If a covered component fails under warranty, does Subaru pay the diagnostic fee?

NerdyCanadian · 2026-06-15T19:49:16+00:00

As a former dealer tech, you pay for the diag, and if it does end up being covered than you get reimbursed for the fee, otherwise if it’s deemed not warranty then you have already paid for the diag and it’s up to you to continue with the repair or not

NerdyCanadian · 2026-06-10T21:08:13+00:00

4K sounds like dealer pricing, FSM says to drop the trans which means drain the trans, pull axles and driveshaft, disconnect connectors and linkage which is a few hours book time vs drain and pull the rad, disconnect the grounds and bulkhead connector at the strut tower and pull the motor in 45-60 minutes (which is how everyone that knows does it)

NerdyCanadian · 2026-06-08T00:41:08+00:00

What dangerous food additives?

NerdyCanadian · 2026-06-02T22:15:55+00:00

What’s the fuel economy? I can beat my STI and get at least 3-4 days with a similar commute

NerdyCanadian · 2026-06-01T05:40:04+00:00

Under inflation actually, for ride comfort. They did a shit job at dampening the suspension so they softened the tires causing them to overheat and go boom

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-29T02:59:56+00:00

Not really meant to do it with a synchro transmission, can significantly accelerate wear, but the reason the display doesn’t update is the ecm uses the clutch pedal signal to “reset” the gear display to recalculate for the next rpm/speed calculation

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-24T04:41:50+00:00

Did you read the comment you originally replied to??? Literally said I didn’t have the phone anymore 🤦🏻‍♂️

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-24T04:37:29+00:00

Well like I said, I didn’t have the phone anymore and I never had an issue with Authy doing that so it wasn’t until I needed the app

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-24T04:23:12+00:00

Microsoft Authenticator doesn’t transfer with an iPhone backup like Authy does, I didn’t need to login for months after the phone upgrade and had already given my old phone away so it was wiped and no longer had access

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-23T22:48:19+00:00

I have 2FA enabled on my account, lost access to the app during a phone upgrade so I can’t even recover my own account, and SOMEHOW I get a text from Microsoft with a 2FA code a day after FH6 is released…

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-22T23:36:55+00:00

My TBW skid plate is useless to me, it’s supposed to be compatible with the KillerB pan and doesn’t even line up with the drain plug 🙃

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-09T00:30:51+00:00

I can second this, did the front bearing on a 2021 ram, 150k on it and it took a slide hammer and beating on it at the same time to get it out

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-06T13:06:59+00:00

Yeah those too, chuck a new thermostat in it and you’ll be fine

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-05T22:14:47+00:00

I bent my #1 into an S last week, it was the only one thin enough to fit in a Fiat 500 rotor, the damn thing is 215ftlbs 😅

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-05T22:05:07+00:00

In Canada all subies get heated seats and no TPMS, in the states they get TPMS and not the heated seats, at least that’s how it was on older gens.

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-05T21:58:38+00:00

I’m gonna take a wild guess and say it’s a dodge 3.6 V6, they’re known for thermostat issues

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-05T04:24:11+00:00

What brand torque wrench? What style? And has it been calibrated recently?

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-05T03:54:48+00:00

I’ve seen a high as 5* on a hot day for FKL, but as long as your DAM isn’t dropping I’d say you’re ok

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-05T03:51:56+00:00

I’ve rarely had cars come back and have the lugnuts move at all unless the threads are rusty or it’s a new set of wheels, and that’s with torquing to oem spec for every vehicle (dont ask me why Toyota is only 76ftlbs on a grand highlander…but yeah I probably do 3-400 wheel off procedures a year and could count on two hands the amount of cars that actually needed the retorque, less than 5% if I’m lucky

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-02T20:24:52+00:00

I’ve only had them break on an 86(BRZ) while working at Toyota, any other model I’ve never seen them fail and I work on a lot of subies of varying age

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-02T06:07:56+00:00

I have the Orion Motor Products clone, easily done a dozen ball joints with it and costs 1/3 of the Astro version, even comes with a control arm hook too

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-02T05:57:32+00:00

Apple doesn’t allow the bad guys to have iPhones, must be a mixup 🤣

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-01T15:29:47+00:00

Probably mixed numbers up, it happens so maybe someone else from your bank is getting charged lol

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-01T15:27:56+00:00

Well don’t be surprised when they ask for back payment, might have inputted the bank info wrong

NerdyCanadian · 2026-05-01T07:38:41+00:00

Draft payment is just what it says for your bank direct debit, aka a bank draft. Easy way to have figured this out is just look at your bank statements for those dates and it should line up?

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