 3.0 sedan with 35,000 miles. The engine
temp. spikes close to red zone when stopping after highway driving OR
when caught in stop-and-go highway traffic.
Once vehicle resumes moving, the temp. gauge slowly drifts back down