bitman

back in Australia i used Upper Engine Cleaner SA459 http://www.subaru.com.au/parts/catalogue/fuel-system-carbon-maintenance?ref=mobile in my Forester

i had this most of the times with my diesels and actually never found it a problem. (have had diesels since 1981)

ah ha; but my front struts are very corroded (MOT advisory) hence my question.

interesting, do these fit on a MY06?

just buy an 'old' banger till you have more NCB and getting older so you can then buy an otherwise you just foul your self and are funding the greedy insurance IMHO

do a search on switches; http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/7040-gutted-drivers-window-stopped-working-on-my-forester/

try to test / clean the switch first...

handy tool to see if tires are fitting B) http://www.sizemytires.com/calculators/compare

also if you have a sun roof... check the drains with a wire for any blockage. i clean them very year and you will be surprised to find the amount of dirt in them.

not sure but is the aircon not located on the passenger side?

yep, yep, we love pictures anyway welcome

drove up and down Zandvoort, NL with my Forester without any problems. only thing was that the windscreen rubber came lose what we fixed when on the Dover / Calais ferry :)

scrape the ice of my windscreen this morning

welcome to the Forester Club :) strange MOT tester...

yep, yep; http://www.redrubbergrease.com/tips-how-to-brake-caliper-failure-repair-with-rebuild-kit.html

my 2002 Hilux oil filter was a dream, could be removed without spillage and easy access from above :)

thats just a 125cc muppet on a moppet

http://redrubbergrease.com

oil change between the showers, Mobile Super 3000 X1 Formula FE 5W-30 oil plug way to fast and couldn't get the oil filter off due to tight. my oil filter removal band tool didn't fit due not a lot of space around the oil filter. so did only a oil change. will get another oil filter removal tool next time. getting really tired of people not knowing that you don't have to torque a oil filter with 50Nm...

all good Gambit :) just a little warning as copper grease eats the rubber seals over time

copper grease and rubber seals, good luck :o please, use the special red grease on your caliper moving parts getting in contact with the rubber seals, thank you.

replaced near side front dim light bulb

cool, we lived in Waterloo. where did you live in Sydney? i had an 2003 XS and indeed feel the same as we sold her before we went back to the UK. wish i never sold her. an 2.5 N/A is just cool :)

took my off side front wheel off in my 30 min lunch break to check the brakes. when arriving in the morning at my work place there was a rubber burning smell coming from my off side front wheel. i could feel the heat from a distance :o when checking i found that the rubber boots from the calliper pins were melted so i guess that the calliper is sticking as also lots of black dust on the wheel. another job to do this weekend

sorry mate, i thought you migrated to France ;)