It's a spray-on sealant grease they used everywhere on the OBs. Find it every time I go digging around the engine bay...it's obnoxious to get off too so I think it's a lithium or silicone base...
One of the causes of the head gasket issues with the earlier outbacks was corrosion in the radiator fluid caused by electrolysis. This helps mitigate that. If you open the hood on some older outbacks you'll see tons of white build up. Its important to keep any battery clean but Subaru goes out of their way now based on their history.
Along with this, if you remove any connection that has the grease it is a good practice to put some new electric contact grease on it before reinstalling. This will help keep corrosion at bay over the life of your vehicle and the stuff is really cheap.
My Honda CRV used a 2 part plug for the headlights and they were covered with this junk. It made it difficult as I would get this grease all over the halogen bulbs and then they would fail (greasy stuff does not mesh well with halogens). It is a necessary thing to maintain connectivity, but its still messy. When you buy a new headlight bulb or a replacement plug for a honda in some cases they give you a small tube of the grease. Just another thing and something echoed by a lot of Subie folks is that Subaru uses a lot of gooey stuff on their cars. Expect it. All your hinges are caked with goo, they put molybednum in the engine when its dry in crates to prevent ceasing, electrical connections have it, etc. Your Subie is a slime ball of fun...enjoy it
I'm having some issues with my 2012 Outback 3.6 5AT slushbox, and unfortunately it's been acting sort of weird for quite some time.
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I used to have the CLUNK/shock when coasting in traffic, and then getting back on the throttle. Very intermittent.
Also, it downshifts by itself in D...
I've got a 2013 Limited with the Harmon stereo. It's got the factory sub, and maybe an amp?
I'd like to get Apple CapPlay (so I can make Skype calls through the car, so I can do maps etc).
I can't seem to find an option that will be basically plug and play (maybe needs a special harness, but...
Jonathon Welsh of Wall St. Journal has me a bit nervous.
In April 3 issue, someone wrote in regarding a recent conversation they
had with their dealer about service for their Outback CVT.
Dealer stated:
1) You NEVER change transmission oil.
2) Dealers are UNABLE to fix ANY trouble with...
I posted a while back re: my ongoing saga of the oil consumption problem on my 2013 Outback 2.5i Premium.
Well, I had the short block replaced under warranty, and all was well with the world (even had $1,000 check written to me by the dealer for all the issues I was having with the car). Drove...
I hope I'm doing this right, new to the forum and also a new Subaru owner. I've done lots of reading on these cars and I'm familiar with many of the issues. I got a great deal, or I feel as if I did, on a 2012 Limited outback. Its almost immaculate inside and out, was purchased locally by a...
