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    The dreaded waterpump leak...

    Thanks! I'm not doing this one myself...I'm pretty handy, and adventurous, but this one is beyond me. I already installed a catch can, but good advice about the turbos.
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    Please help with suspension replacement.

    If it's your only vehicle, then this project won't work. My first suspension rebuild i did, took me weeks, I'd never done anything beyond an oil change before. My 2nd, took me 2 weekends, maybe about....6-8 hours total. All hand tools. The wife's forrester took me about 4-6 hours, total...
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    Catted O2 spacer recommendations

    Just passed emission 2 months ago with them.
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    Please help with suspension replacement.

    If you're doing oem, you can do this cheaply, with basic hand tools. I just did the entire front suspension on my wife's forrester for about 400$, out the door. Lower control arms, tie rods, tie rod ends, new struts, new mounts, etc. It's usually cheaper to do it in kits. Are you planning to...
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    The dreaded waterpump leak...

    Well, folks....it happened. I have developed a significant coolant leak out of the weap hole behind the alternator. So...I've gotta do the water pump/timing service. I'm a pretty standard shade tree mechanic, so this one is going to be beyond my skill and tool set. 1st question...has anyone...
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    Best brakes?

    Good brakes are noisy.
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    outside door trim

    Mine made an awful buzzing sound past 80mph. Fixed it with gorilla glue.
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    Proud new owner of a 2013 SHO

    Welcome to the club! Set some money aside for speeding tickets!
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    2015 sho coolent temp climbing

    Hmmm. We got us a medical mystery, then. Does it get hotter faster under load, like an uphill climb, etc? I mean, the t stat could be faulty, getting stuck...but I think they're all fail safe, these days...plus, you'd have erratic heat.
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    Does Anyone else's Gen 4 eat tires?

    Based on the pic, that's negative camber. That it's happening on only 1 corners means that either, you've got something worn in the suspension (bushing), OR, at some point, you hammered a pothole or something, and knocked the alignment out ever so slightly. Especially if you hit the same spot...
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    TRANNYS and CLOSED HOLES

    Well....this was NOT about what I thought it was going to be about. Trannies and closed holes...
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    Abnormal seat wear?

    I somehow cracked the plastic cover on the side of the seat that goes over the seat controls. I'm guessing cuz I'm 260lbs. And when I get in and out, I turn sideways, which puts my weight over that plastic.
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    Front brakes sticking after few miles

    What do you mean by sticking? They intermittently grab, or they get stuck applying constant braking? Both front rotors get red hot? They wouldn't get hot only in one spot. Does your car have adaptive cruise control? It's the only other system that could affect the brakes.
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    2015 sho coolent temp climbing

    Coolant level is good? Here's my theory...as I experienced this as well...it wasn't burped properly when that t stat was done, and the increased vibration of the more solid mounts has helped a bubble up through your cooling system. Check your coolant level.
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    Front Suspension Issue

    And we have a winner! Finally broke down and took it to the Ford dealership...been meaning to do it anyway, wanted to see if there were any recalls and possibly get a service history on it. And it was the upper strut mounts. Replacement set me back 900$. Yikes. Also, though, the tech said...
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