Soccer Mom
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:02 PM
Well that sucks!
If they spotted it, I imagine it's an external leak so it's not too harmful. As long as you keep an eye on the oil level you should be ok
Old mate said its about 4/10 for severity. I will be going back in about a month so he can check it again and advise some more.
Have you had a similar problem with yours Morgs?
Old mate was really through and took the time to explain the work and show me exactly on the car what he was doing. I will be going back there for services.
Brappp
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:02 PM
Got a call from Ben this morning
I just woke up*
Makes sense
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:02 PM
Very simple answer Rob, I went back to sleep after I got off the phone.
You woke up in the afternoon
And I still say good morning. Care factor?
My cousin's name is Rachel.
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:05 PM
Good morning all.
Got a call from Ben this morning with a few more things to be fixed. An extra $380 worth of repairs if I remember correctly. Sucks, but at least the car will be schmick when I get it back.
Like what?
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:08 PM
Two front CV boots, whilst they're there, a seal in the axle (if I remember correctly) that tends to leak when replacing the CV boots, the other front wheel hub is advised to be replaced as they've both got play and two pulleys are making noise so instead of replacing the entire pulley setup which can cost in excess of $400, he is just replacing the bearings.
Also, my front right strut seems to be having issues so I've got to get in contact with the bloke that sold them to me. Ben assumes that there is a washer and possibly other small bits missing from the strut itself. 
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1544C
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:10 PM
I do want to send my car down to Ben so he can check it out to tell me all the things wrong with it, but during the weekdays, I just don't have the time, and I'm guessing the dude is crazy busy on the weekends 
2002 B4 Rev E
2004 Outback Premium 3.0R
...jus waitin' 4 a m8
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:11 PM
Have you had a similar problem with yours Morgs?
I've been fortunate enough to never have had anything leak in any of my Subarus!
Only ever had to cam cover gasket in the silver SP20. The Calais has a small weep but it's nothing serious.
I bought 2 new cam cover gaskets for the Forester for the 100,000km service. My mechanic handed them back to me and said, 'Go get your money back. Yours are fine'. So I did
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:12 PM
He is. I'm pretty sure he is open only half day on Saturdays and is closed on Sundays.
I had to take yesterday and today off in order to do this so I know it's worth while. I told him to treat the car as if it was his own.
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Brappp
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:12 PM
Very simple answer Rob, I went back to sleep after I got off the phone.
figured that, just messing with yoi
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:13 PM
I hope I didn't sound like a zombie to him though...
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Soccer Mom
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:14 PM
Fair enough Morgs. I have been reading up a bit and head gaskets can be an issue in our models.
...jus waitin' 4 a m8
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:15 PM
Old mate was really through and took the time to explain the work and show me exactly on the car what he was doing. I will be going back there for services.
This is awesome. You want to have someone like that working on your car. That's what I like about my mechanic. They take the time to explain things to me when I don't understand. They know who I am and know how I treat my cars. They even call me when they're working on other people's cars to iron out issues 
When your head gasket is leaking internally is when you have major issues. You don't want your water and oil mixing! A small external leak is ok so long as you know about it and can monitor it incase it gets worse
...jus waitin' 4 a m8
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:17 PM
Fair enough Morgs. I have been reading up a bit and head gaskets can be an issue in our models.
Haha just talk to Ryan
In my experience, they're pretty much the same as any other [turbo] car. Keep it topped up with oil and water and you'll see many km.
How many km have you got on yours meow Hazwaz?
Soccer Mom
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:21 PM
Yeah I was pretty damn impressed with it all. The waiting room was full of Subaru stuff, random parts, heaps of die cast car models, a couple of boxed gen 2 and gen 3 legacy model kits.
My current mechanic is getting the boot because he doesn't know jack. Said my oil leak was caused by myself changing the oil. He advised to top it up and it should be fine. :/
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:23 PM
I hate that.
They're just in it to make a quick buck here and there. That's why I'd rather drive the 20-30 minutes to ICHIban so I know my car is in good hands. I trust everything the boys tell me over there, and they're work is flawless. I know I'm not told to replace something unless it's significant, and even then, Ben solely recommends it. He doesn't assume and doesn't force it upon me.
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1544C
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:29 PM
Think I'm going to have to take a day off and drop by ichiban's
Don't think work is going to let me, but oh well
2002 B4 Rev E
2004 Outback Premium 3.0R
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:31 PM
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:31 PM
I'm sure they won't complain about one day man. Without a car you are stuck. I'd definitely recommend it. At least for a service, get him to do a rundown of your car and give you a list of things he thinks you should fix/replace. Then you can slowly slowly get those things marked off.
That's what I've done and is why my car is taking two days to get it all schmick.
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Adriano
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:33 PM
Think I'm going to have to take a day off and drop by ichiban's
Don't think work is going to let me, but oh well
Soccer Mom
Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:35 PM
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Sad news, dont know why people thinking working in the mines is so great
I heard the helicopters going over last night.
Mining can be such a dangerous industry
Talking about mechanics, having a good laugh at Facebook mechanics. Some guy has posted up a video of an obviously slipping clutch after he installed an CAI. And I'm amazed to see the amount of people saying it's the Afm causing the issue and a tune will fix it
I have been watching that.
Typical Facebook mechanics, you will ask a question and get 15 different answers.
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