6 cylinder growl

[JDC]

Have a 2004 3.0 Outback. When the vehicle is cold and in gear (auto trans)
and stationary, I get a low piched growl which comes up through the
floorboards. The vibration goes away once the car is warm or is taken out of
gear. Is this normal? There are no other symptoms. Car has only 10K miles on
it.

 

[Mike Isaacs]

I live east of LA, in the San Gabriel Valley. Any recommendations?

 

[Jeff]

I have a 2001 Legacy with the SOHC 2.5L flat-four and have noticed the same
thing. I noticed it when I first started driving the car, which was at
about 25,000 miles. It now has about 45,000 miles on it and the sound
hasn't changed. Personally, I think it's just because when the engine is
cold it idles faster than when warm and therefore strains against the
transmission more when the trans is in gear and the brakes are on. I could
be wrong though.

 

[Mickey]

I live east of LA, in the San Gabriel Valley. Any recommendations?

Sorry Mike I don't live there but was in the area earlier this yr.
Spent a week in the LA basin drove about 500 miles while there, mostly
freeway and I only saw 3 Subies in that time. At home I see that many
every day driving down town in the small community I live in.

I had some cooling system problems while there and took a clue from
the lack of seeing Subaru's and knew if a shop didn't know about
purging air from the cooling system I would be asking for problems.
Did most of the work myself but took the radiator in to a shop for
repair. Shop told me they had never worked on a Subaru.

Good luck on your search.

Mickey

 

[Paul Pluzhnikov]

I live east of LA, in the San Gabriel Valley. Any recommendations?

Subie Specialties in Monrovia was recommended by several people.
They are maintaining my 97OBW. No complaints.

For some reason I can't find their web site anymore, but they are at
804 E Huntington Dr # C Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 358-4235

Cheers,

 

[Mike Isaacs]

Subie Specialties in Monrovia was recommended by several people.
They are maintaining my 97OBW. No complaints.

For some reason I can't find their web site anymore, but they are at
804 E Huntington Dr # C Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 358-4235

Thanks. I'll give them a call.

 

[Catherine Hampton]

Subie Specialties in Monrovia was recommended by several people.
They are maintaining my 97OBW. No complaints.

For some reason I can't find their web site anymore, but they are at
804 E Huntington Dr # C Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 358-4235

I had a wierd, long-running problem on my '98 Outbook Sport fixed there last
year. They're good, professional people -- recommended.



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[Danny Russell]

Have a 2004 3.0 Outback. When the vehicle is cold and in gear (auto trans)
and stationary, I get a low piched growl which comes up through the
floorboards. The vibration goes away once the car is warm or is taken out of
gear. Is this normal? There are no other symptoms. Car has only 10K miles on
it.

Rattling heat shield(s)? -Danny