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| 2014 Subaru Outback Squeaking Noises | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | MercedesBenzIsOverpriced | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My mom has a 2014 subaru outback with 108k miles and recently it began to squeak occasionally. It sometimes gets more frequent when driving down the road, but not always. What could the noise be? Video: | |||||
| 2020 Subaru Outback How do you clean direct injection | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | Rjohn1969 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2020 subaru outback direct injection engine. How do you get the intake valves clean? Is there something you can buy at a part store? And how do you prevent a map sensor from getting ruined | |||||
| 2014 Subaru Outback coolant leaking when revving engine but not at idle | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | MercedesBenzIsOverpriced | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My mom has a 2014 subaru outback with 105k miles and recently it started to leak coolant. She first saw a few drips on the parking lot when she drove across town and again when she drove back home. However it doesn't continue to leak all the time and only starts leaking and squeaking for a bit when you rev the engine a bit. Any ideas what the issue could be? Video: | |||||
| Answer to: 2017 Subaru Forester any good? | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... it's the 2.5L variant - they consume much less oil and have much less issues overall. The rule of thumb with subaru engines is to monitor for engine noise and for temperature. subaru engines really hate overheating and are really prone to it (overheating it once usually equals two head gaskets if not two heads) And when subaru engines make noise it usually means they're half a quart low, So if it starts sounding funny, stop ASAP, turn off the car, wait 5 minutes, check and add oil. Also note that these have a tendency to engine crack valve ... | |||||
| Answer to: Subaru Sambar Kei truck with Super Charge... is it worth it? Any experience on highways? | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @dan, I wouldn't say I know a lot about them, especially the newer Sambars, but I'm probably about the only U.S. based person on the board here who has actually owned a Kei van and driven it on the road. That was quite some time ago, it was a 1970 subaru 360 "Sambar" van that I owned in the 1980s. They were sold here in the U.S. for a short time from about 1968-1970. Due to light weight and tiny engine size they were exempt at that time from safety and emission standards. The thing is though, that old subaru van was very different than the Kei vans being so ... | |||||
| Answer to: Should I buy an older Subaru? | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | Dad2LM2 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| It depends. The head gasket thing is real, but only applies to certain engines in certain years, which it is possible to look up before you buy (or in some cases, the OEM gasket has been replaced). A good place to start is the Mr. subaru YouTube channel. ( He is an experienced subaru specialist who has details on the head gaskets and a lot of other maintenance issues on older subies. The bigger issue is that subaru’s are inexpensive cars, there’s no denying it. Overall they have above average reliability. But they are absolutely full of cheap hardware ... | |||||
| How to make my 2015 Subaru Outback last forever? | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | RyanMinnesota | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Ok, I’m in minnesota, and I do mostly city driving, just bought a 2015 subaru outback, 4cyl, 2.5i premium, with 70,000 miles. what maintenance should I do to make this car drive forever ? (my old 2013 burned oil, but I don’t think this model year does that). | |||||
| RE: 2019 Subaru Outback battery draining | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | yaser | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I would avoid those model years ( 2016-2020 subaru outback) since there is a class action law suitefor those cars. But generally, if you plan to buy any car, have a mechanic check the car before purchase. | |||||
| Answer to: 2012 Subaru Outback CVT Transmission Problem | 23Relevance | 4 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| From what I've read you're looking at about $8000 to replace a subaru CVT with a rebuilt unit (dealer pricing). You can check on that but if it's anywhere near that cost doesn't seem worth it on a 10-year-old outback. You could try having the fluid changed and see if that helps, but the damage is probably already done. | |||||
| 2012 subaru outback 6mt rough idle and idle dip | 23Relevance | 5 years ago | JonathanA94 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| SCOTTY... this is my first time submitting a question. A few years bacm i purchased a 12 subaru outback 6mt. I intentionally purchased this. Ar because of its manual transmission. I have had nothing but issues with rhe engine and after tireless years of fighting with the dealer i am hitting your forum to ask. What should i check on my engine to see what is causing a rough idle and idle dips? Please help! Its an ej25 | |||||
| How do I properly maintain my recently bought Subaru Impreza? | 23Relevance | 5 years ago | Chris598 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello, How do I properly maintain a subaru Impreza and is there anything important that I need to be aware of with this car? I bought a third hand 2009 subaru Impreza Hatchback before watching Scotty's subaru videos and I'm now a bit nervous. Its the first car I bought with my own money and it is in great condition and I want it to last as long as possible. The man I bought it from was a wealthy middle aged man who said he took great care of it and said he never had an issue with it. Car Details: 2009 subaru Impreza, Hatchback, Japanese Import, 1.5 litre ... | |||||
| Subaru and Toyota | 23Relevance | 5 years ago | subifan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty, Thanks for all your contribution to us DIY mechanics. I have learned a lot from you and glad to hear you moved away from all the "stuff" in the big city. You have always said that Japanese made vehicles are typically better than US, I agree. Seems like you tend to knock subaru's. Especially the classic head gaskets issue. Yet that hasn't been a problem in years and is not hard to fix. Now that subaru is partially owned by Toyota, are you maybe a little more warm to their newer vehicles? They are collaborating on vehicles and that can only be good for ... | |||||
| Answer to: Mazda vs Subaru reliability | 23Relevance | 5 years ago | Dad2LM2 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Probably so, though they are close enough that if you break it down by specific model, trim level, options, etc, you can get different winners. Which is an interesting thought because there are not really that many subaru versus Mazda models that are direct competitors and that people are likely cross-shopping. Both companies are niche brands, but very different. Mazda has been trying to build more subaru-esque crossover/hatchbacks, but for the most part Mazda is working to be a near-luxury brand, whereas subaru is all-in on the "sleep-in-your-car-outdo ... | |||||
| Answer to: SUBARU CROSSTREK | 23Relevance | 5 years ago | Kerem | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Take care of it and it should last a very long time. The life of thsoe are usually 100-150k miles with the CVT automatic but the manuals can last forever if you take care of them. It should last a lot longer than your mini. When it comes to short term minor kinks, subaru mostly addressed those in 2018, and 2021 is still part of that generation so I think you should be fine. Like Chuck Tobias said above, some say that its underpowered and don't like how the manual transmission shifts so test drive it yourself again its a bit of an older set up if you like ... | |||||
| Tires for Subaru Outback | 23Relevance | 5 years ago | Tracy | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| What new tires/brand would you recommend for a 2018 subaru outback | |||||