Re: Third recall in less than 3 years

On 6/29/2021 10:11 AM, Frank wrote:
> On 6/29/2021 7:42 AM, Frank wrote:
>> On 6/28/2021 7:26 PM, John McGaw wrote:
>>> On 6/25/2021 3:59 PM, Frank wrote:
>>>> On 6/21/2021 2:38 PM, Frank wrote:
>>>>> On 6/20/2021 2:59 PM, John McGaw wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/19/2021 3:01 PM, Frank wrote:
>>>>>>> On 6/19/2021 2:51 PM, John McGaw wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 6/19/2021 10:35 AM, Frank wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Annoying.  This one for ignition coil replacement and perhaps 
>>>>>>>>> reprogramming.  First one was on ignition coil programing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What model? My 2018 OB 3.6 Touring has had two -- the head unit and 
>>>>>>>> the fuel mileage estimator. No coils to speak of. I just checked 
>>>>>>>> the NHTSA site and there are no new ones.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A 2019 Crosstrek.  I usually pick up on recalls but this was just 
>>>>>>> sent out by the dealer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Running my vin number I see this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Apr 15,2021
>>>>>>> Manufacturer Recall NumberWRE21
>>>>>>> NHTSA Recall Number21V264000
>>>>>>> Recall StatusRecall Incomplete
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Summary
>>>>>>> Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2017-2019 
>>>>>>> model year Impreza and 2018-2019 model year Crosstrek vehicles to 
>>>>>>> check and/or update the ECM programming, and to replace all four 
>>>>>>> ignition coils in each vehicle. This new recall will supersede 
>>>>>>> Subaru’s previous WUQ-02 ignition coil reprogramming recall issued 
>>>>>>> in October 2019. All vehicles previously affected by the WUQ-02 
>>>>>>> recall will be affected by this new recall, WRE-21, and must return 
>>>>>>> to complete the WRE-21 recall repair.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sounds annoying. And the fact that they took over two months to let 
>>>>>> you know doesn't help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Taking it in Friday afternoon.  They said it would take an hour and a 
>>>>> half so I will wait.  Dealer is only 20 minutes away. Maybe just as 
>>>>> well that I did not know too early as I assume ignition coils on 
>>>>> Subaru are harder to access on sides of Boxer engine and they are well 
>>>>> versed on exchanging them by now.
>>>>
>>>> Fix took 2 hours at dealer and that included multi-point inspection 
>>>> with fluids top off and setting tire pressure.  Now I got to figure out 
>>>> resetting kpsa to psi.
>>>
>>> This _may_ apply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8JlNFDPtWQ
>>>
>>> I know that I've diddled such settings on my 2018 3.6R Touring but it 
>>> has been years now and I've totally erased any knowledge of how I did 
>>> it. Somehow the method shown in the video does not look familiar so they 
>>> may have changed in the intervening years or those particular brain 
>>> cells may have died and fallen out.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks.  Mine is different but the video that appears next when I went to 
>> url would seem to apply.   I had seen it the other day but have yet to do 
>> it.  Not sure why the dealer had changed the setting from psi to kpsa but 
>> maybe to mask the fact that he set all tire pressures to 35 psi.
>>
>> On my previous Forester which got totaled, I recall taking an hour to 
>> change the clock for daylight savings time.  On the Crosstrek there is a 
>> separate clock setting and to change it only takes a few seconds.  It 
>> also removed the annoying reminders to change the oil.
> 
> Easy enough to change but still had to refer to this video:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFX9xcbu5cM
> 
> So it is not intuitive.
> 
> Cold tires on this hot morning read 34 psi which is a couple of psi above 
> suggested settings which is probably OK.

My OB has different TP settings for front and rear and I leave them at 
+1psi when cold. I've found that the TPMS is so sensitive that sometimes I 
see the pressure on the sunny side of the car jump up a bit when it is 
parked for a while. Oh, and no DST setting or clock setting on the OB -- it 
does it itself so I have one less thing to try to remember.

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