stants

Google suggests 32 front 29 rear for impreza 2000-2007

Far too high mate, check the drivers side door jamb there should be a sticker telling you, for instance mine are 29psi front and 26 rear. I guess yours should be around that too.

Tips wise always use vpower unless uyou have twin maps, they love fresh oil I do two changes a year and if sonething seems too cheap to be true it prob is. Find a specialist in your area and you'll be laughing

To be fair for your age thats not too bad plus you get to enjoy a good car while theres still petrol ay a devent price. I know people older than me that pay more than you on slower cars[emoji55] Long and short of it is to drive off boost untill water temp gauge is in the middle and to drive off boost for last mile or two, I leave mine running by the time I've got out of the car and sorted my stuff out of boot etc it's a minute and I just switch off. No question is stupid mate at the end of the day I don't profess to be the font of all knowledge and am learning as much as everyone else, thats why I like this forum as everyone's on the same wavelength and is genuinely nice to each other, no matter how litte or much experience they have [emoji1]

Unless you take the long route to the shops [emoji2] It's usually still warm enough if I've been shopping for up to an hour by the time your out the car park etc it should be up to temp again. You hit the nail on the head mate, like I say check what alarm you have as some of them have the ability to shut off after a pre determined time. Mine would have cost the previous owner 25quid extra to add to alarm output function, I can't find it cheaper that 300 extra now as they keep trying to sell me a remote start kit add on [emoji35]

[emoji1] brilliant !

I suffer from piston slap so I tend to warm the car up completly before I drive her, so I can't hear the psitons clattering around. I tend to sit in mine for 5-10 mins before driving so water and oil are just about right but as long as you dont spank it till it's warm you'll be ok. 5 mins at under 2.5k rpm gentle driving, Cooling down I normally drive off boost for the last couple of miles home then leave it stationary running for 30secs to a min. Subaru turbos are normally oil & water cooled so don't suffer the problems that oil only do, that necessitate a timer. At the end of the day it's prob a good thing to get used to doing so a turbo timer will do that for you if you cant be bothered to sit there and wait, personal preference really. If you do fit one don't tell your insurance company they dont like them [emoji52]

A little bit of front end understeer is par for the course with it being awd. Quite a few owners who are 'enthusiastic' in driving style often change the rear ARB for a thicker one. Or just drive around the problem. Since I've changed the struts you can really lean on her into the corner and just use the grip to come through the other side. Wet weather performance is in a diffrrent league

Don't mean to sound like I'm teaching you to suck eggs but what pressure are you running in the rears ? Even a couple of psi difference will cause very different handling

Technically a turbo timer isn't needed but they do give you the grin factor and can be good for warming the car up In winter. The wiring will be the same, if you buy one with a harness just make sure you get the correct year harness. What alarm do you have ? Some come with the freature it juat needs to be programmed in.

Looks nice and clean, I prefer the pre face lift models think the bottom of the front end looks nicer, They like regular servicing so even if you just change the oil and filter inbetween servicing there should be no reason for it not to go on for anothr 50-100k without any problems, just warm the car up and make sure everythings up to operating temp before giving it the beans as the head gaskets were an issue on the 2.5 motors in the early models. Have a look for subaru specalists in your area as they tend to be a lot cheaper than the dealers. Maybe speak to opie oils (trader on here) regarding a different oil for the colder weather

Sets it off nicely [emoji1] What scoops on the saloon in the 1st pic ?

Go prermium no ads to slow you up [emoji2]

Looks really nice [emoji2]

Hi mate welcome, sorry about the car glad everyone's ok though, As for servicing plugs are hard to reach ig you remove the airbox and washer bottle it's fairly straightforward. Google specialists in your area as main dealer prices are a joke. The layout ofbthe engine means it's fairly easy to work on. Remove the rad for belt changes and you can get at just about everything. Imprez's will handle just about all conditions apart from really thick stuff. I'm in the forester camp so have a little more clearance 66cm as standard. I'm sure yhe outback owners will be along soon

I only had my phone and battery's pants so only got vids, shame about my thumb In bottom corner [emoji15] May even get mine on track next year. Can't be as bad as some peoples runs [emoji6]

http://www.subaru-spares.co.uk/contact.htm try these in Hebden Bridge, theres also a guy on the other side of hebden bridge, I'll post details when I can find them. Also worth a try is a jap breakers in batley/dewsbury

Pleased to report that it's not done it since so hopefully it was a one off

heres mine tucked up under the brace, maybe worth just angling it down at bit ?

Ah ok didn't know if you'd gone for polly ones

I'll double check mine now

What droplinks have you fitted ? Steve, my siren box is situated on the strut tower have plenty of room for brace too

Look between the intercooler and turbo, you'll see a dipstick for the gearbox. You also have to fill it through that. A funnel and peice of hose comes in handy

Almost like a clutch was engaged and trying to pull its self out. I'm off to check the oil level in a bit so I'll turn over and see. I did remove the belt cover to get to the crank sensor so maybe something was catching

If it's a purple one you'll have to buy the whole lot @382 [emoji35] with other ones you can just buy the 'drop in' maf element. Most annoying