Any Subaru owners?

[EE_Bota]

If I remember it right the correct tire pressure is 29 psi front and 28 psi rear. The required pressure is on a label in one of the doors frames.

Yes, check the door placard. I was about to say that 44psi does not sound right, but RIT beat me to it. If the placard says 44psi, my apologies.

 

[JB4310]

OK, what is the code that says you need a o2 sensor?

Head gaskets; the additive MUST have been used; so make sure it has it in. They will only do the head gasket IF it leaks coolant.

P-0325 knock sensor, bank 1 or single sensor. from what one tech told me knock sensor is different than an 02 sensor, but they say it most likely is an 02 sensor under driver side manifold??

There is a worn out sticker on there that says the additive was added but I can't read the rest. Do you keep adding it or are not supposed to flush the coolant? can I buy it from dealer?

Thanks for your pro help.

If I remember it right the correct tire pressure is 29 psi front and 28 psi rear. The required pressure is on a label in one of the doors frames.

Yes, check the door placard. I was about to say that 44psi does not sound right, but RIT beat me to it. If the placard says 44psi, my apologies.

Thanks, I'll check the placard, I read the max pressure off the tires, so I know for sure that they said 44. What if the placard says otherwise, which one should I follow?

JB.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Placard pressure at minimum. Between the two to tune to load and handling preferences.
larry

 

[EE_Bota]

Placard pressure at minimum. Between the two to tune to load and handling preferences.
larry

Only if you wish to have your safety and the longevity of the vehicle and the tires take a backseat to your handling preferences.

Do what the placard pressure says about the load.
Monitor tire wear, and modify pressure slightly to account for edge wear vs center wear. Do not be fooled by single edge wear. Your goal is to match center wear to wear of both edges.

The edge wear vs center wear modification removes cases where the manufacturer of the car screws the manufacturer of the tire. The tire manufacturer does not know what season you are running them in, what climate, and what weight. The car manufactuer knows the weight mostly, but does not know the season and temperature, but sometimes fibs to make up for suspension deficiencies. In some cases this leads to death.

Rotate your tires properly, promptly, and per schedule. Verify the pressure while cold frequently.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Placard pressure at minimum. Between the two to tune to load and handling preferences.
larry

Only if you wish to have your safety and the longevity of the vehicle and the tires take a backseat to your handling preferences.
Do what the placard pressure says about the load.
Monitor tire wear, and modify pressure slightly to account for edge wear vs center wear. Do not be fooled by single edge wear. Your goal is to match center wear to wear of both edges.

Wrong as a reply to my post. The placard does not often address the load. Even when it does it is unspecific and operator attention, using it as a guideline, will be best.
larry

 

[Western]

Got a Subaru in my Bobcat 250 welder!!!

 

[EE_Bota]

Wrong as a reply to my post. The placard does not often address the load. Even when it does it is unspecific and operator attention, using it as a guideline, will be best.
larry

I think the placard does often address the load. My Subaru does. Yours does not?

 

[EE_Bota]

Got a Subaru in my Bobcat 250 welder!!!

How do you like it? I have never owned a Subaru small engine. Are you satisfied with it?

 

[SPYDERLK]

It gives max load incl occupants of 900# [roughly 30% vehicle weight]. It is a station wagon and has one set of F/R tire pressures, rear being less. No mention of actual load or distribution. Those door pressures could be considered ballpark I suppose. Choice of pressure requires a bit more attention unless youre a persistant average user. Going softer gives some benifit on gravel factored against poorer performance in most other driving conditions. Going a little harder suits everything well and affords safety when loads vary to the higher side.
larry

 

[EE_Bota]

It gives max load incl occupants of 900# [roughly 30% vehicle weight]. It is a station wagon and has one set of F/R tire pressures, rear being less. No mention of actual load or distribution. Those door pressures could be considered ballpark I suppose. Choice of pressure requires a bit more attention unless youre a persistant average user. Going softer gives some benifit on gravel factored against poorer performance in most other driving conditions. Going a little harder suits everything well and affords safety when loads vary to the higher side.
larry

I think we agree, but I'm not sure. The door pressures are the best you are going to know on the matter until you start to adjust your average tire pressure to you average load and your average road surface and your average climate as reflected back to you by your wear pattern.

I just disagree on the handling. Perceptions about handling vary with the person and the conditions. What if the person likes a handling pressure that is different that the one that results from the best tire patch contact.

Yet proper tire patch contact will provide the best traction, the best economy, the best longevity of the tire, the most safety due to proper tire temperature, and the best protection for the Subaru drive train (when combined with correct tire rotation) due to matching wheel diameter. Should individuals alter that due to perceptions of handling? I think not.

I got 80,000 out to the original set on my Baja, and they wore perfectly running right at placard. I LOOKED for tread issues. And the brand I replaced them with is better and safer, and came with an employee discount. It's hard to beat that deal. :thumbsup:

I forgot to mention: My Baja is a 2004. It has two placards. One with all the information you mentioned on the driver side door, and one on the pillar opposite to that placard. The one on the pillar is mentions the spare tire pressure too. It tells you to look at the manual for details. In the manual, it has pictures of under inflated and over inflated tread pattern, and says to fine adjust to achieve the flat pattern. So it agrees with what I mentioned in this post, and the previous one.