by Ben | Sep 24, 2015 | 2014 Forester, Automotive, General Help
How and where to jack up your Subaru Forester Subarus are straightforward to jack up, but if you have never done it before or you just don't want to screw something up on your car then this post is for you. Using the provided jack points and few jack stands it is possible to rotate…
by Ben | Mar 6, 2015 | 2014 Forester, Automotive
A quick Review of the Fumoto F-108 Quick Valve: I recently installed the Fumoto F-108 valve on my 2014 Subaru Forester XT. I’m a couple of oil changes in now. Oil changes on Subarus with the FA and FB engines are already easy, but the Fumoto Valve makes it stupid easy and it is nicely…
by Ben | Mar 3, 2015 | Automotive
Timing Cover Coolant/Antifreeze Leak Summary: It is common for a high mileage Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable to develop a coolant leak on the passenger side of the engine. At first you may notice coolant slowly disappearing, but the leak will eventually get to the point that you need to fix it. The cause of…
by Ben | Nov 26, 2014 | 2014 Forester, Automotive
How to change the taillight assembly on a 2014 Subaru Forester The following post explains how to change the taillight (tail light) assembly on a 2014 or newer subaru forester. I used a taillight assembly from ebay. It cost me around $139, but I have since found the parts cheaper on Amazon. Whoever took the…
by Ben | Sep 30, 2014 | 2014 Forester, Automotive
This is a quick tutorial with photos to help you change the oil on a 2014 Subaru Forester XT. This tutorial should apply to any subaru using the 2L direct injection engine (FA20F engine). In reality all of Subaru's new engines are very similar so I expect everything will be the same. I'll try to…
by Ben | Apr 23, 2014 | Automotive
How to fix a rear seat release latch on a second gen Impreza WRX If your rear seat will not fold down in your Subaru Impreza or WRX wagon you would probably like to know that the plastic portion of the latch is threaded, and the metal part that it threads on to likely worked…