mart360

Hi all,

as the new owner of a subaru, i,m in need of some info

in no apparant order

how do i identify the correct model i have?
its a 5 door saloon?/estate 1996 model not turbo 2.0gl
i believe... does this beast have any model codes or special numbers??

What is the correct interval for cam belt changes

how much does it cost is it cheaper to go independant or main dealer??

whats the nearest main dealer in sussex nr arundel west/sussex

ant gremlins or quirks i should be aware of with the beast

thanks in advance

Mart

Nick n Jewels

Hi Mart and welcome to Scoobynet...........

I can answer a mere few of those Q's........for nearest dealer see the Subaru.co.uk website it lists them all a dealer will also be able to identify the model by the VIN number, if not try contacting the technical dept of Subaru Uk (IM Group)

Hope that helps a little, I'm sure others will be able to offer more. Enjoy it!

Jewels

chrisp

The 5 door is known as a wagon.

I think cambelt on that car is every 3 years or 45K so it should have had one after three years and due another after 6 years, a 96 means it should have been done in 2002 and shoudl have been written in the service history. If there is no servcie histroy I woudl get one asap.

I take mine to a specialist as its an import but I think I get a better service. The car needs two services a year (every 7,500 miles or 6 months whichever is sooner). One is basically a check over and interim oil change the other is the major service which could cost upto 600.


[Edited by chrisp - 4/21/2003 10:59:31 PM]

ZAZ

Check out <url> http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm </url>

There are a lot of answers in there.

chrisp

yep forgot the link, clickable

http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm



[Edited by chrisp - 4/21/2003 10:57:43 PM]

chrisp

Actually its not a turbo so I maybe completely wrong with the servicing. Thet will teach me for not reading it properly.