Is it an Outback Limited or an LL Bean? You have 2.5 as the engine, then LL Bean. No 2.5 in the Bean.I have an 07 automatic with 73,000 mi. Over the past couple of days, when I start cold it immediately revs to 6,500 rpms and settles back down to 1,000 rpms which is normal cold idle. The rev is so quick that if you didn't hear it, you'd never know it was happening. This only happens when the engine is cold - 4+ hours of sitting.
I don't like this intense strain on cold start ups as I plan on having this car for a very long time. Is this the cold start module or something else entirely?