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87600 mi | Had the head gasket replace. |
turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
25626 mi C $264 |
Computers and sensors - engine, transmission, and drivetrain, repair |
48140 mi C $240 |
Rear oxy sensor kaput. 2nd time in 2 years, 35,000kms. Each lasted 40,000kms. First one took 4 yrs and second 2 years. These things are problematic. The turbo has a history of repeated failures. It may be related to cold winters. 200 km later Rear oxy sensor again. These things can be reset with a good code reader and it takes 5 minutes or less. This time light back on in 2 km. Humidity seems to be a problem. Replaced sensor. |
76880 mi | Timing belt. Also crankshaft front oil seal due to slight not previously visible leak. No oil needed between changes. |
76880 mi C $170 |
Replaced centre gasket in exhaust system |
98270 mi C $600 |
The subi dealer found the secondary air injection valve on the driver's side siezed closed and quoted $1,100 to replace it. No guarantee would be offered other than this will happen again and it can be expected to happen on the other side too. It will cost an extra $300 for the other side because the intake manifold will have to be removed for access. I was told it was due to corrossion caused by bad design. I found a shop in Montreal that would remove the entire system including the two vaves and the pump for $600 and the guarantee that the problem would not repeat and that the car would pass emission testing because that is done on a warm engine. The system functions for less than a minute as part of the cold start-up sequence. |
102 mi C $50 |
After the new downpipe and tune mod, upon a cold start the engine rpm was way over 1500 and a growling noise occured. It was intermittant and could not be reproduced at will. Neither the dealer or the tuner could find anything. The noise and high rpm lasted less than 30 secs and then everything went back to normal. After many months of scratching my head I was able to associate the noise to the functionning of the tumble valve, a sort of choke only used at cold start-up. After a disconnect of the batery it took a few days to reappear. Something was being registered in the ECM while running that was erased by disconnecting the battery. I was able to control what was being registed by pulling the fuse to the ECM and resetting the ECM memory back to its base mode. The engine has two modes: the base mode as set by the factory and a running mode that is constantly adjusting the map to what is actually happening. I believe that the growling noise was caused by too high an air flow through the tumble valve causing it to vibrate. That could have led to a failure and injestion of pieces of the valve or blocking of air flow. It seems to be under control now and I have installed a switch in the power to the ECM so I can reset it whenever I wish. |
99 mi C $200 |
I replaced a number of heat shields on the exhaust system. |
119040 mi C $1600 |
Replaced the gas tank, filler pipe, and tank straps. Dealer wanted to scrap the car or $5000 for the work, Mr Muffler wanted $3500. Bought new stands to get the car high enough to comfortably work under it in my driveway. Researched youtube Google, and Subi for how to go about it. Subi requires disassembly of most of the rear suspension/sub frame and use of a transmission jack which I do not have. Youtube has a guy who "works smarter not harder". His method leaves all the rear stuff, frame suspension in the car while he swings it down on the trailing arms. I came up with my smarter way as I did not want to stress the old trailing arm bushings. The 4 major bolts holding the sub frame in place were temporarily replaced by 4 threaded rods with one nut each. After detaching the trailing arm brackets, three bolts each, and the lower shock bolts, one bolt each, the sub frame came straight down on the threaded rods as the nuts descended the rods. It worked very well and I had loads of space. The tank was removed and replaced using my floor jack. |
60360 mi | Sensors dirty causing various indicators to flash on the headboard. |
65400 mi $1290 |
Engine mounting worn causing oil to leak and might also contribute to some rotary sound while csr is idling. |
75020 mi $450 |
Gear box mounting worn out causing noise when turning the steering wheel. Replaced mounting and noise disappear. |
84320 mi $150 |
Power transmission belt broken. Replaced new one. |
87500 mi $350 |
Radiator leaked due to crack on the rubber parts. |
175-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
122760 mi C $450 |
Worn sensors. |
127720 mi C $200 |
Catalytic converter throws codes. Quote $2300 so delayed repair. Fixed myself by changing gas. Cost: $0. |
175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD
132900 mi US $50 |
Gas pump cuts out when filling tank unless pump limited to a slow flow. After a bit of diagnostics, they concluded that the valve that is on top of the gas tank (and part it) is causing the problems and has to be replaced (about $1000). Gaskets claimed by mechanic to be leaking. Estimated cost to repair is about $1600. |
165000 mi | Leaking head gaskets never fixed. |
44640 mi C $250 |
Rough trans shifts>>.they changed the fluid and re=programmed tranny. OK so far. Head gasket needed replacement |
turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
32000 mi | Acceleration hesitation starting around 2700 rpm. |
51000 mi US $225 |
Ruptured the oil feed line to the turbo. Which resulted in additional problems. |
51000 mi US $13 |
Tether line for fuel cap broke, replaced part, out of pocket $13 |
175-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
43400 mi C $2500 |
Fuel gasket leak |
50933 mi US $317 |
Replace right front axle boot and oil change. |
74900 mi US $1000 |
Change clutch |
90000 mi US $600 |
cam sensors |
90000 mi US $300 |
Cam shaft broke Radiator installed backwards when mechanic replaced engine head for broken camshaft |
175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD
126000 mi US $350 |
Oil pan gasket leaking. Brought in to mechanic, replaced gasket with sealant. |
52200 mi US $722 |
had to have the head gasket replaced. while in the shop, they did some recall/warranty work also. |
50000 mi | WVU-31 Engine Control Module failed, Reprogram ECM per recall (separate), Main vehicle fuse replaced. |
58000 mi US $35 |
Check Engine (steady) and Cruise Control (flashing) lights were lit. Annoying to look at every time I drove. The dealer's OBD determined this was a CA/NE USA emissions error. Oxygen Sensor/Air Fuel Ratio Sensor replaced. |
125000 mi US $2400 |
Head Gasket Leak at 100,000 miles. Also had timing belt and water pump replaced. |
163-horsepower 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD
80000 mi £100 |
O2 sensor replaced |