Pezimm's 2007 Forester

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:14 am

Venom wrote:Ah your just in the transition to "on-going" maintenance where you slowly replace the entire car as the years go by.

I've done a heap of that since getting the Foz, just part of owning a "loved" car lol

AKA good excuses for awesome upgrades.

Diff leak = new custom auto front LSD.
Rough gearbox = ECU and TCM tune to improve shifting
Catalytic converter code = new full sick bro exhaust.
Power window switch = maybe some JDM spec limited edition replacement?

Haha. I've heard a TCU tune transforms the cars driveability & turbos respond really well to ECU tunes. Don't use Throttle Happy though, too many people wanting to lynch him for his tunes blowing their engines to risk it

As for the others, maybe JDM goodness for the door trim/switch & yes LSD if you track one down. And exhausts do so much for turbos...Fully sick brah!

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:29 pm

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:

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:51 pm

Milestone day today!

The better half and I went for a pleasant drive around the Brisbane Ranges in the morning:

We then decided to get a late lunch down in the Bellarine Peninsula and ended up putting the Forester on the ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento (bloody expensive) and returned home on the other side of the bay.

On the Monash, about 15 clicks before getting home, this happened:

So, the old girl is just over half-way from Earth to the moon! Bring on the big 300,000!

Pedro.

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:04 pm

Congrats on the milestone

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:07 pm

Another milestone today. Just by chance as I was updating my Vehicle Log spread sheet, I noticed I have owned this car for 2,500 days!

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:18 pm

^ That's getting a bit obsessive isn't it?

Cheers

Bennie

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:36 pm

El_Freddo wrote:^ That's getting a bit obsessive isn't it?

Cheers

Bennie

Just a tad, I know... I wasn't actually looking out for this one, it was by complete luck that I stumbled across it.

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:20 pm

I've had these beauties sitting on the shelf for a while now...

I think it's about time they get installed, so may need to get some fresh coolant and get them in the car on the weekend!

Pedro.

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:00 pm

So after picking up another 5L of coolant from Subaru last Friday, today was the day to get the job done!

So it was a case of "out with the old"

And "in with the new" - Samco silicone hoses to go with the Koyorad radiator.

A bit messy draining the coolant - plug came loose and there was coolant gushing everywhere...

And then to slowly refill.

System took a total of 6.25L and considering the overflow bottle had some left in it, I reckon I'm pretty spot on the nominal 7L capacity. Nevertheless, I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days.

Cheers,
Pedro.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:29 pm

Eww, those factory clamps! Hideous!!

Much better. Did you do heater hoses and the little ones on the throttle body warmer circuit?

Cheers

Bennie

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:08 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Eww, those factory clamps! Hideous!!

Much better. Did you do heater hoses and the little ones on the throttle body warmer circuit?

Cheers

Bennie

Didn't do any of the small hoses, maybe later in time I might get the WRX kit from Samco which covers all the ancillary hoses and should match the ones on my engine.

New clamps are certainly a lot better!!

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:25 pm

Time for an update:

A little while ago I got my hands on a new radio head unit so it was time to do away with the old factory sat nav and install something developed in this century that comes with iPod connection and bluetooth to keep me in the good books with the boys in blue.

First, removing all console panels and gear that was no longer required:

And in comes some JDM goodies. This is a cubby box for the place where the radio used to be. It's a refrigerated box (cold air from the air-conditioning manifold) and has a green LED - not yet wired in - that can be seen on the last photo:

The new radio sits where the sat nav screen used to be:

And finally everything back together:

I still need to pull it back out to connect the steering wheel radio controls and to find a route for the USB connection for the iPod/iPhone.

All parts where purchased from japanparts.com. I have the parts list if anyone is interested in doing this too. It's a bit tricky figuring out what to order from the various parts diagrams on the site.

Cheers,
Pedro.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:34 pm

Top effort mate!

Mrs Pezimm out that night? If not you're a game man!

Looks very tidy

Cheers

Bennie