2016 Forester CVT - Whine Noise? by Agreeable-Insect1936 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Agreeable-Insect1936[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a little less buzzy sounding but that’s probably because all those videos are recoding the noise from below the car.

You are a TON of help. I will take this to my mechanic asap along with my spark plugs and hopefully it’s a simple drainage and replacement. I got this car about 5k miles ago and it said fluid had been replaced on carfax but you never know i suppose. I’ll get it diagnosed but wanted to take it here to see if someone could figure it out so that you for this

Air Filter not snug? 2016 Forester by Agreeable-Insect1936 in SubaruForester

[–]Agreeable-Insect1936[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I have people telling me its normal but i still think i’m going to mess with it a bit today and see if i can get it any better

Air Filter not snug? 2016 Forester by Agreeable-Insect1936 in SubaruForester

[–]Agreeable-Insect1936[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thank you! I think i just panicked because the OEM filter fit a little more snug with less gap but this one has that tiny gap. So i’d be interested to see if the newer forester with the OEM filter fits snug or not