cromwell7 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Circumstances have changed and need to sell my car. Its a 2005 (54 plate) Subaru Forester 2.5 XTen. 95k miles, MOT until may 18, full history although the last few are just the invoices as I ran out of stamp space in the service book, this car was top spec when new including heated leather seats, factory fitted sat nav, auto hold handbrake for hill starts etc etc. new tyres fitted in September and brake pads and discs recently done. BAD POINTS ABS light intermittant after the brakes were changed fan/power steering belt squeals on cold starts until warm. The car has never been driven hard off-road just occasional farm tracks and unmettled roads to shooting grounds etc. any inspection/test drive welcome I’m no mechanic but anyone is welcome to take a look. looking for £2200 pm me for pics or more info warminster, wilts Edited November 10, 2017 by cromwell7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Your location would be helpful Edited November 10, 2017 by amateur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) BAD POINTS ABS light intermittent after the brakes were changed - this will probably be due to non OEM pads being fitted. If you were charged for OEM get them checked. Ferodo also work fine, others don't. fan/power steering belt squeals on cold starts until warm. The scooby belts don't last long. Simple (short term) fix is to spray the belts with the engine running with WD40. Better - and fairly cheap - longer term fix is to get the belts changed. Under £100 at a local garage for the lot. Great car - if anyone doubts the Forester off road capacity, put "Off road Forester" in to YouTube search. Amazing stuff. Good luck with the sale. I have no connection with the seller. Edited November 12, 2017 by Eyefor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromwell7 Posted November 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 What causes non OEM pads to cause an error ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, cromwell7 said: What causes non OEM pads to cause an error ? Incorrect dimensions - it upsets the diagnostic. I have had it on Range Rover, Merc, Honda (S2000) and Subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromwell7 Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Nothing to do with the belts it’s the PAS pump that’s knackered. And the brake problem is a damaged ABS sensor ring, which was probably done by the mechanic changing pads and discs. so car is no longer for sale until these faults are sorted as I still need to use it before it goes and I’m not happy selling it on unless someone makes an offer with those faults in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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