Greenmamba
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Reasonably so except for it's thirst. Round town, don't get above 20mpg. The motors strong, chain drive so no timing belt to worry about. 5 speed auto box is very good. They are known for wheel bearings getting noisy and hard to diagnose, and the 2 pulleys on the v belts need changing before 100k. Very good long distance hauler. -
Registrations after March 2006 suffer higher road tax, circa £500pa. I cannot comment on the flappy paddles as mine doesn't have them but does have the sport-shift which I seldom use manually. The facelift ones get a single cd v the earlier 6cd changer with tape player, so not as good IMHO. Rn means navigation (satnav) - that's the only discernible difference I know of between the R and the Rn.
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Blocking off pcv hoses isn't helping as the crankcase needs to breathe and with what you've done, I think this restriction could be affecting power delivery.
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Thats not a sunglasses holder is it?
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I'll try attach what I've got. Bear in mind it's for a UK 3.0 Outback. You'll be looking for section 3.22 or thereabouts. 2006 Subaru Legacy Owners Manual.pdf
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Not sure if this is what you want to hear, extract from my owners manual. What was the actual code? Fault codes don't as a rule go away by themselves, the seller/dealer shouldn't have fobbed you off. VDC extract.pdf
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Good job. Pity it's based on LHD cars.
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@Hazel How many discs do you have and are you trying them in the dvd drive in the cubbyhole, or in the cd player slot?
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Confirm you have a disc in the drive for the satnav? You could try a reset, there should be a small hole on the face near the disc loading slot - push a paper clip or pin there to reset the drive. The drive ought to be in the glove box/cubby.
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It should not need reprogramming.
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Integrated radios are usually paired with the ECM, so may need dealer help. Is this set the original for this car?
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Are the front drive shafts original? They should have green-coloured cups (nearest the diff) - if they are black or any colour other than green, they could be the problem.
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Pin Torx, also called a security Torx. Available in any good tool store, even Machine Mart.
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Obviously a code stored, some sensor is giving readings out of spec. Wouldn't surprise me if it's the DPF.
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It'll be as long as you want it to be!
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Results were excellent, would pass MOT flying colours.
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Took it for an emissions test, wanted to know if the cheapy eBay exhaust I bought and installed had compromised emissions. Went to the local Subaru agents, then an indy garage who did it for £10. Subaru workshop reception gave me a price of £64.90 - yes, you read that right - more than a full MOT, for just 10 minutes doing an emissions test!
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Aren't those cameras measuring speed by GPS? I'd call that claim about calibration - b*llsh1t!
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Just think - if they went through a speed camera during that run, who is going to get a fine in the next few weeks? You, or them?
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Good plan.
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OK, we have serious prices here too for the OEM tensioner and pulleys.. When I did mine, I bought Febest pulleys (idler and tensioner use the same pulley) which came delivered from Lithuania in 2 days, much cheaper.
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OK. I think there are no nuts behind the two bolts (#4 in the diagram). Odd to have to replace the tensioner - they are usually robust. What actually happened? Did it lose tension?
