From 1985 to 2004 any fuel injected Subaru had a fuel filter mounted neer the drivers side strut tower in the engine compartment. Subaru Fuel Filters Starting in 2004 Subaru decided it would be better to make the fuel filter part of the fuel pump and fuel level sending unit. The problem with this is that […]
You can purchase the Six Star SOHC Head Gasket Kit here. Subaru Six Star TURBO Pair Head Gaskets 2006-2014 Impreza 2006-2012 Legacy/Outback/Forester XT You can learn about the MLS Gasket here. If you wish to purchase only the 6 Star Head Gaskets for the Subaru SOHC 2.5l only you can do so here. Head Gasket […]
All Wheel Drive Auto Employs ASE Master Certified Technicians. This means when we service your Subaru its done by Technicians that have invested time into training and testing to become ASE certified and more importantly maintain their certifications.
If the check engine light comes on in your Subaru there is always a corresponding code set in the computers memory. You can read about how the system works here. Subaru Check Engine Light Part 1 Subaru Check Engine Light Part 2 One of the more common codes we see on the Subaru, is P0420 Catalytic Converter Efficiency […]
What to do to your Subaru Before The Rest Of Winter arrives! Now is the time not the day of or the day before your next trip up the mountains, or through the woods to Grandmas house, to make sure your Subie is Ready for the worst mother nature can through at it. Here […]
I have had a pretty Busy Summer and havent had as much time as I would like to Post new articles, but as we head into fall and my son goes back to school I will have more time to post some new articles. Here is a peak at what I will be posting in […]
Pictured below are some after market head gaskets we recently took out of a 1st generation 2.5l DOHC in a 1997 Subaru Legacy Outback. They are the single worst idea I have seen in trying to address an issue that Subaru has already resolved. Subaru came out with a great replacemant gasket for the first Generation 2.5l […]
In the Mid nineties Subaru went from an all aluminum Seperator plate to a plastic one, no doubt to save material cost. The plastic ones tend to crack over time and leak. The aluminum units are not available but Subaru has an updated kit made form stamped steel. If you are having repairs made to […]
Pictured below is the air filter installed recently by a well known oil change establishment vs the type we would use here at the shop. You can see the filter on the right has had a major malfunction stemming from a poor design and second from lazy, or non professional installation. Notice the filter on […]
Subaru wheel bearings Explained part 2. Pictured below is what is called a captured wheel bearing. And here is a wheel bearing and hub assembly. Rather than the bearing being pressed into the knuckle assembly it now bolts in with the choice of replacing the entire unit hub and all(the part the wheel bolts up […]