Alright. Well the plugs are different. This engine is a flat 4 set-up meaning that the pistons are horizontal instead of vertical as in a normal 4 cyl. They are a little difficult to get to, but it's not impossible. DONT ask the dealership tech guys because they lied to me and told me it was "hella difficult," and it would be about a $250 dollar install. SCREW THAT!!! For some $6-$9 plugs. nah. Not to hard. Now oil is easy. As soon as you take a peak on the underside of the engine it all sticks out like a sore thumb. Cant miss any of it. Royal purple is the best. Go with that. Anything i missed?
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Tom
'05 WRX Wagon
Cobb AP Stg 2
Give up, STi envy is inevitable. You WILL fall to the darkside.
Really, that's why you now have an STi....
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Anything i missed?
What about the Oil Filter? Is it easy to get to? I always hate it whenever we change the oil and the oil filter is stuck in there at weird-ass angle and impossible to get at
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Nice. All my cars previously owned had a PITA oil filter lol. My 240sx is by far the easiest but its at such a dumb angle the oil from the filter likes to drain down the side of the block, sexy. All engine bay pics and from what i remember seeing them in person the main maintenance components look fairly easy to get to. I can dig it, something totally different that the typical Vs and Is that im used to!
Just to chime in....I have an 05 and would recommend it over the 04. You'll probably pay a little extra, yeah, but it will have less miles, painted side skirts and mirrors (instead of black plastic), and a slightly upgraded interior. Plus it may be in a little better shape. Good luck in your search. General maintenance is a breeze in my opinion....you're going to have some fun owning one.
Nice. All my cars previously owned had a PITA oil filter lol. My 240sx is by far the easiest but its at such a dumb angle the oil from the filter likes to drain down the side of the block, sexy. All engine bay pics and from what i remember seeing them in person the main maintenance components look fairly easy to get to. I can dig it, something totally different that the typical Vs and Is that im used to!
Subaru oil filters are the easiest by far. ScoobyMods.com has TONs of DYI guides and here are some factory manuals:
Sweet Ill go d/l some now, print em out, and go read! Ill look for an 05 if it still fits within my price range. It likely will as its not MUCH more than an 04. Its all about what deal i find
Yeah, mostly interior update, and rim lug nut pattern, 5x114.3 instead of 5x100 right? And isn't there some updates in the suspension? I read somewhere that the 05 has something in the suspension that cures the horrible understeer somewhat more than the 02-04...
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Yeah, mostly interior update, and rim lug nut pattern, 5x114.3 instead of 5x100 right? And isn't there some updates in the suspension? I read somewhere that the 05 has something in the suspension that cures the horrible understeer somewhat more than the 02-04...
The 04 and 05 STi (key word STi) have different bolt patterns, The 04 and 05 WRX however, share the same bolt pattern of 5x100. Also they both had the same 16" rims stock. The WRX rims changed in 06 but were still, again, 5x100.
The Struts are of a slightly different configuration but are functionally the same. One is not better than the other, they are just connected differently. This has nothing to do with "horrible understeer" though...
*EDIT*: actually, the 05s might share the same strut as the 04s too. I know it changed from 03 to 04 and the 04 ones are hard to find because of this but not sure exactly on the 05s. Regardless it's a minor change that unless you're shopping for replacement struts, you should care nothing about.
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