The question at hand should be.
'How do I know if my CAT is on its way out?'
Besides an order of rotten eggs is there anyway that one can tell if the CAT is dying?
I just send my wife in with the baby, I never go in. Mostly because I can't shut my mouth in telling them what the problem is with the car and how to fix it. :
I had heard a bad wheel bearing before and it sounded nothing like the noise in the Foz, so I expected some bad news.
However we lucked out! It was a bearing and it was replaced free of charge. ;D
I didn't think that bearings were covered under the drive-train warranty...?
03 Forester Auto about 45,000k.
This nosie is a very loud resinating nosie in the cabin. Sounds like a very low frequency version of rubbing your wet finger on a rim of a glass. MAJOR P.I.E.!! (pain in the ear) :
The nosie appears when going above 50mph.
Seems to be eminating from the rear of...
I was commuting that day via bicyle. I mostly remember the stench of heating oil as I had to detour all the way up the Fore River just to get to work. >
I do remember riding the old brigde on that crazey high side walk that was like 3' wide and 2' above the road. That was exciting. :-
Every time I go to pass someone I miss my 02 wrx wagon.
I don't however miss the funky clutch and the fact that I could never get it into First when moving.
So my 99 OBS smokes a little, no big deal.
Now there is a new development.
It seems that when the engine is up to a "highway operating temperture" and I really mash the throttle, it smokes a LOT. Meaning when I pull away from a toll both I can see a cloud of smoke behind my car. WTF!!
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