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Yeah, 5-6k is about right. It's too bad you can't get a 5MT 3.0L Outback. I have a friend in Wellington who I trust to check out cars. I will ask him to check out that Outback for any signs of early HG leakage. What price would I be looking at, incl parts, for a HG/cambelt/water pump/misc gasket job on a 2004 2.5 Outback (in Christchurch)? Does it depend much on the condition of the block surfaces? I can factor it in to any offer I might make.

Hi, hoping to get some advice. I've been looking for a manual Subaru wagon for a while now, mainly for road trips, no commuting. Former Gen II GTB owner, ended painfully in an engine replacement immediately followed by it being stolen. I've been mainly looking for 4cyl manual 4th gen outbacks, which are fairly rare. Am I right in thinking that they should really be looking for replacement head gaskets by the time you get onto a third cam belt somewhere north of 200k? Do they have any prospect of making it past 300k serviceable kms with just new HGs? Would I in fact be better served with a Gen III turbo Legacy, trade some HG issues for turbo woes, and more tidy examples around? Would I miss the ground clearance? Any comments on these listings? Outback: https://trademe.co.nz/1256465932 Legacy 1: https://trademe.co.nz/1253299264 Legacy 2: https://trademe.co.nz/1255792820 Legacy 3: https://trademe.co.nz/1260250092

Update, now on trademe: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=921682075

Would anyone like to do better than $250 from a wrecker? Still got some lovely VF18/19 turbos, brand new radiator, new (thrashed) engine etc... Alternately, does anybody think that the front wheel assembly damage is repairable?

As per this thread, http://clubsub.org.nz/forum/showthread.php?46773-Stolen-Silver-96-BG5-Legacy-GT-Rego-BRG199-CHCH Found it today dumped a few blocks away. Someone has taken it for a joy ride, gone through the glove box, nothing of value to take, stereo is still in there. Was not insured. Pics here: https://imgur.com/a/kw7A2 The front RH wheel is completely mangled, I think the strut is bent and the front drive shaft at the very minimum is totaled. I started the engine and it did not sound too happy, was burbling as it revved. I am aghast to think what they did to it after putting thousands of dollars into that engine. Contacted police, not interested in forensics, just in closing the outstanding report. Unsure what to do with it, I have no idea how to evaluate if it's worth anything. The engine was a replacement from a 100K vehicle, with a brand new radiator, but might be completely fubar for all I can tell. Turbos should still be good. Any advice would be deeply appreciated.

Silver 96 BG5 wagon, taken from outside my house in Fendalton some time in the past few days. Silver with black mags, roof rack, registration BRG199. Thanks!

I am also looking to replace my oxygen sensor. It seems I have the option of trying to get a direct-fit one already made such as this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUBARU-IMPREZA-1-8-i-3-WIRE-LAMBDA-O2-OXYGEN-SENSOR-22690AA190-ADS77010-LS03-/290685370745?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43ae32c179 or getting a universal type and wiring it to my existing plug. Any pointers if the above would be suitable for my 96 GT BG5, or where to source a suitable generic type in NZ?

Thanks, the chassis code is BG5A, but I think the purple-label sensors are usually found on GT-Bs, which this has most of the guts of stuffed in somehow. The local pick-a-part stock doesn't seem likely at the moment.

Currently broken down off Bealey Ave. I think it's the MAF gone funny again, after cleaning. p/n 22680AA280

Also, died on the motorway at ~5K rpm but still with no boost. Restarted fine with no CEL, but won't idle, otherwise behaves the same. Hrm. (May have to reset ECU for idle control? check IACV?)

I don't have a gauge, it just felt dead flat. Pretty sure everything made it back on there, was only doing one hose at a time.

BG5 Legacy here: I cleaned out my BBOD solenoids/lines with carb cleaner, after doing the wheel-well boost control solenoid earlier (all while cycling solenoids in test mode, also gave the actuators some WD-40). I think the ECV duty solenoid freed up, because I didn't notice it clicking before I cleaned it, but now I get no primary boost at all. This is after driving while having the diagnostic connectors connected. Does the ECU have to re-learn safe boost from nothing? Does it need another reset? Could I have some carb cleaner trapped in the system somewhere (pesky differential pressure sensor?) stopping it from working?

Would anyone in Christchurch be able to help me out with cleaning out my vac lines and solenoids? (BG5 Legacy) I have a nice big can of carb cleaner and zero knowledge.

aaaaaaand after: https://imgur.com/36Jfn55 Tightened with just a screwdriver, to the best of my strength. No hairspray available. Seems a little bit slanted. Stood up to some driveway boosting though.

The second dumb question is: if so, should I refit that clamp over the compressed area, and how tight?