The newest member of our family is Su, a 2004 Forester 2.5X in Pacifica Blue Pearl. Su has 155k miles on the clock, and has suffered for the past 2 years from a lack of maintenance. From the day Su was bought until two years ago, Su was maintained at the same dealership where she was purchased. Su has been neglected for approximately 20k miles, but is still holding strong. Since purchase, I have done the following:
- Removed interior (seats, carpets, console, lower dash) and vacuumed/cleaned the entire interior.
- New Battery (Optima Red Top)
- New Timing Belt & Pulleys (Gates)
- New Water Pump (Aisin)
- New Thermostat (OEM)
- New Accessory Belts (Gates)
- New Valve Cover Gaskets (FelPro)
- New Spark Plugs (NGK OEM)
- New Spark Plug Wires (NGK)
- New Ignition Coil (OEM)
- New Midpipe & Muffler (Walker)
- New Fuel Filter (Wix)
- New Radiator Cap (OEM)
- Air Filter (OEM)
- Oil Change & New Oil Filter (Wix)
- Fog Light Bulbs Replaced (OEM)
- AC Clutch Shim Adjustment
- Coolant Flush & Replacement
- Located & Repaired Cut Rear Washer Nozzle Hose Line
- Sanded, Polished, & Buffed Headlights
On the list for Summer:
- New KYB GR2 Struts
- King Springs (Standard Height)
- Anderson Design & Fab Lift Kit (2")
- Sparco Terra Wheels
- BFG KO2's - (I'd love to rock some Cooper Discoverer STT Pros, but I'm not ready for the mods required to make that happen!)
- Removed interior (seats, carpets, console, lower dash) and vacuumed/cleaned the entire interior.
- New Battery (Optima Red Top)
- New Timing Belt & Pulleys (Gates)
- New Water Pump (Aisin)
- New Thermostat (OEM)
- New Accessory Belts (Gates)
- New Valve Cover Gaskets (FelPro)
- New Spark Plugs (NGK OEM)
- New Spark Plug Wires (NGK)
- New Ignition Coil (OEM)
- New Midpipe & Muffler (Walker)
- New Fuel Filter (Wix)
- New Radiator Cap (OEM)
- Air Filter (OEM)
- Oil Change & New Oil Filter (Wix)
- Fog Light Bulbs Replaced (OEM)
- AC Clutch Shim Adjustment
- Coolant Flush & Replacement
- Located & Repaired Cut Rear Washer Nozzle Hose Line
- Sanded, Polished, & Buffed Headlights
On the list for Summer:
- New KYB GR2 Struts
- King Springs (Standard Height)
- Anderson Design & Fab Lift Kit (2")
- Sparco Terra Wheels
- BFG KO2's - (I'd love to rock some Cooper Discoverer STT Pros, but I'm not ready for the mods required to make that happen!)