Aberdeen Chris

That may be a good solution for the alu looking paint on the door cards ect. The paint has worn off parts of mine and it doesn't look very nice.

My 2.0D has broken a cast part of the exhaust 😱 

I'm waiting to hear back from the main dealer if they will fix it under warranty as it's a cast piece that failed. I am 4 days out of the three year nose to tail warranty...

has anybody had this happen to their Diesal XV ??? 

It's an odd onw, to check rhe oil in the xv d. Have to run engine, then turn off and is it 5 mins to wait then check the oil.

Mine still gets an anual

It's an odd One, to check the oil in the xv d. Have to run engine, then turn off and leave it 5 mins to check the oil.
Mine still gets an annual service by dealer, but i change the Oil  and filter in between and so its every 6 months.
The car I traded in was 20 years old and I do hope to have my diesel XV for as long at least, with luck. Since they’ve stopped making them and i am always towing stuff.
Do you reset the oil dilution  ecu setting every time too ?

I got these, negotiated when buying the car.

After a couple of years use and offer windows fully open, they have not even sagged. They keep besties oot too.

Lol,

Maybe. Although the airflow to the intercooler may not be as good with the mesh grill, and if the bonnet has the scoop does have the open airflow, I wonder how that would integrate with the ducting already in place under the bonnet.

However the XV's bonnet is heavier than on any of my previous subaru, which may have been made not from steel... Also I think it is quite a structural component in the event of a frontal impact, so an alternative one may not have the same strength...

But a scoop does suit the car 😁

And bonnet to match .

I'm sure we could have much fun with the XV.

I was even thinking a water spray on the turbo intercooler like the old sti/wrx had would cool the air more and increase its mass, thus could be a fun hidden mod too...

Yes it does look better without so much chrome, I agree.

Maybe I will do something with that, but it's a couple of weeks since I fixed the paint chips, so Scoob will meet the rupes big foot polisher now the paint will have hardened enough first. There is a grill which is all black, and quite sporty looking 

Thanks,

I did need to shave a little off the bolt thread just above the headlamps, to give more clearance on closing the bonnet, and adjust the rubber stops so the bolt could not make contact with the top of the headlamps. Other than that a very easy fit.

But with a proper subaru decal, better that a nasty gold logo it came with, couple of quid from eBay.

All in I think it gives it a little more subaru attitude 🐾

Seems to be helping so far, and we've def less bug splats!

Hey Dogconker,

Does your front bug deflector work?

Does it reduce stone chips, and did it affect insurance.

I was overtaken on a freshly re-surfaced road, and took several hits to window, bonnet, side door 😭

Got a fine line painting pen and have 2k

Urethane paint, so will be repairing all the chips. Also bought the deflector and am hoping it helps...

I did chase down the other driver at lights, but think I may have scared them a little, and the Police were not interested in someone doing sixty on a 20mph zone marked, and overtaking. Don't want to go through insurance as it will cost me even if I could prove other driver at fault.

But I'm hoping the deflector actually helps, because this paint chips way too easy.

Wow, but why not...

I got a shock last week when I found out they're stopping making diesels. Which is such a shame because I think they're awesome and the euro 6 really very clean 😭

"but it knocked like mad as I pulled into Gloucester Services with caravan in tow, after tgat it was fine again."

did they actually replace any if the injectors?

or did they just do a re-set of the ecu. 

I do hope your not put off taking the van for more adventures, and AC is very helpful when it works; even in winter to defrost faster.

hopefully they will top you up at cost non profit..

I'm going to take my van deep  into the woods soon, so the motor mover will be getting a good work out to save the clutch.

on my legacy I had duel range gears which really helped with slow manoeuvres, the XV first gear needs to much speed for this, thus the mover which is very slow but has awesome torque is very useful.

so what's the next destination, Scotland ?

Lol,

I was driving back from the woods yesterday and in Echt, a tiny village, a 4wd in a line of parked cars suddenly pulled out facing me without any indication.

I was cruising along window down, one hand on the wheel and tired after ten hours working in my woodland doing 34.

My hand flicked the wheel instinctively and the XV moved out so quickly and responsibly that I'm not sure which gave me the biggest surprise.

I don't drive quickly these days, but I have not driven another car that wouldn't have taken to long to have responded and avoided a head on overlap  accident in this scenario.

The XV is awesome 😏

I'm showing my age, but I remember when a Rover was a good car. Like the 2200tc with the spare on the boot. But that was a very long time ago...

Hope yours gets a new lease of life with a new set of injectors 😁

Have you had the car from new...

Sorry just a thought on what could possibly cause a noise like it

Could it be some metal come away in the fuel pump. This can happen after a misfuel, and may not show for many thousands of miles after the event

That's really nice, I think it would be a big improvement. Was is expensive and where may I get one please

Sliding armrest. Hmmm that sounds interesting!!

Does it make the rest any longer? As my dog who likes to sit there would like that.

She only gets in the front when I have me chainsaw chaps and associated stuff in the boot hidden and strapped in.

I bought two from the dealer over a year ago, then this from eBay so I could compare like for like. 

It is exactly the same as original because it is original .

Just bought another 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F201521073195

Make sure yours is the 15208AA110 filter on yours first. My car is 2016 diesal version.

£14.50 delivered 😁

I asked how much the dealer charges for oil and filter change as the price for oil seems to have risen somewhat. I think I must have been sold the oil at trade price last time lol.

They said it would be app 150 for them to do the change.

I bought genuine filters off eBay and compared with what I got at the main dealer. They were exactly the same oil filter and packaging.

I will take a photo of it when I've cut logs stacked up against the cupboard the filters in. Also I will find it on the bay again and get another as a spare and forward the details.

It's Havoline oil the dealer specifies here

Lol.

Well I have a very well equipped garage with airtools and allsorts. That and a pair of insulated overalls makes for quality time with the Scoob 😊

I take an empty oil container to the dealer. They fill it and give me a new filter for under 40 pounds. I have the receipt as proof the correct oil was used and it takes about twenty mins to complete.

The filters at the top of the engine so easy to access, and I can for an old kitchen sink bowl under and the drain plug is easy to access also.

I just like fixing my own car as I can see the condition of other components while I'm there. Re-setting the oil dilution on Ecu is a series of steppes with lights and pedals. There is a flashing icon when done successfully.

I suppose its to the dealer, but not before I plug in and get the fault code and run a diagnostics of my own.

I'll pick up some more oil from them and do my 6month oil change at Easter. 

I don't care what they say about 12 month oil change being ok as I've stripped and rebuilt enough engines to know c**p always builds up internally and clean oil is the only way to keep the insides clean in use. 

I've stripped a couple of engines where oil changes were missed and been amazed how tough engines can be.

But I'll keep doing an inbetween change and it's so easy to do and the small cost will pay if I keep my car for another thirteen years or more lol.

The car I traded in was just touching on twenty years old and ran perfectly 😚

Sounds like Ecu got confused.

Technology's great when it works; and a pain in the derriere when it doesn't!

The DPF light started flashing on mine yesterday🤤

It's gone off now, so it may be the oil dilution, because it's never done a regen.

I'll plug in the OBD2 scanner and see what fault codes have been recorded !!

They were support to have resolved this by the series three diesal !