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'll be looking to replace and potentially upgrade my suspension within the upcoming year on my 2010 3.6R. I have read musing about how 2013+ and even 5th gen suspension is compatible as a direct bolt in with slightly stiffer rates.
Can anyone speak to this? I'm not looking to upgrade the...
Hello all. This is my first post, as I have just bought a used 2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium with 36k miles. I have never owned a Subaru before, but have admired them. I am buying it from a friend who has owned many of them. My question is, what would be your recommendation to best add a...
my friend has a 2013 outback 2.5 limited and gets a p0171 only when the temps are in the negative range. Mileage on car is around 100K. When I say negative I mean like -15F or colder. Car stumbles until it is fully warmed up.
Car has new CAT and rear o2 and this problem showed up last year...
Exploring the idea of swapping the ancient nav unit in my 2011 3.6r for something a little more useful. I've seen a few online that fit the dash layout so they don't look like a Best Buy job. Android Auto compatibility would also be great.
Anybody have any experience?
I Rain-Xed the windshield (Actually, I got carried away and put Rain-X on all the windows)
I put ScotchGuard on all the seats and carpet.
I removed this warning sticker that proves the car is Japanese:
I discovered that the visors are too thick to clip my garage remote on, so I used Velcro...
