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Remove the lens iff possible, and slightly bevel the edges of the hole inside & out & place/ stick some stiff card over it. On the inside pump some clear silicone sealant into it so it oozes through, then stick put some card or tape over it Once it's gone hard, remove the card, and cut the plug a teeny bit overflush both sides, So you make a dumbell / T type shape hole plugged Mart

Just had a look through my 2003 service manual gives very little info on the propshaft, other than removal and check for play Mart

Rich_Brum - I just realised I sent you the owners manual. Probably little interest to you? I have the FSM on another pdf, only problem is it's 74MB so don't know if the site will allow this posting. PM me if you want me to try emailing it? I Rich_Brum - I just realised I sent you the owners manual. Probably little interest to you? I have the FSM on another pdf, only problem is it's 74MB so don't know if the site will allow this posting. PM me if you want me to try emailing it? I I have the 2003 Legacy & outback service manual, 2005 service & body repair manual, 2003 tech refernce update manual, I have them as individual chapters too if thats any help Mart

Wheel bearing ? Pad wear indicator - Manual spring type? Mart

I used Pagid on my Saab, 9-3 before and they were good :) I wouldnt hesitate to use them on the Outback should they need replacing Mart

Eurocarparts ... Pagid discs - front £59 - Rear £33 Eicher Pads - front - £18 - Rear £23 Halfords Pagid pads - front £28 - Rear £37 Disk prices vary depending on whether vented or solid Mart

The sound is a low rumble / drone usually from about 40mph upwards. Mine was a front left , it would go quiet when turning left, as the bearing became loaded. In terms of changing all 4, NO!, why change them if they aint broke . If your mechanically minded, and have access to jacks etc, and a good puller, you could do them yourself. to determine if its a front L or R bearing which has failed, find a roundabout which will let you make left and right hand turns, drive round the roundabout at speed, and see which way makes the drone / rumble go away , if turning L makes it silent, its your left bearing and vice versa for the right. a good indy garage should be able to do one for a reasonable price, if i can find my disc, i will give you the book time Mart

Just purchased some new hoops today ... Original fit are Yokohama geolandar G900's at around £110 - £130 each online brings that down to any where between £95 -£150 (lol) The specs for the Yoka are 215/55/17 94 V ECB - Fuel / Wet braking/ Noise -71Db Interestingly these are classed as a midrange tyre. Looking at what is currently on the outback it would appear that brand loyalty went southbound some time ago Fronts are Nexen N 6000's which is a 94 W rating One rear is a standard Geolandar The other rear is a Pace PC70 98W The Nexen's look like they were superseded some time ago, so it was search for an alternative I narrowed it down to 3 Nexen N'fera which is a 98W coded CBC and has an XL sidewall - £51 Khumo Ecsta SPT KU31 which is a 94W coded CAC but no reinforced sidewall - £57 Falken Ziex ZE914 which is coded CBB and has a MFS sidewall - £64 Given i allready have Nexen's on the front, and they have lasted me 2 years with the milelage i cover and returned approx 26mpg and being the the non stiffened sidewall version, Iv'e gone with the stiffened C rated option. My next choise whould have been the Khumo's folowed by the Falkens Mart

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If you get an OBDII cable or bluetooth dongle ( easiest) from the bay, and the torque app, Set them up, then look at the lambda setting & fuel settings, then run the car and observe the readings, then clear the CEL using the app. Drive the car again until it fails, then look at the readings, You should see what is returning the error message. If the car has stood, it may be crap on the lamda sensor, or the cat has become contaminated with unburnt fuel. Try a tank of cataclean and see what values are returned. Do you have an exhaust blow at all? that can also upset the fueling / lambda values. Check vacuum lines, if any are perished, they too will have an effect. Mart

Hill holder system, not seen that since the days of my NA Impreza wagon :) I have a slushbox, so no worries there ;) you can normally see a cable / pipe coming off the clutch housing going over to the brake cylinder / servo if you have, but it has been over 10 years sine i had my last Impreza Mart

Some more details would be helpfull :) Engine size, fuel type, type of driving, any issues preceding the CEL? Mart

You still need the generic bluetooth module to transmit the code. Does the outback have the two wires under the dash to display the blink codes? Mart

My 3.0 H6 returns anywhere from 19-25 MPG round town depending on level of, hoon applied 25- 31 on a run again, hoon dependant ;) If i recall the 2.0 & 2.5 turbo's return the same or nearabouts mart

Well it was MOT day today, usual worries, exhaust , and emmisions ... picket it up an hour later .... PASSED, with no advisiories :) happy me ..... Emmisions on the floor :) Fast idle CO max 0.20% - 0.01% HC Max 200PPM - 6 ppm Lambda 0.97-1.03 - 1.00 Natural idle CO Max 0.30% - 0.00% gotta love the H6 :) Mart :)