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Turbodad

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    northern Georgia
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    2005 Legacy GT wagon
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    cars and airplanes

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  1. I have had the stumble/stutter so badly at times that I wanted to sell the car and curse Subaru forever. At it's worst, I would severely lose power while in traffic, often at very bad times, such as when making a left turn across traffic. It got so bad that I left an envelope with family telling them probable cause in case I was ever in such an accident. (Seriously) What is most aggravating is Subaru's apparent indifference to this persistent issue, not to mention others such as my car smelling like a fuel-air bomb most mornings. I guess their actuaries run the numbers and have decided that the lawsuits are cheaper than the fixes. That and that we will continue buying Subarus no matter how poorly the treat us. That said, I did the fix shown above over the weekend, and I can say that I spent more time buying the parts than doing the fix itself. My car hasn't been stumbling of late, so I can't say if it has fixed everything or not, but the car isn't running any worse. My 2-cents worth on the repair: I bought a barbed plastic 1/4" tee at the hardware store, and used a razor saw to shorten it up a bit and simply ran the hose to the BOV into the tee. No trimming required. The hose steps down from the 1/4" to something more like 1/8" going into the FPR. I found a smaller dia hose that would slide inside the 1/4" hose. Alternatively, I'd get a coupler connector and just stretch the smaller hose. Thanks to those who have posted all the good information about this issue.
  2. My car is bone stock, and I get the hesitation and stuttering in the usual 2500- 3000 rpm range. If I floor the pedal, it'll move past that and run fine. A couple of observations: 1. I recently went for a period of time with a driver's side oil control valve that seemed to be working but was throwing a CEL. No stuttering during that period of time, but it has returned after I replaced the OCV. 2. When the car is misbehaving, the engine seems to have very little power, which makes me wonder if the engine controller has the ignition timing at full retard? Or is the OCV in the wrong position for power in that rev range? 3. If I use the steering wheel buttons to initiate a downshift, I see the transmission is usually in a gear that one or two higher than what it seems like it should be for the engine load. For instance, going up a steep hill toward my house, it'll be in 3rd gear, when 2nd is what's really called for not to be lugging (to the point of bogging down) the engine. Those are my 4-cents worth, that it seems like overly retarded timing, and/or a transmission in too high a gear, probably for mileage purposes. Plus OCV misbehavior.
  3. Sorry, no photo, but our dryer broke and (now ex) wifey said we needed a new one. I headed to Lowes, bought one, and was happy to discover that it fit into the back of my wagon AND the rear hatch shut completely. I spent 6 month working out of town and having to haul my stuff and a small dog back and forth each week. This car is amazing for being sporty and able to haul stuff.
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