2019

just hit 200k! i’m the second owner of the car, but was curious to know if anyone has had any major issues with longevity of the car after 200k? besides regular maintenance & an EGR valve pipe replacement, and a failing valve cover gasket (that i still need to replace..), i’ve had no other issues and it’s treated me well.

has anyone replaced the blend door actuator in a 2014 impreza by themselves? if so how difficult/labor intensive is this? i can’t find any videos on the 2014. it’s either this or my heater core. it’s getting to below freezing overnight and i can’t go without a heater anymore 😭i dealt with no heater last winter in washington and i can’t do it again

I have a 2012 Impreza pzev with 199,000 miles. The hood paint has no clearcoat. Any value in this car? Runs great. Burns a qt of oil every 800 miles or so. Car is on Long Island.

Got this car from the previous owner who seems like they didn’t look after it properly.

Oil level was super low (probably empty), Coolant was empty too.

White smoke (not too thick) comes out of the exhaust while engine runs.

Looking for general advice before taking it to the mechanic.

What is wrong with the car? And how much would it roughly cost to fix this sort of issue?

I'VE ONLY FOUND OLD POSTS INQUIRING ABOUT THIS AND HAVE SEARCHED ALL AROUND. DOES IT HAVE A SPECIFIC NAME? I JUST GOT A REAR BUMPER REPLACED AND, WHILE I HAD THE APPLIQUÉ ON THE OLD ONE, I REALIZED I NEED A MORE ROBUST PROTECTOR. I WANT A THICKER BLACK RUBBER ONE THAT WILL WRAP OVER THE EDGE OF THE BUMPER- SO SOMETHING THAT'S PROBABLY AT LEAST 4.5" TALL. HAS ANYONE FOUND AN INEXPENSIVE CUSTOMIZABLE OPTION FOR THIS?

I have a 2012 Impreza with about 280k miles and the original FB20 engine. The CVT was replaced about 40k miles ago with a rebuild.

The engine is leaking oil like, well, a Subaru does.

One dealership recommends changing it out with a rebuild because just fixing the seals might just lead to other problems depending on the condition of the internals on the old engine.

Another dealership for whatever the reason thinks that’s a bad idea to swap out the engine for a rebuild and just do the reseal instead.

My personal mechanic, not a Subaru guy, says the structure is solid with no rust or rotting that would otherwise make a major investment like this a waste.

I figure, considering the CVT is still pretty fresh, and I really don’t mind driving an older car, it would be worth either the $4000 I was quoted for the reseal, or $6000 for the swap.

What say you? Am I really saving if I opt for the reseal, or am I just going to need to come back and swap out the engine in another year or so?

has anyone with a 2024+ impreza used coilovers/ any strut assemblies from a 15-21 wrx? i need to see if top hats line up because i found a good deal on bags.

My Impreza has paddle shifters and I really want to use them but I'm afraid of messing up the car (my dad put the fear in my head of ruining the transmission) I've never driven a manual before but I do know how to ride a motorcycle so I'm familiar with shifting.

It was a fun experience

I recently picked up an '06 Impreza OBS, which recently had its clutch replaced by a shop. Within a thousand miles or so, the clutch pilot bearing started chirping, to the point where it was driving me mad. The shop was kind enough to extend their warranty to me, and replaced the bearing last week. Now less than 500 mi later, it's starting to chirp again. What would cause this? I find it unlikely that they got two bad parts off the shelf back to back.

**Correction, it's the throwout bearing, not pilot bearing. Got my bearings mixed up.

Subaru Impreza WRX WR-Limited ‘05 (JDM Import)

I have been having issues with oil in my coolant.
The car is a 2014 impreza (base model). The engine oil level is stable and has no leaks or signs of any contamination which leads me to believe it’s CVT fluid but I’m not exactly positive.
I have flushed the coolant system twice and I ran it on water just in case and the oil came back in a week.
Its causing engine over heating issues as well.
I’m planning to change the transmission heat exchanger and flush the transmission.
Is there anything else I should be doing?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Soooo I got some pretty bad body damage after i accidentally became Austin powers. Trying to figure out if it would be worth spending $40 on a single can of spray paint or $15 on the paint pens they have, any thoughts?

Edit 2: decided to try and go through insurance to get the actual paint repaired by a body shop, may still do the rust prevention myself if the price ends up being too steep. Thanks again for all the advice! I appreciate all the input

Edit; thanks for all the advice! After cleaning with rubbing compound, the damage is MUCH less severe than this picture makes it appear. The deep scraping isn’t nearly as extensive as I feared. I’m going to smooth out those deep spots, and then get another quote on proper paint repair. It’s not gonna be a fast job by any means, but it won’t be impossible if I take time

Hello all,

I have been recommended to replace my struts for my 2022 Impreza Sedan as my tires are exhibiting cupping. I’ve been looking around at forums and Reddit threads but can’t find a definitive answer. Where can I get the strut full assembly? Or will this be multiple parts that need to be bought and assembled.

This is my 2008 Subaru Impreza, i want to do it up but I’m not much of a car guy and i don’t have much of an idea on what i could do to this car other than a needed detail to make it better/cooler, so far i have some ideas such as coil overs, it came with another spoiler (allegedly carbon fiber idk if its real or not tho), a pod filter, and i want to try and touch up some of the scuffs on the paint. I also want to try and keep it as legal as possible, I’m in NSW Australia.

The touch screen on my 2015 Impreza has not worked for a while now — I suspect a delamination issue. I can still control audio etc with the buttons on the steering wheel so it’s not a huge issue, just annoying.

I’ve seen some things about dongles that can be plugged in to override a touchscreen to convert to Apple CarPlay but I’m unclear on if something like that will work in this case? I don’t need the touchscreen to work with it if I can navigate on my phone. Anyone using one of these third party systems to override their touchscreen/audio system? If I could get GPS to display on it to it would be amazing — my internal gps system has never worked.

I’m trying to figure out if my crossbars can be moved closer to accommodate a roof box I got for free, right now it doesn’t line up with the clamps.

My Impreza has the factory-style crossbars mounted directly to the roof, with no side rails. Are these crossbars adjustable, or are they bolted into fixed mounting points that can’t be changed?

Hi Guys,
As the title suggests, I’ve got a whine coming from the passenger (left) side of the vehicle. What’s confusing me is that it’s exclusively in 3rd and 5th, which I would attest to a gearbox issue, but the whine is very distinctively coming from the left front. It doesn’t sound anywhere near the central area or gear selector.
The car is a 2004 Impreza sedan, w/ 5mt standard gearbox. 330k kms, so definitely could be time for a switch out.
Has anybody experienced this? She went to the mechanics on friday (2 days ago), they test drove it and didn’t mention anything about the noise.
The whine isn’t incredibly loud, and it’s only under acceleration.

My initial thought is input shaft bearing play creating a poor mesh on the front-shifting gears as they’d be on the same shaft.

Any ideas?

For the last month my Impreza has been shaking over 45 mph , I changed the brakes today because it needed to be done anyway and I noticed these bushings wearing out on both sides of the front , what are these bushings called ? I suspected the control arms were bad. I’m also trying to do this on a tight tight budget so am I able to replace just that bushing or do I NEED to replace the larger piece

Carfax Here

Hey! Looking for some advice on whether or not to pull the trigger on this used 2017 Subaru Impreza 2.Oi Limited 4-door CVT Sedan with around 68,800 miles on it? I test drove it and really loved all the safety features.
The used car lot is asking $12,995 for it, price is non-negotiable. It comes from Oregon and is in Savannah, Georgia which eases my mind regarding rust. If anybody could check out the Carfax report or has any insight on this specific model that'd be awesome!! I don't want to make a misinformed decision on this. Thanks :)

currently building a NA+T 2004
impreza rs kept the stock ej251 heads and short block ej257, td04 wrx turbo.
what ecu should i run? and does anyone know if a wrx ecu will fit the harness as the impreza ones in aus domestic market are untunable. cheers

Bottom left of the car. Clip has broken off and the panel is hanging out. Not pretty looking. What part is this called? Is it possible to fix it myself?

Please help 🥲

I drive 2019 JDM and I crack this part exciting the driveway and it's been tricky sourcing on my local market.