Subaru Forester

The 2007 Subaru Forester runs on regular unleaded.

See *Headlight* under Maintenance and Service - Replacing Bulbs, in your "Owner's Manual" (Removing the Headlight Housing Assembly makes life a lot easier).....

On the underside of the lower dash cover to the left of the steering wheel column - just to the right of the Fuse Panel cover. I'm answering my own question - I found the answer in another section (unrelated question) of the WikiAnswers. Great place this site!!

You can disconnect the battery. This kills the codes. However, if there still is a problem, the light will come back after a certain number of driven miles. Besides, if you erase the codes before an inspection the inspector's code reader will see that you have done it and may turn you away for not readiness.

The curb weight of the 2011 Subaru Forester is 3250 lbs..

The 1999 Subaru Forester air filter is located in the engine compartment inside of the air box. There is also a cabin filter located behind the glove box.

One reasons a Subaru Forester may overheat is because the radiator may need replaced. Another reason could be the thermostat.

The 2010 Subaru Forester has a 8 ft. 7 in. (103 in.) wheel base.

The 2009 Subaru Forester takes a fairly specialized 14" rear wiper blade that is often difficult to find in stock at stores. See sources and related links below for more information on the wiper blade itself and for an installation video. Installation is simple once you have the correct fitting wiper blade.

You probably have a faulty headlight switch. Replace it and that should fix it. Been there, done that.

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If it's a 2.4L engine its on the backside of the engine block (the side of the firewall) directly under the manifold accessible from under the car.

How hard are you driving it? How often do you change the oil? What climate are you driving in? etc.? etc.?

Only the front lights stay on for safety. You need to turn on your lights to get the back lights to come on. To turn off the front safety lights just push your emergency brake on one click.

Undo the six plastic retainers along the top of the engine grill. The centre needs to be lifted up on each one while holding down the outside rim. When the centre is raised the retainer can be removed by levering up the outer rim. With these removed, there is enough room to flex the grill forward enough to get access with long-nosed pliers to the bulb holder on each side. Twist the bulb holder anti-clockwise with the long-nosed pliers to free the bulb holder. The old bulb should just pull out and the new one push in until it clicks into place. Handle the new bulb with gloves or tissue paper to avoid getting finger prints on the bulb glass. Twist the holder back into place clockwise and then reverse the process for replacing the grill fasteners.

I popped mine out last week and pried the clock itself open and discovered that the two resistors on the right side both had broken connections with the circuit board. I put a dab of solder on the broken sides, and now the clock appears to work just fine.

The clock is easy to pop out of the upper console, a thin flathead screwdriver works well. Start at the bottom right corner and work your way around clockwise. Disconnect the clock from the power plug and take it somewhere else with good light to work on the clock.

The clock face also comes off easily, allowing access to the circuit board. Careful when you do this, the rubber buttons inside the clock like to fly out.

The two resistors on the right side were broken from the board, but only on the right side of the resistor. I heated up a small glob of solder and applied it to both, making a good contact. So far it's worked fine.

If you don't have access to a soldering iron, one of your friends who does can fix this in about 30 seconds.

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When is the last time you had it serviced. It could be Time to replace the seal. Good Luck and Remember.
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See My Bio For Information & Contact Details. How many miles on the vehicle? It could be a simple matter of retorquing the pan bolts. Just make sure NOT to overtorque them--find the torque values first. One down-side to trying this is the fact that the possibility of the seal already having had fluid passing by it, in which case it would be back to time to replace the seal...

The fuses on a '98ish Outback are located on the drivers side under the hood of the car; they are also located behind the kick pannel down by the pedals facing the outside with a cover on them.

Try pressing in the air recirculation button for the heating and air conditioning. Even though the fan is off many times fresh air coming in from outside will push air throught the system.

Follow recommendations in your owner's manual.

Your A/C belt is loose and needs to be tightend or replaced.

This question has been asked before. The answer depends on why you are asking. Draining fluid with the drain plug, refilling will take about 4 quarts. You should do this at least yearly to get long life from your transmission. Good luck! --Ken

Below the steering wheel under the dash. If in doubt, check your owner's manual. It is invaluable for answering these kinds of questions when you can't wait for an answer on the Internet. If you don't have one they are usually available on eBay.

Assuming that your 2001 is the same as my 2000, the pump is atached at the bottom of the fluid reservoir. It does not need to be primed. --Ken

Try checking & replacing turn signal flasher, which is usually located underdash by your left knee if your sitting in the drivers seat. Good Luck...