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12-06-2012, 04:11 PM | #1 |
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WRB BRZ Premium 6MT
Why I Love This Car
I'll make this short and sweet because if you got here, you already know a lot about this car. I love this car because it's beautiful, fun to drive, and affordable. The maintenance costs are low, the initial cost was low, the tuner community is plentiful, and I'm confident I can keep it in good running condition for a long time! I finally found a car I'm proud to own and as a total penny-pincher I'm proud of the cost as well. Six-Month Goals Install Sound Deadening {Completed} All-Weather Floor Mats {Completed} OBDII Reader + Torque Pro Setup and logging {Completed} Trunk Hook {Completed} Start-up Screen Change Remove Excess Phones from NAV saved connections {Completed} Wishlist Limited Seat Covers Push Button Start and Keyless Entry Shmancy Limited Gauges Chrome Fuel Door Official BRZ Cargo Tray Purchased! Subwoofer, Amp, Speakers OBDII Reader + Torque [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Excelvan-Bluetooth-Interface-Scanner-Adapter/dp/B007P14NPU/ref=sr_1_13?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1354831129&sr =1-13&keywords=elm327"]Opt 1[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Soliport-Bluetooth-OBDII-Diagnostic-Scanner/dp/B004KL0I9I/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1354831129&sr= 1-1&keywords=elm327"]Opt 2[/ame] Opt 2 Purchased! Blue Interior Lights Helpful Links Carwash Trunk Liner OBDII Adapters All Weather Mats TSB / Recalls WQC-39 : ECM Reprogramming for Coolant Thermostat 15-158-12: Navigation/GPS Antenna Changes 12-131-12: Condensation in Rear Combination Lamp 09-54-12: Chirping Noise from High Pressure Fuel Pump 02-132-12: DTCs Relating to the AVCS (Active Valve Control System) 12-140-12: Popping Sound from Trunk / Rear Shelf Area Videos [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-GsnoVez8"]Last Session Silent Lap - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOUOU_SCAmA"]Last Session Instructor Lap - YouTube[/ame] Last edited by slizoth; 09-05-2014 at 11:40 PM. |
12-06-2012, 04:11 PM | #2 |
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12-06-2012, 04:13 PM | #3 |
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Maintenance History
08-13-18: Rear Differential Oil Change, Self 07-30-18: HEPA Filter (Air conditioner filter) & Engine Air Filter, Self 04-14-18: GrimmSpeed License Relocation, Shark Fin Antenna 04-14-18: Oil change, Self 08-10-17: New Tires! Michelin Pilot Super Sport & brake check, brakes are at 75% 08-06-17: AC Refrigerant drained and refilled, O-ring on AC Compressor replaced, AC Relay in dash replaced. 11-27-16: Oil change, Self 09-05-14: Shorai Battery Installation 05-15-14: Noise Generator Delete 01-12-14: HEPA Filter (Air conditioner filter), Self 01-12-14: Oil Change, Self 01-08-14: Topped off Coolant 04-15-13: Oil Change, Self {oil valve works great!} 09-10-12: Oil Change, Self 12-18-12: ECU Recall, Dealership 11-26-12: Body Repair Completed Notes 12-27-18: Upcoming maintenance: Replace Spark Plugs, Fuel Filter, Air Cleaner Element, Brake Fluid. 12-27-18: Pending Inspection: Transmission Gear Oil, Parking Break. 07-23-17: Stock tires are nearing the end, shown as worn, dated 4911 (Manufactured Dec 2011), odometer 26084 mi. A/C is not consistently blowing cold, intermittently fails. 10-05-14: Appear to have parasitic draw, battery dies after 8 days of non-use. Torque shows No Fault Codes Need to rotate tires to complete 15k mile maintenance. 01-19-14: Looking at Replacement Battery options. 01-05-14: Approaching 15,000mi Maintenance (11,386mi currently), reviewed Maintenance and Service Manual 01-05-14: Coolant level is below the low line (cold). Reviewed "Missing Coolant" thread, seems to be different circumstances. 12-15-13: Torque shows No Fault Codes 05-01-13: On drive to Mt.Whistler from Corvallis, radiator leaked fluid when stopping for gas. Coollant level showed just above low line. Last edited by slizoth; 12-27-2018 at 02:09 PM. |
12-06-2012, 04:26 PM | #4 |
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Costco has some all weather floor mats. For both front and rear. They fit great. I think they are like 20 bucks when I had bought mine.
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12-06-2012, 05:14 PM | #5 |
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Awesome, can I check them out sometime? Maybe even tomorrow if the car club is still meeting up even though Im pretty sure this is the tail end of Finals week. I saw that the dealership has a 15% off coupon right now for floor mats and accessories, I think that puts the mats at $50 so over twice as much as the Costco ones.
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12-06-2012, 05:18 PM | #6 | |
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12-07-2012, 01:03 PM | #7 |
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So I just called the dealer, with the coupons I can get the trunk liner and all weather mats for $130.81. See how much I could save getting the Costco ones instead, I bet the Liner by itself is about $50.
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12-20-2012, 12:28 PM | #8 |
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Recently I turned my car in to the Dealer for the ECU recall, while I was there I picked up the BRZ Cargo Tray and some touch-up paint. I also got to try out the Impreza All Weather Floor Mats in the BRZ and they do not fit well enough, they don't cover a large enough area for my tastes.
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12-20-2012, 12:38 PM | #9 |
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Nice!
Looking forward to seeing your progress. Have to say, that blue is quite amazing |
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07-23-2017, 07:51 PM | #10 |
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TL : DR
Root cause was an electric failure with the AC relay, once replaced the AC was fully operational. 2013 Subaru BRZ Air Conditioner Standard air conditioners on Subaru vehicles use HFC134a refrigerant (same thing as R134A). Do not mix it with other refrigerants. Also, do not use any air compressor oil except for ND-OIL8. Tools How Air Conditioning works. Your refrigerant cycles between a high pressure and low pressure state, moving from a gas to a liquid and back to a gas. The temperature difference is used to cool your evaporator which a fan blows over, generating the cool air you feel in the car when you turn your A/C on.
**If you have an 'Orifice Tube' you'll have an 'A/C Accumulator' rather than the 'Receiver Drier' we see with the 'Expansion Valve'. The accumulator is on the low pressure side and the 'Receiver Drier' is on the high pressure side. Visual aid taken from Ratchets And Wrenches YouTube Channel Take Note
Diagnosing problems with your A/C System We'll split this section based on which tool you're using to diagnose the system as well as an overall pro-tips section. Pro-Tips
Temperature check
A/C Gauge Set
Finding a Leak
How to refill your refrigerant.
Observations The car was purchased in June 2012, first signs of A/C trouble began in Feb 2017. The car has roughly 28,000 miles on it. A/C blows cold initially and overtime stops blowing cold air. I shut the A/C off for a short period of time and when I turn it back on I get cold air for a bit. How long I get cold air seems to be vary based on driving conditions (temp, speed, etc.) 84-94 degree Fahrenheit day driving. I drove the car for 70min, mostly going 64 mph (cruise control, low traffic highway) and I pretty consistently got 12min of AC and then I'd shut it down for 3min. The time for cold air and downtime was the same throughout the entire highway journey. I stopped at a pub to pickup a friend and in the 15min that took I found a puddle of water under my car when we were departing. Driving at low and inconsistent speeds, the A/C lasted for considerably less time (two to three minutes before having to be turned off). I've also noticed on long drives of I-5 with cruise control set, sometimes the A/C has no trouble at all and just keeps running (other times not so much). Seems to be night time driving conditions (colder temperatures?) the A/C unit is more consistent and needs less if any downtime. Overview of how it looks under the hood. This is my Denso A/C Compressor. High pressure tube, warm to the touch. Low pressure tube, visible condensation & the metal portion drips water. This is the low pressure cap, you use this to refill your refrigerant.
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01-02-2019, 01:19 PM | #11 |
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Chemistry of a Combustion Engine
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Fuel + Air + Spark = combustion. Sometimes, combustion occurs before the spark and that results in an engine 'knock', loss of power, inefficient use of fuel. Knocking occurs because you're using a lower octane rated fuel than your engine is designed for (Octane rating in-fact tells you how resistant your fuel is to combusting w/o spark). Fuel additive is straight Isooctane (100 Octane rating) so it raises the octane rating when added to your tank. Background I went down this rabbit hole because like other members of this forum I enjoy performing maintenance on my car. Part of my routine maintenance when I do an oil or filter change is to put some fuel injector cleaner in the car and I asked myself, is this really doing anything? Enter "Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant and Fuel Injector Cleaner" Highlights
So what are 'Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated heavy paraffinic' really? Alkanes, also known as paraffins, are saturated hydrocarbons with straight or branched chains which contain only carbon and hydrogen and have the general formula CnH2n+2. Octane is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula C₈H₁₈, and the condensed structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₆CH₃. Sources / Recommended Reading How Combustion Engines Work Chemistry of fuel additives
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01-11-2020, 10:31 AM | #12 |
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Final Update, I got married and the wife had me sell the car and replace it with a 2019 Crosstrek.
R.I.P. BRZ June 2012 - May 2019
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01-11-2020, 12:43 PM | #13 |
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[QUOTE=slizoth;3289656]Final Update, I got married and the wife had me sell the car and replace it with a 2019 Crosstrek.
R.I.P. BRZ June 2012 - May 2019[/QUOTE Commiserations... Did you know that you had to sell your Twin before you got married? |
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