SubaruBuster

Thank you very much. I would have guessed so. Do you know for what system in particular to run diagnostics? Small world; I once lived in Milan twenty years ago.

You can say that again! By rule, I try to stay away from dealerships unless it is recall related ofcourse.

Please my educated colleagues, tell me the purpose of the mystery green plugs (located next to ECM on passenger side under dash). They are disconnected. Found on both my 07 Outback and 09 Legacy.

Codes P0447 and P0448 finally repaired . . . I found a euro master mechanic that was able to determine the source of the short. He replaced the EGR Vac/Evap pressure valve and also the gas cap (for good measure). Very disappointed in the local Subaru dealership master mechanic. I believe they were more interested in replacing parts than finding and fixing the source of the CEL codes.

Thanks for the info. I did pull the radio yesterday and low and behold the connector to the aux jack was unplugged. Popped it back in and it works again! My distrust in dealerships (even Subaru) was confirmed again. Nine times out of ten, their solution is to replace instead of repair (or in this case reconnect).

The dealership replaced the dashboard, but no the AUX option on the stereo no longer works. Quoted $100 to replace the AUX jack. I brought my car home and switched out the AUX jack to my Outback and it works fine. Vice versa, the AUX jack from Outback doesn't work in my Legacy. Therefore, I'm thinking there is a AUX wire loose or unplugged somewhere. Any suggestions? It doesn't seem likely that the AUX would stop working and all the other features in the stereo is fine.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not totally convinced they replace either valve (purge or vent). I have yet to be able to inspect either to see if they are new or the canister. This dealership did not make a very good first impression. The first time they had the car to diagnose the CEL (code P0447), they mistakenly performed a throttle body cleaning. They said the mechanic got my car and another confused. Fortunately there was no charge for their mistake. I don't have access to a scanner or powerprobe. Unfortunately, I have to take the Legacy back to them so they can install a new dash board (no charge). They damaged my original while preforming a passenger side air bag recall. I'm not looking forward to the visit.

09 Legacy SE, 125k: no issues until out of nowhere CEL appears after car sitting still for over a week. P0447 code otherwise the car runs like a charm. Take it to the only Subaru dealer in town. Dealer recommends and replaces Emissions canister and solenoid valve. Result-No more code. Later while driving car home from dealership, CEL comes on again. Return to dealer; this time code P0448 (circuit short). They find a break and repair it. CEL goes out. Then comes back on during test drive. Now dealer recommends replace electrical harness ($2100). What are my options now? To me, dealer seems to be "throwing darts" at this point.