Gray Man, Inc.
- Thread starter DRIVEN
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I never did a proper introduction for the Forester. As I said earlier, this is going to eventually replace the Supervibe. Used cars come with an expected amount of maintenance and wear issues. Most of which I knew about after I test drove it. The upside was being able to negotiate the price a bit.
I've been collecting parts for the last couple weeks and I put in a good half day on it today. Started with the 2015 battery. Cleaned up the hold-down too.
Bought some key fobs online and programmed them myself. The procedure is borderline comedy.
The carpet and rear cargo area were exceptionally clean, but for some reason no floormats. I ordered some all-weather mats, cargo mat, and privacy cover.
The oil control valve (VVT) was broken and leaking. I bought one at the yard on Saturday and it only took about 10 minutes to replace. No more leaks.
I ordered a pair of Moog rear wheel bearing assemblies off Ebay. They're almost certainly counterfeit. Had to completely remove the backing plates and put them in the press, then use a torch to get the hubs free. Spent lots of time de-rusting old parts and greasing new parts as it went back together. Next time should be a 20 minute job.
Found an NOS hitch on CL last week. $50 got me the whole kit. Instruction sheet was dated May 2008, months before this car was even built.
After all that I just spent awhile doing general cleanup. Buffed out a couple scratches and scraped some stickers out of the window. More parts are still incoming so I'll get back to it in a few days.
I've been collecting parts for the last couple weeks and I put in a good half day on it today. Started with the 2015 battery. Cleaned up the hold-down too.
Bought some key fobs online and programmed them myself. The procedure is borderline comedy.
The carpet and rear cargo area were exceptionally clean, but for some reason no floormats. I ordered some all-weather mats, cargo mat, and privacy cover.
The oil control valve (VVT) was broken and leaking. I bought one at the yard on Saturday and it only took about 10 minutes to replace. No more leaks.
I ordered a pair of Moog rear wheel bearing assemblies off Ebay. They're almost certainly counterfeit. Had to completely remove the backing plates and put them in the press, then use a torch to get the hubs free. Spent lots of time de-rusting old parts and greasing new parts as it went back together. Next time should be a 20 minute job.
Found an NOS hitch on CL last week. $50 got me the whole kit. Instruction sheet was dated May 2008, months before this car was even built.
After all that I just spent awhile doing general cleanup. Buffed out a couple scratches and scraped some stickers out of the window. More parts are still incoming so I'll get back to it in a few days.
My experience has been good with Moog in general. They were in yellow boxes but didn't say Moog anywhere on them. Part number was right but labels were wrong. Said made in Chynuh but these should have been made in Japan (I think). The flange was laser etched but looked different than other Moog stuff. I didn't realize any of this until I had the car completely apart and pulled them out of the shipping box. Went back and saw some negative reviews for the seller about counterfeit parts. I'm gonna punt. Not worth my time to try to return, I'll just leave a neg review. They got me this time.
