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Engine oil and filter change in preparation for the Christmas/New Year's drive!

Ryco filter and Penrite HPR 5 5W-40 Full Synthetic.

Milestone day today! The better half and I went for a pleasant drive around the Brisbane Ranges in the morning: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7471/15857440675_db361aa1c4_c.jpg We then decided to get a late lunch down in the Bellarine Peninsula and ended up putting the Forester on the ferry from Que...

Ok, one issue sorted... Replaced the power window switch the other day and prepared a quirky 'how to' for future reference, here . Funny how some bits seem 'out of place' in a Subaru: https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8631/16424464739_8426f8e608_c.jpg https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8628/16610279095_846...

Hi all, I know, a bit basic but who knows? It might come in handy for someone... I had a failure on the driver's window switch, where it would come up but wouldn't stop once the switch was released. This, as I learned, can lead to window actuator motor failure, so if you have the same symptom, be su...

Not a happy Forester day today... And just one day before my birthday! I think the old girl is getting a little long on the teeth, so here's a little rant: - The radiator blew up and interrupted my desert trip with the Vic crew. - I've got this annoying little leak from the front diff or transmissio...

Hey Sammo! I've got the factory sat nav on mine too and keeping the maps up to date with a DVD seems so 2001, but it's the way we have to do it... You can spend the money and get a DVD from Whereis, the map supplier in Australia, or you can look at similar options that might be cheaper. In my 7 year...

I dig the top mounted double din unit. Is that factory? If not does anyone know of a source? Hi julian, It's factory made for JDM I believe... You can find all bits from japanparts.com I've got a complete set sitting in the garage to be installed as soon as I make my mind up on which head unit to g...

Just arrived back from a quick trip to Canberra... I think it's fair to say the car is absolutely fine following the new radiator. Out of interest, some statistics: 1) Highest water temp: 99 degrees, 2.30pm with external temp at 33 degrees while driving uphill for about 6kms at 110km/h 2) Total kilo...

Head gaskets seem to be good... I've been watching the temps and their pretty consistent. Coolant level is holding still. I filled it to the top when cold so I've been checking it in the mornings before running the engine. The Foz and I are coming to an agreement, I give it nothing but nice, shiny p...

Transmission oil cooler photo below:



You can see it mounted on the passenger side in front of the aircon condenser...

Mate can you give details on your external transmission cooler? Brand, price, etc? Maybe a pic of the install location? Thanks. By the way, I have two automatic XT's and both have blown radiator top tanks. The missus stock MY06 at 130,000kms and my off road MY07 at 108,000kms. Must be a standard fa...

My radiator had a bit of a disagreement with me as I pushed the car up a dune in Big Desert Wilderness Park. I wanted to get up the top and the radiator was more interested in blowing up and spilling all its coolant on the sand... A bit more about that here: Desert break-down - my RACV experience An...

Can I ask why you didn't just overnight a radiator to where you stored the car the next day and then drove it home? Hi d_generate The benefit of hindsight is always very enlightening... I guess I was weighing my options and my desire for an upgraded radiator option, given this was the second time I...

UPDATE: My car has finally arrived back in Melbourne! It took RACV 17 days to get their tow organised and in the end it was a direct truck from Pinnaroo to Melbourne, so the question remains: couldn't this have been organised on the same week I had the problem? New radiator is on hand, I'm also gett...

Hi steptoe, I've never used a radiator repair product that you add to the coolant, but I dare say in my case there is no chance something like that would do the job. Maybe the photos don't show it right, but the coolant was spitting out through the long crack. More so, the seat between plastic and a...

I would of thought it'd be cheaper for them to freight a new radiator and send someone to install it in this outback location. It would absolutely be cheaper, but remember, RACV is not about fixing stuff, it's about taking you to your mechanic... And let me just make a slight correction, RAA in Sou...

Hey all, I will start this tale from when disaster struck my Foz... The VIC crew was out at Big Desert climbing the dunes to reach Thomson Peaks Lookout. This is a video of Venom going up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGwJmhOC9I4 He got up on his first go. I was next and unsuccessful on my first ...

I've always liked the Oztent's 30 second tent like Richard mentioned above... I can't justify it at the moment, but I reckon I would go down that track when the kids come. Every time I see someone erecting one in a campground around the place, I'm always amazed by their ease of operation and quality...

One can always click on "Members List" and sort by No. of Posts to find out who got bumped down...

In this instance, it was Nachaluva!

Pedro.

I got a few more goodies arriving on the mail: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3869/14905670979_2c9124610d_c.jpg Not everything will be installed now, but the first 2 fancy bits I allowed myself went in the car already. First, I got a new rear view mirror from a BRZ. I liked them from the first time ...