There is no "main fuse" as such. If you need to cut all power, remove the negative battery terminal. You will need a 10 mm wrench.

Sure, assuming that you know your knock sensor is bad because the check engine light told you so. The computer makes adjustments to compensate for not having correct information from this sensor and you may see your fuel mileage and performance suffer.

If you have standard mechanics hand tools, you can change this yourself in a few minutes. I think I paid around $25 on-line for a new one.

Knock sensor is accessed from the top of the engine from the driver's side and below the intake manifold. It is a small black donut shaped device less than 2" across with a capscrew through the middle. Screw is oriented vertically. You will want the engine to be cool while you are doing this so you don't burn yourself. As I recall it took a 10mm socket, extension, and ratchet. Squeeze and pull the electrical connector to disengage. Car fixing difficulty on a scale of 1 to 10 I would put at a 2.

Is there a question here? --Ken

Like most cars: Hot, having driven for at least a few miles; level surface, idling in Park.

To be honest I don't recall right now but Subaru may have level marks on the dipstick for both cold and hot, but you still need to have the engine idling when you check it.

WARNING!! its not a good idea for you to adust the timing because it very dangerous for your car, your safety. i recommend that you see a mechanic. doing this yourself requires a lot of experience in car mechanics. if you have the experience. then you observe the timing belt and the pullys. also contact the subaru dealer and ask to be transfered to the mechanic and ask him/her for the timing configuration for your car.

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May have to be turned off manually Auto sensor bad

Maybe you have a security system? If you do, as soon as you hook up the battery, it will engage and your lights will flash. You will have to disable it in order to make it stop.

Halfway. After that he's running out of the woods :).

It sounds like it could be an alternator problem, the easiest way to determine this is to disconect the battery while it is running, if it stalls, or bogs out, replace the alternator. ( but it could just be faulty wire conections. ) hope this helps.

Fuel Pump most likely.

can't say for sure, here in pa if check engine light is on automatic fail, if you have a subaru, it's not hard to change and costs about 75 dollars, it's mounted at top rear of engine, just have to remove plastic air duct attached to engine throttle body to get to it, 30 -45 minutes for a diy-er, it looks about the size of a plastic soda top, or if you have access to a scan tool you can try to clear code and it might not come back for awhile. but remember after clearing codes you are gonna have to drive the car 15-20 miles for computer to go into a ready state that is required for emission pass. but that is for pa, call any shop that does inspections to double check . good luck hope i didn't confuse you

Thunderbolt symbol

I am assuming you are referring to drum type brakes versus disk. If you buy OEM brakes from the dealer the instructions are included in the box. At least this was the case for a 2004 Forester.

It is worth buying the brakes from the dealer since you can be sure you are getting the right part number since they require the VIN number.

As to the difficulty, I have not changed the brakes yet so I cannot provide an accurate assessment.

The 2010 Subaru Forester is 14 ft. 11.5 in. (179.5 in.) long.

I think you get a different radio. I took mine apart and made it work...for about 5 minutes. The mechanism is very complicated; and I think if any little part gets bent, it would be almost impossible to find. Disassembling that thing would be harder than rubics cube.

Paul in Oregon

Open the back door of your forester, now on the right, behind the light bulb assembly there will be a door panel push the tab att he top of it down and it should open up.

It the botton on top of the steering wheel, when you look at the speedometer you should see it.

This is a Frost or Freeze Warning Indicatorsymbol. The snowflake symbol will come on in amber when the outside temperature drops to within a few degrees of freezing. At freezing or below, the symbol will be red.

Changing the oil in every vehicle is a little different but essentially the same. Drain plug and filter are similar across all modern vehicles. Subaru puts a dust shield under the front of the engine and it must be removed to gain easy access to the filter.

Because you ask here, I would suggest that you have your first oil change done by a professional who will allow you to watch. --Ken

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This is actually very easy, but you'd need to buy a c-clamp from the parts store to be able to suppress the caliper to fit the break pads in. Once caliper is suppressed - put the break pads in, fit the caliper with break pads into the rotor and put the wheel back - you're done.

Probably answered by this service bulletin:

TT0404-004 APR 04 Body - Whistle from Engine Area