Boodyer

Mr B, Happy to report battery change was indeed nice and simple (as it can be in minus 2 conditions :o). I left the door open and the key pad down ready. The alarm did go off but was quickly silenced by the code. I had a weird incident with it the first couple of days after picking it up. I refuelled when i collected it and 2 days later the engine management light came on and the cruise control was disabled (so blinking green light on the dash -very annoying). After reading up it seemed that if you do not tighten the fuel cap by allowing it to really 'click' a few times the ECU gets in a flap. I went and checked and sure enough although the cap was on it was not 'clicked' home. After going to a local garage to get the light turned off they confirmed there was nothing wrong and the fault reading was relating to a cat mixture issue. Light has been off quite happily for 3 weeks or so now and although i can feel a very slight misfire on idle, it is running beautifully. Electronics can be such a curse. (but the heated seats in this weather is such a blessing lol)

Cheers Mr. B. The old battery is dead so the car is already "disconnected" from a power source. The door still unlocks on the key. so access is not an issue at the moment. i have the original paperwork from Subaru including pin codes and its only had one owner who seemed a diligent kinda guy, ie I think he would have told me if he had changed the pin code (fingers crossed). Great idea about making a battery memory saver though, i will note that one away for future use. Love the scooby but sometimes i miss the simplicity of old land rovers and minis. :)

Hello All. I have recently become the proud owner of a 2006 Outback estate (2.5 petrol, automatic with Auto gas conversion). I am loving the car and being able to fling it about only to find it stick like glue to the road ;) I have a question though. My battery is dead, i have sourced a new one and an going to change it tomorrow. However my car has the cat 1 Thatcham alarm fitted and i am a little concerned about any complications arising from the battery replacement. Also i have read the locking system can be tricky after battery disconnection? Any hints and tips please, Many Thanks, Boo :)