If you have a reddish fluid leaking from your car, it might be a transmission fluid leak. This may or may not be a costly repair depending on what’s leaking. Follow this guide to find out what part of the transmission could be leaking and what you can do to fix it.
The 4th gen Subaru Outback debuted in 2009 at the New York International Auto Show. It was wider and taller than its predecessor and churned more power. Like most cars, it comes with issues that are unique to it, but this does not mean that it’s a bad car, and it has in fact received praise for its capability and advanced technology. Here are the top 5 most common 4th generation Subaru Outback problems, years 2010 to 2014.
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If you hear a grinding noise or have trouble switching between two-wheel drive (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) with a switch that works intermittently, you may have a defective automatic hub. These easy diagnostic tips from our mechanics can help you get your 4×4 auto-locking hubs working smoothly again.
The mass air flow (MAF) sensor reads the air flow entering the engine. A defective MAF sensor can cause engine stalling, a rough running engine, and a check engine light for trouble codes like code P0171. Find out how to test a MAF sensor and how to replace a defective one with these tips from our mechanics.
If you feel too much play in the steering wheel, steering wheel shimmy, shake, or vibrate loosely while driving, it might be from a bad idler arm. Some trucks and older vehicles use a reciprocating ball steering system, also known as a drag link set up, which includes a steering box, pitman arm, idler arm, and a control rod that sits in the middle and connects to the inner and outer ball joints. There is a ball joint on the pitman arm and the idler arm, and sometimes it can fail. These steps will show you how to diagnose it.
If you hear a chirping or screeching sound from your car, it could have a bad idler pulley, bad tensioner pulley, bad water pump pulley, or another type of bad pulley. These steps explain how to inspect a bad pulley in your car and what you can do to fix it yourself.
