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Thanks for your input. I did some more research on the internet and found a thread that said you can read the climate control error codes by pressing off and floor simultaneously, then press auto button within 2 seconds. It gave three dashes and after about 30 seconds gave me trouble code 025-temp blend door fault. By pressing the front defrost button, it clears the code to 000 and resets the blend door. After I performed them actions the blend door is moving and adjusting from cold to hot appropriately with the temperature set.
Enjoyed this week’s ETCG1 video! It gave us a look at some behind the scene things. Keep up the good work Cameraman Brian!
I saw where one person’s question discussed the harsh winters on his ‘Reliable POS Jeep’ and you mentioned car washes with water jets that wash the undercarriage of the car. We don’t get very harsh winters here. But when we do have winter activity with salt on the roads, afterwards I take a lawn sprinkler, the style that has the several water jets that squirt straight up, and rotates the jets slowly from side to side, and i stick it under the car to wash the salt off the undercarriage. Every couple minutes I’ll move it a little to a different section to make sure I get it all. Just thought I’d pass my idea along!
My dream one day is to be able to build me a shop at home big enough to fit me a lift in. Would make life so much better! Congrats Eric!
1. I think more than likely that was your problem. If the caliper can’t float properly, its going to give more wear to one side, especially the piston side.
2. Any time a pad wears down to the bare metal, it cuts into the rotor. Inspect it to see if it did cut any groves into it. If it’s not too bad, you can get it turned. If not sure, you can take it to a machinist and they can measure it to see if the amount to turn it will be within specs.
All DIYers strive to get tools and equipment to help get the job done easier that’s in their financial means. You had the opportunity to get a lift, I say it’s a great decision! You do this work full time and it will take a whole lot of strain off your body, as well as making equipment and camera shots more accessible. The average DIYer is just working on their own cars, but you do this every day. I do have to say I am jealous though haha. :woohoo: Congrats on the lift and I hope it gives you many years of good service!
Sorry I didn’t think about that. With as light of a car like that it would add a lot of leverage on the rear of it. I’ve been looking around online to see what kind of towing capacity that car is but I can’t find a definite answer. I’ve seen 500-1500 lbs. The trick to a trailer is having one set up that the weight balanced well over the trailer axle, decreasing the tongue weight and the strain on the suspension. Have you seen anything in the owners manual for any towing capacity? If not it wouldn’t hurt to call up a Subaru dealership and ask them.
Sorry I didn’t think about that. With as light of a car like that it would add a lot of leverage on the rear of it. I’ve been looking around online to see what kind of towing capacity that car is but I can’t find a definite answer. I’ve seen 500-1500 lbs. The trick to a trailer is having one set up that the weight balanced well over the trailer axle, decreasing the tongue weight and the strain on the suspension. Have you seen anything in the owners manual for any towing capacity? If not it wouldn’t hurt to call up a Subaru dealership and ask them.
Go to google and type in towing package for your vehicle, you will find some websites that sells them. They actually make special scooter racks that mounts into towing packages on the rear that you can just lower and drive the scooter on and off. That way you wouldn’t have to worry about maneuvering a trailer.
JCWhitney shows a tow package for your car.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/curt-class-2-euro-mount-smallatvmotorcycle-hitches/p3089869.jcwx?filterid=d1939y1996g193j1&skuId=1032607Go to google and type in towing package for your vehicle, you will find some websites that sells them. They actually make special scooter racks that mounts into towing packages on the rear that you can just lower and drive the scooter on and off. That way you wouldn’t have to worry about maneuvering a trailer.
JCWhitney shows a tow package for your car.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/curt-class-2-euro-mount-smallatvmotorcycle-hitches/p3089869.jcwx?filterid=d1939y1996g193j1&skuId=1032607It seems like some parts stores are better at finding you the right part than other stores. In my area, we have two parts stores that are independently owned and have been opened since the 1920’s and 30’s. The guys have been working in them stores for many years know how to look up parts right. If they aren’t seeing what they need in a computer, they dig into the paper books, spending their time searching for the customers right part. With a lot of things you can bring the part in, show it to them, and they can go straight to the shelf and pick it out. And when you leave, you have the right part. I worked in one of them stores for my first year out of school and I learned a lot. Now when I go into our local ‘bottom dollar discount’ part store, I can’t help but to shake my head.
It seems like some parts stores are better at finding you the right part than other stores. In my area, we have two parts stores that are independently owned and have been opened since the 1920’s and 30’s. The guys have been working in them stores for many years know how to look up parts right. If they aren’t seeing what they need in a computer, they dig into the paper books, spending their time searching for the customers right part. With a lot of things you can bring the part in, show it to them, and they can go straight to the shelf and pick it out. And when you leave, you have the right part. I worked in one of them stores for my first year out of school and I learned a lot. Now when I go into our local ‘bottom dollar discount’ part store, I can’t help but to shake my head.
One time on a motorcycle trip, I was traveling in the inside lane on the interstate, right beside the concrete barrier. All of a sudden a luxury sedan traveling in the lane beside me just started coming over. I locked the brakes, barely missing a collision by a split second. When I went to get around him to say a few choice words and leave him in the dust, I saw that he was working a laptop in the front passenger seat, steering with the other hand, and holding a cell phone with his shoulder. Talking about distracted driving!
One time on a motorcycle trip, I was traveling in the inside lane on the interstate, right beside the concrete barrier. All of a sudden a luxury sedan traveling in the lane beside me just started coming over. I locked the brakes, barely missing a collision by a split second. When I went to get around him to say a few choice words and leave him in the dust, I saw that he was working a laptop in the front passenger seat, steering with the other hand, and holding a cell phone with his shoulder. Talking about distracted driving!
