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  1. Anybody noticed the error? 5AT ATF drain plug tightening plug is incorrect at 4.5 ft-lb. 20 N.m ~ 14.5 ft-lb I guess it missed the "1" in front of it.
  2. I found out that my local Subaru dealer doesn't use OEM P/S fluid for Power Steering Fluid Exchange service. They use Carquest P/S fluid as you can see below: http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1589&pictureid=8184 It's interesting that the color of the fluid is translucent, not red like regular ATF fluid. The part guy at the dealer says that they prefer Carquest's fluid because, "It's less frothy than other brand..." Has anybody here use Subaru's ATF-HP fluid for Power Steering? http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1609&pictureid=8183 It's noted on the label that it's safe to use for Power Steering fluid. I'm thinking of "flushing" the old fluid with the Carquest fluid and then finish the job with Subaru's ATF-HP. What do you guys think?
  3. ^I'm also planning to do tackle this myself. I got '05 (naturally aspirated). I believe it's pretty much the same as '06. What kind of extension(s) did you use?
  4. Did anybody experience the same issue with this post? I think I might be in the same situation as markbrotens.
  5. This is an excellent write up. I just noticed that my bottom warmer doesn't seem to be working. Back warmer is working. Passenger's back and bottom warmer are working fine. I would recommend people to read the thread completely to include other people's experience on fixing the bottom element without removing the entire thing. Question to people who fixed the bottom element by pulling it from the back of the seat: Was it problematic to re-insert the element back to the seat?
  6. ^Gotcha. I believe that's the "proper" way to do it per technical manual.
  7. ^Thanks! That was my suspicion as well. If I can't keep up with the intake of the new fluid, that could potentially damage the pump.
  8. ^Any comment on the method I described above? Is it a good idea or not? I've never done this before and I have no clue what would happen if I do it the way I described it above.
  9. If you think about it, it actually works similarly to the cassette adapter. Except that the "blank" cassette and the "mod" is all-in-one as one unit. My 2003 Accord came with a cassette deck and once I got the adapter, I forgot the fact that the car never came with an Aux-In. I've always treated the cassette deck as Aux-In via adapter.
  10. Just out of curiosity, would we be able to do this without taking off the belt by doing the following two men operation? 1. Person A take out the return hose and put it on the catch pan 2. Have person A stand by next to the opened reservoir with an opened bottle of P/S fluid (another bottle ready by his side). 3. Have person B start the car and remain seated inside car's driver's seat 3. As the engine running and P/S fluid starts flowing out of the catch pan, person A keeps filling up the reservoir with new fluid as it continues to go down, never to let it empty. 4. Have person B rotate the steering wheel lock to lock as person A keeps filling the reservoir with new fluid 5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until only new fluid comes out of the catch pan 6. Have person B turn off the car and person A re-connect the hose back into the reservoir 7. Drive the car around and top off the fluid as necessary. What do you guys think?
  11. ^Thanks for the tip. I'm planning to do this along with changing the O-Ring on the P/S pump. On step #4, OP suggests not to empty the reservoir, but not completely empty it. So, at what point should I stop turning the power steering pump? For example, should I stop when the old fluid is barely visible inside the reservoir? I imagine even with empty reservoir, there still would be fluid inside the hose, so, it still technically won't cause any problem.
  12. ^Thanks! So, just to illustrate this by using a picture, I pointed out the clamp that we should loosen: http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1589&pictureid=8075
  13. Just curious, when I unplug the return line from the reservoir, am I to expect some fluid flowing out of the reservoir? I notice the pipe for the return line on the reservoir is below the fluid.
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