actionman

i bought both mine from this seller. Although mine say Sigma on them. Seller didn't have the fobs with Subaru on them at the time. They're the same M series remote though so exactly the same apart from the sticker on the case http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Unused-Sigma-Subaru-style-M-Series-Alarm-Remote-Control-Fob-AC38-/151271743460?item=151271743460&pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Safety_Security&hash=item23387f9fe4

Ah right. Just buy a 2nd hand fob off Ebay that's same as yours then you can program it yourself

So yours has a separate fob? I'd presumed the remote was built in with the key because every Forester I've seen about that age has had remote & key together in 1 fob & not separate

i got a printed copy of the Sigma manual with my Impreza. The Sigma fobs i bought also came with printed programming instructions

http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.php/Knowledge/ReprogramAlarmRemoteControls

no mate you don't need an original fob if you have the code. My 2000W came with the code, just 1 key & no fobs. I made another key & bought 2 new Sigma fobs off Ebay then programmed them using the code.

you can get the pin code from Subaru at a price. I can also get the code from my key suppliers but just for the Sigma systems. The problem that i've had with this before is that a lot of people change the pin code & when i order the code i get the code that was supplied with the car when new. I've been to do remotes for 2 Imprezas & the code i ordered didn't work as someone had changed it

yes mate. The problems i have is when customer doesn't have the pin code to program the remote. I can't program new keys to remote locking without it. Transponder isn't a problem as my equipment doesn't need a pin code for that kind of thing. Then there's sourcing the remotes. I have to get new ones from Subaru. 2nd hand remotes pop up on Ebay but the 1 button remote keys seem to be the hardest to get hold off 2nd hand. When i do get hold of them it's a case of sticking the remote board in a new case along with a new transponder chip for the immob

took me about 30secs to find this on Ebay ;) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151266125759?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

ok thanks guys, i have been looking at full kits with half moons

right, as some of you know may know i've recently bought the Impreza back that I sold last year, albeit with a couple of problems that weren't there when i sold it! 1 of the problems was there was white smoke coming from around the turbo area. It did it on the test drive & it did it when i drove it home. It then did it a few days later when i had it running on the drive although it stopped after a few mins. Anyways i fired it up again today & it started smoking again so drove it round to mates garage so i could get it over the pit. What it looks like is the offside rocker cover gasket is leaking & dripping oil onto the manifold pipes. So what i want to know is what rocker cover gasket kits are recommended? Been looking at FAI kits

bit of an update. Checked the wiring & connections again & everything is nice & tight. I moved the sender unit to a bit of a better location. Shut the bonnet, started the car, set off & the gauge burst into life & has stayed working the whole 30mins I was out in the car!

oil is spot on. I serviced it just before i sold it & he's hardly used the car in that short time

the wiring is very straight forward with just 4 wires 1 to switched live 1 to light feed 1 to sender 1 to earth i fitted boost gauge at the same time & that works spot on. I think what i'm going to do is remove the wore from the sender & fit it to the original pressure switch to see if anything changes