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Not a Subaru, but my 2006 Saturn Ion Redline has an upside down replaceable element style oil filter, which annoyingly lives partially under the supercharger. These 2.0 S/C motors regularly reach 200 k miles without much drama, so the upside down oil filter seems fine. The only time I hear...

The Saturn S Series 1.9 engines are notorious stuck oil rings mainly due to an ineffective oil drain back system in the piston. The car will run like a top though, but the engine will usually use oil, sometimes up to a quart per 300 miles....so many of these engines run out of oil and get...

I find some washer fluid aromatics gives me a headache, I would much prefer 0 scent, but all of them seem to be scented in some way...

2006 Saturn Ion Redline w/ 5 speed manual trans with a Quaife LSD. 190 k km. Since I got the car at 115 k km, it has always grinded it gears a bit, esp when hot going from 3-4, at 60 KPH, and it likes to pop out of 5th under light load at around 110 KPH. I have learned to live with the...

That's why I still have my manual Saturn Ion from '06, can't bare the thought of car shopping, and all the unknowns of a 'new' car. Plus this car is just so darn reliable!

My significant other was cleaning out the bathroom and was about to toss some shampoo she stopped using. Me being cheap and frugal I grabbed it from the bin and started using shampoo as car wash soap, I think it was Dove brand or something. The stuff works great as a car wash! The water...

I did it to myself earlier this year (I think) since I use the empty oil jugs to recycle the old oil. But now I'm thinking perhaps I also got scammed since I always keep the old oil and new oil separate. Thought I was losing it when I realized I was pouring black oil back into the motor!

I went with a similar combination: Element 3 calipers and pads+ Evolution Geomet rotors. 6 months later (and lots of rain this summer) they still look new and work great. We'll see what they look like after this winter...

Lugging is never good at any engine temp, probably worse cold. Some revs under some load are always more better.....

06 Saturn Ion Redline 8.3L/100km or 28 mpg on a 1000 km road trip. Not bad considering I let Lady Lead Foot drive on the backroads, and we had a stiff head wind coming back at a steady 120 kph.

Wow, those look filthy to me! (Coming from 06 port fuel injection land)

2001 Saturn SC2 5 speed manual (tall gears) 6.5 L / 100 km combined, or 36 mpg.

Today I plan to re seal the top of the motor on my 06 Saturn Ion Redline. I have a new valve cover gasket, cam end seals, and spark plug tube seals. Weather dependent though: if it's too windy, I'll postpone since I hate having the valve cover off with dust and leaves blowing all over the...

My dad bought a Citroen DS for parts that had been Ziebart undercoated at some point and the **** thing broke in half from rust when he tried to tow it home, the roof was the only thing holding it together 😁

AAArrrg, you people and your fancy modern fuel efficient cars. :p My 06 supercharged Saturn Ion Redline, mostly spirted city driving netted me 12.7L per 100 km, or 18.52 mpg on 91.

I tried a HEPA cabin air filter from Bosch off RO, since I thought it would help clear the cabin air even further during allergy season. Could not get past the smell of the thing! It came with a strange chemical odor that came through the vents whenever I used the HVAC in the car. I thought...

As you can see in my avatar, the CAI on my 06 Saturn Redline had a source of cold air as the actual intake in hidden up in the fender well. I have since gone back to the stock air intake, since it was such a pain to get to the filter which needed annual inspection at least. Thankfully the...

How many miles on the latest timing chain? Remember that most aftermarket parts are junk now and will last half as long as the factory original. I installed a new Cloyes timing chain kit on my 96 Saturn DOHC and it started rattling at 50k miles. I thought no way that's chain noise but sure...

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Having some computer issues, I am trying though!