bitman

2006? looks like pre face lift model (big fog lights and small mirrors) to me? but my be one of the last one before the face lift came out? any way enjoy :) btw; not sure why you bought a right hand drive vehicle to take it with you in your move to the left hand main Continent (France)...

hi, as i like to fix my Sec Air Combi Valve / Pressure problem i have with my N/A MY06 Forester i can get my hands on an Combi Valve / Pressure of a Turbo engine. this Combi Valve is located at the passenger side of the engine; the one with the 5 pins plug. before i fork out £ i like to know if it will fit? problem with the N/A is that you cannot flash the ECU to delete the Sec Air function as you can do with the Turbo engine. so no blanking off in my case :( many thanks, bt

removed the stupid tax disc, something we back home ditched in the late 70s...

i use used gear oil for years ;) it's messy and uses lots of latex gloves and rags but for me it does the job

still got the problem this morning so i might need another Secondary Air Combination Valve :(

as it's getting colder in the morning the OBD II code for the Secondary Air Valve code pops up again as i haven't done anything to fix it during this summer as being to lazy :P so today i though lets get it sorted. so off comes the Secondary Air Combination Valve (passenger side) and took it apart. the valve was rock solid with no movements at all! so spaying the valve with mx3 from Inox (super stuff i brought from Australia) and cleaning all the other parts. lots of black thick stuff sticking inside the housing of the valve. back at my car, i put it in diagnostics mode (by connecting the green connectors) and connected the valve part, no movement at all so prying with a flatbat screwdriver to 'help' the valve to move and, yep, yep, some tiny movements so more mx3 spray and a bit of help and suddenly the valve start to move open and close again assembled the Secondary Air Combination Valve again and bold it back on the engine, still clicking, all good. but the real test will be tomorrow morning!!!! fingers crossed

for the records; the MOT tester did switch the front fog lights on and off as i was in the watch area to check him out. the brake test was done on the road and not on the rolling ramp :)

passed MOT this morning :D advisory items 001 Nearside rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules [3.6.B.4e] 002 Offside rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules [3.6.B.4e] 003 Front suspension components corroding Odometer Reading and History 20/09/2014: 191398 23/09/2013: 180838 11/10/2012: 156021 04/10/2011: 132093

you can get them at Halfords if your in a hurry ;)

you will find 'old' posts from me on there ;)

hi mate, as your located in Newcastle, NSW you probably never in need of glow plugs anyway i did live in Penrith, NSW :) cheers,

so now get your self an account on; http://www.l200.org.uk

auto boxes are basically running on oil, so that's why it's very important to have the correct oil and level.

i have removed the OBD II WiFi dongle as it drains the battery if the car isn't use regularly... DashCmd is being updated a couple times lately to fix some bugs

i'm not really a big fan of the L200 third generation year 1996 / 2004 as i don't like the diesel engine as i think it has a design fault. the later common rails are better.

here you go; http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f87/secondary-air-valves-p2443-p2441-63347/ warning it's long with 98 replies have fun :D http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f88/secondary-air-valve-issue-customer-rights-371970/ and uncle Google will bring up more posts from other forums around the world

it's all good as it's just a mess inside the lens, the lens reflextor (silver paper? ) is gone and no parts are hanging out

thx Mr. B @Gambit; yep, yep, our trusty 2001 Rav4 did fail once on a rear licence plate bulb being out what i changed and she passed the retest with flying colours

next month is MOT time so want to make sure all is fine and prepped. :) now my off side front Fog light isn't working and actually i don't care since i'm not using it. the whole lens / unit is rotten and probably leaking water hence the bulb is gone. question; is this a MOT failure? thx

changed front brake pads with Pagid 101800138 :) tools; wheel socket 19mm (105Nm) security wheel socket (if fitted) jack (garage jack) socket 14mm (37Nm) some wire (to hold the calliper in place) torque wrench g-clamp (to press the cylinders back) syringe (to remove some brake fluid when pressing the cylinders back) copper slip (for the shims) rag (to clean the area) etc; new pads pads jar (for the brake fluid) screw driver (if you need a bit of help to push the calliper up) me; battery torque wrench (Milwaukee FEUL)

changed brake fluid

this is how i update my SatNav, just copy and paste :D

and the point of this whole thread is? good luck!

yep, yep, the power of uncle Google as big brother watching you :o