Out Front: CEL (already!)

now see, I couldn't find the jacking point.

where's that?

(goes to google now that he knows what its called...)

 
now see, I couldn't find the jacking point.where's that?

(goes to google now that he knows what its called...)
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It's right on the rocker, both front and rear. There is a slight notch in the front and rear of the rocker panel, that's where the notched part of your factory jack go

 
CEL??!! new ticking noise??!! smellz gas?!!!??!?!?! wtf does jack go???/!!!

heh we better go easy on Mr Nate, he's riding the curl across the steepest possible part of the learning curve.

OK, now onto "Subaru Problem Smells 101"

--Gas smell? Open up your gas filler, put nose about 6" away....and sniff. THAT is what gasoline smells like, nothing else does. If you ARE smelling gasoline from inside the car, it's most likely a rusted out filler neck, followed by possibility of rusted out fuel tank...either way it's a big safety issue and make sure you get Norm's to check it all out asap

--coolant leak smells sweeter, like candy or fruit koolaid, if there's a coolant/HG problem you'll smell it best a little while after car is shut down hot, and smell sweetness mostly at the front or under hood of car.

--burnt clutch basically just stinks, a sharp metallic stank that lingers. if you are still over-revving or having other clutch learning issues, you already know whe n/where burnt clutch stink is coming from! -
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--running over skunks is another Subie odor problem, once you DO IT you will know it

We <3 U Nate

 
CEL??!! new ticking noise??!! smellz gas?!!!??!?!?! wtf does jack go???/!!!
heh we better go easy on Mr Nate, he's riding the curl across the steepest possible part of the learning curve.

OK, now onto "Subaru Problem Smells 101"

--Gas smell? Open up your gas filler, put nose about 6" away....and sniff. THAT is what gasoline smells like, nothing else does. If you ARE smelling gasoline from inside the car, it's most likely a rusted out filler neck, followed by possibility of rusted out fuel tank...either way it's a big safety issue and make sure you get Norm's to check it all out asap

--coolant leak smells sweeter, like candy or fruit koolaid, if there's a coolant/HG problem you'll smell it best a little while after car is shut down hot, and smell sweetness mostly at the front or under hood of car.

--burnt clutch basically just stinks, a sharp metallic stank that lingers. if you are still over-revving or having other clutch learning issues, you already know whe n/where burnt clutch stink is coming from! -
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--running over skunks is another Subie odor problem, once you DO IT you will know it

We <3 U Nate
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hahahaha, <3 Nigel
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I guess that rules out clutch. I'll smell tomorrow after I get to school for coolant. I'll also check the filler neck, but I won't be able to get at the tank will I?

 
hahahaha, <3 Nigel
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I guess that rules out clutch. I'll smell tomorrow after I get to school for coolant. I'll also check the filler neck, but I won't be able to get at the tank will I?
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Why would u need to?

 
to check for rust?

isn't that what someone said?

here's pics of the filler neck:

these three are from right under it:







And these three are behind the little cover thing. The phone/camera was really close so that's why the flash invaded on these.







 
GC impreza tanks tend to rust/leak along the seam where top and bottom half of tanks is welded together. but a 2000 or 2001 car isn't likely to have gone that far yet. (he said hopefully)

if tank leaking, you will smell gas inside the car (stronger when tank >half full)....and if you jack back of car and get in under there (with jackstands, right?) and look around seam of fuel tank, you'll see the leak

nate for u , fuel leaks are Norm's warranty issues so get them to deal with it, stat.

if u don't smell gas, no plobrem (again he said hopefully)

 
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I don't think there's a fuel leak. It might be the fact that I use a bit more gas and am slow on the clutch and I have the window open.

BTW those big orange spots in the pictures are mostly just the flashlight. You can see where the pipe goes grayer (not black anymore) there's some rust. I think that's behind the cover thingy.

 
I got it figured out today between school and work.

I went back to NAPA, borrowed the OBDII reader again, cleared the code, let it re-read the ecu "report," cleared it again when the error came up as "0" but had the "O2" and "O2 fuel something" or other lights on (O and OH, both for "diagnostics not yet run"), repeated a bunch.

Turned the car off, back on, still had the CEL. Gave NAPA back the code reader, started the engine, and the light went away! Still not on after going to work and then home.

Good sign!

 
I believe it is erase. I push once, get the message "sure?" or similar, then push it again to confirm. Then it says ... and then "done." This is when I get the yellow light meaning it had to perform diagnostic.

 
Whatever reader they have is probably not an SG2. That would be overkill for just reading and resetting codes.

 
Black, screen in middle. 2 buttons on left, 3 on right, bottom one has a red ring around it?
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no, it was greyish. Three LEDs (Green on left, yellow middle, red on right) under the screen. Three or four buttons, red for clear, a <> button, and a down-arrow button for scrolling through codes. Can't remember the last one, if it exists.

They were mentioning that they had another one that none of them knew how to use, and that it was too bad worker-x wasn't in because he knew how.

 
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