Comments on: Your Subaru Check Engine Light Explained http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/ All Wheel Drive Auto is a unique independent Seattle area Expert Subaru service & repair facility. We combine years of dealer experience with a local neighborhood shop atmosphere. We use high quality Subaru parts & test equipment and have the expert knowledge to fix it right the first time. Call us at 425-828-3600 to get a quote or find out more. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:42:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Justin Stobb http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-16441 Justin Stobb Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:11:55 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-16441 Hi Kristian I am not a Steel Seal Fan, I believe in repairing what is wrong properly and moving on, I also wouldn't fix a leaky roof with a tarp either. As far as the Exhaust terms, you dont really have a true Y pipe on a 2005. You have a header pipe, than the Catalyst, Midpipe and lastly the Muffler. I would buy only Subaru Parts nothing aftermarket, if buying that over the internet is feasible than yes. Most Subaru Exhaust parts are bolt together. Justin Hi Kristian

I am not a Steel Seal Fan, I believe in repairing what is wrong properly and moving on, I also wouldn’t fix a leaky roof with a tarp either.

As far as the Exhaust terms, you dont really have a true Y pipe on a 2005. You have a header pipe, than the Catalyst, Midpipe and lastly the Muffler.

I would buy only Subaru Parts nothing aftermarket, if buying that over the internet is feasible than yes.

Most Subaru Exhaust parts are bolt together.

Justin

]]> By: Justin Stobb http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-16438 Justin Stobb Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:59:41 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-16438 ED While thats nothing typical I would start with looking at the Fan relay as its in use in a different way for speed 4 only, and the rest of the time the speed is controlled by the Ballast resister for the fan motor. Justin ED

While thats nothing typical I would start with looking at the Fan relay as its in use in a different way for speed 4 only, and the rest of the time the speed is controlled by the Ballast resister for the fan motor.

Justin

]]> By: Kristian http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-15948 Kristian Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:14:52 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-15948 1 More question: What's your opinion of "Steelseal"? I've heard it works? Are there any ill side effects? Thanks again, Kristian 1 More question:

What’s your opinion of “Steelseal”?

I’ve heard it works? Are there any ill side effects? Thanks again,
Kristian

]]> By: Kristian http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-15947 Kristian Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:13:00 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-15947 Hey Justin? Your site is sweet! Thanks for all the info. 2 ?'s: Have a 2005 Subaru 2.5x with A CEL on every 150 miles or so. Brought it in today to a local mechanic (not dealer) and he said the rear 02 sensor was reading "lean" ie: not reading enough exhaust to get a good reading. Said that the car's exhaust was leaking in th "y pipe" and that would cost $700 dollars to fix...ie special order parts and whatnot. I can't hear an exhaust leak, but rear 02 sensor is good. Is this a reasonable price to fix this exhaust and is it possible for me to change the pipes myself. (Are they just a bolt-on exhaust part that I can buy over internet etc.)? By the way, what is the "y pipe"? Is it coming straight off the exhaust manifold or is it the section of pipe where the two sides connect before the cat? I've look under the car numerous times trying to hear/detect any leaks but to no avail. Please give me a nod in the right direction. Your input is much appreciated! Thanks, Kristian Hey Justin?
Your site is sweet! Thanks for all the info. 2 ?’s:

Have a 2005 Subaru 2.5x with A CEL on every 150 miles or so. Brought it in today to a local mechanic (not dealer) and he said the rear 02 sensor was reading “lean” ie: not reading enough exhaust to get a good reading. Said that the car’s exhaust was leaking in th “y pipe” and that would cost $700 dollars to fix…ie special order parts and whatnot. I can’t hear an exhaust leak, but rear 02 sensor is good. Is this a reasonable price to fix this exhaust and is it possible for me to change the pipes myself. (Are they just a bolt-on exhaust part that I can buy over internet etc.)? By the way, what is the “y pipe”? Is it coming straight off the exhaust manifold or is it the section of pipe where the two sides connect before the cat? I’ve look under the car numerous times trying to hear/detect any leaks but to no avail. Please give me a nod in the right direction. Your input is much appreciated! Thanks, Kristian

]]> By: Ed http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-15942 Ed Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:16:29 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-15942 Hi Justin....original owner Suby Outback Limited 2001, 52K miles well serviced, had clutch done @ 50K first time ever to recharge the air conditioning, started noticing an intermmittent humming sound like blowing into an empty bottle and a click click... when turning on the ac sound coming from behind the glove compartment, thinking I needed to replace the cabin filters, I decided to take apart the glove box to get to it, to my surprise it did not have the filters, I vacuum cleaned the area which it had debris, dirt, leaves. I got the filters and put it back. Sound continues when ac on is set at #4 blowing control high as I drive (5 speed manual trans) it kind of decreases speed off and on repeatedly street driving, and also at freeway speeds. The intermittent noise and the decreasing speed off and on happens simultaneously. Temps. here are in the 100's so we just turn the air off and it works just fine. Thought could be the belts, so I sprayed more than enough silicone on them.......no luck HELP! thanx a lot. Hi Justin….original owner Suby Outback Limited 2001, 52K miles well serviced, had clutch done @ 50K first time ever to recharge the air conditioning, started noticing an intermmittent humming sound like blowing into an empty bottle and a click click… when turning on the ac sound coming from behind the glove compartment, thinking I needed to replace the cabin filters, I decided to take apart the glove box to get to it, to my surprise it did not have the filters, I vacuum cleaned the area which it had debris, dirt, leaves. I got the filters and put it back. Sound continues when ac on is set at #4 blowing control high as I drive
(5 speed manual trans) it kind of decreases speed off and on repeatedly street driving, and also at freeway speeds. The intermittent noise and the decreasing speed off and on happens simultaneously. Temps. here are in the 100’s so we just turn the air off and it works just fine. Thought could be the belts, so I sprayed more than enough silicone on them…….no luck HELP! thanx a lot.

]]> By: Justin Stobb http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14836 Justin Stobb Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:51:14 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14836 Heather, The light has no meaning by itself the code number that is set in correlation to the light coming on is what is important. Justin Heather,

The light has no meaning by itself the code number that is set in correlation to the light coming on is what is important.

Justin

]]> By: Justin Stobb http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14835 Justin Stobb Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:50:04 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14835 Hi Carolyn, Really you need to take the car to a Subaru Technician near you. I can speculate for an hour on all of the might be's. There is no Such code as "emission", all codes have a number. The level of the gas tank and the bucking dont have anything to do with each other. Most likely there is a sensor out of range, it will take some testing by a Subaru Expert. Justin Hi Carolyn,

Really you need to take the car to a Subaru Technician near you. I can speculate for an hour on all of the might be’s.

There is no Such code as “emission”, all codes have a number.

The level of the gas tank and the bucking dont have anything to do with each other.

Most likely there is a sensor out of range, it will take some testing by a Subaru Expert.

Justin

]]> By: heather http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14717 heather Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:00:39 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14717 whenever i have gas in my tank my check engine light comes on, but whenever my gas light comes on my check engine light turns off... help me please! whenever i have gas in my tank my check engine light comes on, but whenever my gas light comes on my check engine light turns off…

help me please!

]]> By: Carolyn http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14657 Carolyn Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:00:36 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14657 HI Justin, I have a 2002 Subaru Outback Wagon 4 cyl. Around 6 months ago the check engine light came and stayed on. I had the codes read and the mechanic said it read "emission" and that I need a catalytic converter. He cleared the code and told me I would have to repair it before my smog test which is due in Nov. Since then, the CEL would very occasionally come on after driving several continuous hours but then would go off after turning off the car, not reappearing the next time the car was driven. Recently, when the car got warmed up, it would start hesitating badly and back firing. I had a 1/2 tank gas, filled it and added injector cleaner, then the car ran fine until I got down to 1/2 tank gas. The car then repeated hesitating and backfiring after it warmed up - CEL never came on! I had a "mechanic" look at the car and he said there was a vacuum leak he claimed to repair but upon driving, the bucking and hesitation returned when the car warmed up (took around 1-2 miles of driving). Please, what do you think is going on here? Also, the "mechanic" said there were no codes stored from the CEL events. Thank you HI Justin,
I have a 2002 Subaru Outback Wagon 4 cyl. Around 6 months ago the check engine light came and stayed on. I had the codes read and the mechanic said it read “emission” and that I need a catalytic converter. He cleared the code and told me I would have to repair it before my smog test which is due in Nov. Since then, the CEL would very occasionally come on after driving several continuous hours but then would go off after turning off the car, not reappearing the next time the car was driven. Recently, when the car got warmed up, it would start hesitating badly and back firing. I had a 1/2 tank gas, filled it and added injector cleaner, then the car ran fine until I got down to 1/2 tank gas. The car then repeated hesitating and backfiring after it warmed up - CEL never came on! I had a “mechanic” look at the car and he said there was a vacuum leak he claimed to repair but upon driving, the bucking and hesitation returned when the car warmed up (took around 1-2 miles of driving). Please, what do you think is going on here? Also, the “mechanic” said there were no codes stored from the CEL events. Thank you

]]> By: Justin Stobb http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14549 Justin Stobb Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:37:28 +0000 http://allwheeldriveauto.com/your-subaru-check-engine-light-explained/#comment-14549 Hi Meghan, Yes we can fix it, pretty typical actually there are 2 different ways to approach it, the best is to buy an aftermarket programmer such as the Cobb Access port. You can call the shop at 425 828 3600, ask for Ryan he is our performance expert. Thanks Justin Hi Meghan,

Yes we can fix it, pretty typical actually there are 2 different ways to approach it, the best is to buy an aftermarket programmer such as the Cobb Access port.

You can call the shop at 425 828 3600, ask for Ryan he is our performance expert.

Thanks

Justin

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