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Hi chaps after abit of help I’ve run out of things to try and I’m at my wits end 😂 so ill keep it short. my issue is hunting at idle and will sometimes stall , boost gauge also goes into negative when it’s hunting, I’ve replaced the manifold, all lines vac etc, pcv, idle control valve and MAF sensor, still the issue persists, today I cleaned the fuel pump filter in the tank it was pretty blocked to be fair, still the same, was told it’s a walboro 255 fuel pump but I’m not sure if anyone can confirm from piccy ? also tuck plugs out and they are black not wet but black and they where brand new. Maybe my issue is fuel related I’ve done some research and my regulator reads nearly 3 bar on tickover with vac line connected, this seems high to me ? anyway I’ve gone on abit if anyone’s got any advice pointers etc please let me know regards Lee

Hi , Harrogate roughly 1 hour 20 mins from us as we live close to Great Ayton in N Yorks but thanks anyway for information. We didn't get Free servicing but we paid £300 for three services we also got free mats and a full tank of fuel which I believe you normally pay for 👍, I suppose all subaru dealers are different depending on the sale. I've read that the lanoguard needs replacing every two years and it's a clear solution, it will be interesting how much I get quoted and how it compares to yours, congratulations on your 66 years young I only mentioned the "old git " as my darling wife of 36 years uses the term quite often especially since I retired 🙂 We intend to make this our last New car as my wife is taking early retirement in December 2026 so intend to do all I can to make it last , rust prevention, early oil changes etc, I too had Several Skodas, 2 early rapides in the early days of penniless marriage and my final one when we had some cash the Octavia Vrs which I absolutely adored, happy days gone by 🙂👍 Safe motoring and happy Xmas to you and your family 🎅🎅

I no longer have the car so the good condition dog guard is available £20...come & collect or you can arrange collection! (awkward shape) I also have a set of used (no broken tabs) side skirts for the same vehicle £25 the pair again come & collect or arrange collection Location near Stratford upon Avon

If you're anywhere near Harrogate, and can't get a decent quote for the wheel rotation, there's a little indy Skoda garage we've used for 20 plus years for our Skodas, who are very decent. Re Lanoguard. It's not like the old heavy underseal that was used and stayed on for 'ever', that would often split and let water in and hid the rust under the coating. Lanoguard needs re doing every 18 months or 2 years or so. It cost us £180 per car and we had to take the cars (we did the Skoda a few weeks later too) there and leave over night to collect the following lunchtime. They put two coats on and let it 'cure', No jet hosing underneath for at least 7 days as it continues to 'cure'. I can't see that it would have any effect on the warranty as it's not permanent and you can work on/ and see all parts underneath if needed. Less of the "old git"! You're at the prime of your life, physically and mentally. I should know, I'm 66 years young too :) Great re the Subaru dealer and the oil change. Did your car come with the 3 year free servicing pack? If so, how does that work regarding paperwork, etc? Mine has it, and I've a sheet of printed A4, with it mentioned, but it's not clear how to redeem. Presumedly, there will also be a Subaru record of this one-line, and I also have the sales docs which highlight the servicing deal from when I bought the car.

Hi, and thanks once again with your advice, will ring tyre place on Monday regarding price for tyre rotation as my Wife organised it 🙄. Was talking to my local Subaru dealer and they have agreed they will change my oil 14000 miles instead of 16000 miles which basically is 6000 miles from now which makes me a bit happier. Yes, I do find the lane departure a little annoying at times, my wife tends to switch if off when she's driving , I tend to leave it on because I'm a old git at 66 and need a little help now and again 😁 my wife is 10 years younger so she's a bit more Awake shall we say 🙂 but a do love the Subaru safety features though annoying at times especially at night with those green and red flashing lights🙄 You mentioned Underseal treatment is that OK to get done under warranty?, I've got a local Detail garage that do Lanogaurd protection what price should I pay do you think 🤔 thanks again for your advice, safe motoring 👍

Glad you're getting it sorted. If you're keeping the all-seasons on all year which makes good sense, then the cost of rotation every 7000 miles or so, will either be be zero if you do it yourself, or considerably cheaper than £80 if you go to a garage/tyre shop. If you take the car to a tyre shop/garage, to rotate the wheels, there's no way it should cost anyway near £80! That £80 I quoted was for taking the winters/summer tyres off the alloy rims, then exchanging and refitting the winters/summer tyres back onto the alloy rims, and balancing the wheels. This is obviously a much longer and specialised job ( taking about 45 mins to an hour), than simple switching wheels front to back and vice versa. A good garage should be able to the latter in 15 mins or so, and no need for rebalancing of course. It's really easy for a garage with the jacks and stuff. Nothing technical. Just make sure they torque them up correctly using a torque wrench and not over tightening them. And you'll need to retest the torque the following morning ( when there's a cold temperature), after you've driven the car some miles. You can buy a torque wrench easily and a half-decent one isn't expensive (or take it back to the garage. The one i use will do a free re-checking of the torque for people without a wrench) I had the oil and filter changed the other day at 1000 miles. Cost £150 and took the car to an indy Subaru garage and they did the job in about an hour. I think that's a fair price, as when I looked online for the cost of the genuine Subaru parts for me to do this myself, these were the following prices: OIL: 5L of 0w-20w £82.95 £11.95 shipping. https://www.importcarparts.co.uk/product/subaru-0w20-genuine-engine-oil/ Filter: DL Motorsports filter and crush washer £12.90 +£5.00 shipping https://www.dlmotorsportparts.co.uk/products/15208aa160-subaru-oil-filter-2012-onwards?_pos=4&_psq=15208aa160&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Total £112 plus a few quid for a new sump plug crush washer. I'm happy with paying a bit more as it saved me crawling under my car on a cold wet day, getting dirty and cold on the driveway, and having to dispose of the oil and old filter. Come the summer however, I'll do it myself. How are you getting on with the lane departure 'driving assistance' stuff? I'm finding it much more annoying than on my old Gen 5 OB, which i could switch off permanently. I now have a series of 6 or 7 touch screen presses to switch the thing off, every time the ignition is back on.

As long as the new pulley is the same diameter that is not an issue. Do you have dashcam if you do and it's hardwired is parking mode on? I would start with a voltmeter. Anything over 13v with load on should mean alternator is possibly ok. In which case you could be looking at parasitic draws. Normal alternator is normally around 13.5v-15v Smart alternators is normally around 12v-15v

Is this still up for grabs mate?

they where well aware of what they were doing sadly, i know of meetings that happened a years ago that they just ignore what they were told. Lets just say subaru UK themselves could have had a p25 years ago if they just said yes.

Good morning, I have a 2016 Subaru XV. I see a lot of plug in gizmos advertised that claim that they will give you access to Apple play by simply plugging them in. Has anyone tried this in their XV? I don’t have satnav in my car but I do of course have a screen. Just wondered if anyone had any experience of these things. Thanks in advance. Paul.

Yes, they are considerably less than impressive. Of course Subaru farm this out to International Motors Ltd (IML) based in Solihull I believe. Lack lustre doesn't cover it. They seem to be well behind the curve and are still aiming at full electrification (and the death of) of Subaru in Europe and the UK, just when it looks like the tide is returning to sanity, and full petrol again. Hey ho.

Welcome to sods law. It knew, i'm telling you it knew!!!!! lol At least no big bill for now I'd keep an eye on your oil level by checking it regularly just in case the sensor is on the way out and that nothing funky is going on

Tetbury Motor Centre and would you believe I drove there with the light on right the way to switch off in their car park. They started it up and the light was out and checks showed no faults. I'm now wondering if there's some timer or something that turns it off after a period of running. At the moment the issue has gone away.

Sad thing is it really shows how bad subaru UK is/was when info like this shows up.

So done some digging, apparently they are like rocking horse poo now and in reality do very little so just tend to be removed and just bypassed.

dam, that's a tad concerning. I'll have to do some digging.

Could be its not getting charged correctly or there could be a drain, do you have anywhere that offers free battery checks local? they should be able to check if the alternator is working correctly.

hot or cold can change the level a bit, but if its dipping correctly then theres obviously oil there :D where ya taking it to out of interest?

Thanks I'm going this afternoon but I was wondering if I'd missed something obvious!

If the oil level is physically fine sounds like it may be a sensor issue, def get it to a specialist to check out whats going on.

I went for 98 as opposed to 102 purely due to the ride comfort concerns. They were about £4 a tyre more, but didn't think that was much of an issue. Unbelievably, picked up a nail art the Le Shuttle terminal on one of the tyres and had to use a repair kit, which did nothing, then recovery, who were excellent, put a repair plug in which is holding well. Quandary now is that although the recovery guy said that the repair is long term (used on lorries with very high PSI's and holding fine for at least six months), I'm now left with a brand new tyre that possibly can't be permanently repaired due to use of repair gunk, but has a possible long term repair in place. So frustrating! Do I bite the bullet and buy a new tyre or just sit on the repair and hope it holds for the duration of the tyre wear?

Hi, once again thank you for your advice,,I think I will keep the bridgestone all season tyres on all year round because we do travel alot to Scotland and the Lakes District and tend to go off the beaten track a bit when Hiking hopefully will sell the Bridgestone summer tyres on Gumtree 👍. I can see your point regarding the Cvt oil so will wait for the warranty to run out and make some enquiries for both Cvt and diff oil changes. Will keep to the 0w 20w as the car is brand new but I must admit I did use some oil while the car was running in roughly half a litre but since the car had its first service its stable, same quote as you £80 for full rotation which I suppose is reasonable to keep the AWD system happy👍, you mentioned about having the car under sealed is this OK to have done while car is under warranty?, wishing you safe and reliable travels 👍

I used to do the swap annually on my Outback, but now I use Michelin Cross Climate, fully legal in the Swiss Alps all the year round.

My recently acquired 2010 3.6 Outback has had its oil level warning light come on. The oil level is fine on the dipstick, so what do I do just take it to a specialist???