PZEV is part Subaru”s green crunchy ethos. It’s as green as you can get without being an hybrid. The plant in Indiana where these are built is also a zero waste facility. Subarus of that era seem to eat brakes. Its terrible in the mountains but it will cruise at 75mph pulling high 20s in mpg. Okay I’ve geeks out about this ROO enough. Love the channel. Love the content. Thanks for making it.
The plant you’re referring to is in Lafayette. I work there delivering parts to the line where these are completed and driven off of. One of the main principles the company drives on every worker here is environmental impact and they actually work very hard on making that impact low for being a multi billion dollar company.
Don’t overlook rubber brake hoses for making calipers stick “on”. Sometimes when they fail they swell and won’t allow fluid to flow back toward master…
"A partial zero emission vehicle, in the United States, is an automobile that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system, has a 15-year (or at least 150,000-mile) warranty on its emission-control components, and meets SULEV tailpipe-emission standards." SULEV is defined as "producing 90% fewer emissions than the average gasoline-powered vehicle." Misleadingly named upon first glance, but not false advertising.
All this crap is big government propaganda. If we spent more time enforcing the crap we buy and make quality products that would be green enough. I had a refer from 1970 still going. The new one we replaced it with lasted 4 years. Companies have changed philosophies to make sure that their products don’t last….well long enough to get out of the warranty period. 😢
PZEV on a hybrid vehicle means that car has like 5 catalytic converters on it to make it extra clean. A hybrid can be shut off and driven without the engine on making partial 0 emission
What !!! Hot in Vermont??. when we lived there,just a town south of the Northeast Kingdom..never bought an AC..the nights were always comfortable...Great job.. thanks..👍
The PZEV cars have a special cat system which greatly reduces emissions under certain conditions. It also means the 4 cats on that car are worth around $3,000 when the market is right. Congrats, you bought a gold mind. A lot of people will sell the cats off a PZEV car and put on a crap aftermarket exhaust then sell the car to maximize profit. These were hot when cat prices were insane last year. Sticky calipers are sadly a bit common for Subaru. Not really sure why. I can rehab the calipers most of the time, but there is something in the design that means they do need to be replaced within 150-200K usually. On the larger cars at least. The car came out great overall!
I've been following you ever since you bought that minivan. I kinda wish I had the money to take the Subaru you just repaired in this video off of your hands. Keep up the good work. 👍🏿
In the salt states we can't get away with doing a brake job like that. The Caliper has to be removed separately from the mounting bracket, all of the slides and pins have to then be removed, cleaned up and then lubed with high temp brake lube and then reinstalled. Had your brake calipers been bad you would not have been able to push the pistons in to make room for the new pads. The problem was seized up brake caliper slides and mounting points. But you got it done , just that it cost you extra money for the calipers. I thought that had rusty rockers towards the rear tires?
@@ckm-mkc Did you not watch from 1:00 to 1:25? The front brake calipers were not removed from the mounting brackets. If anything the area that the brake pads slide into might have had a little grease put on them but the caliper slides and pins were not taken apart, cleaned and lubed. And isn't it interesting that it is the front that were sticking and causing the front brakes to over heat.
@@802Garage yes we do have to do all of that. BUT he did not do it "on the front" and by not doing it he then had to go and spent money for new calipers and brackets. Had everything been taken apart and properly cleaned and lubricated he more than likely would not have had to buy new front calipers and brackets. I am not trying to bad mouth anybody but I am also not going to pretend that it was done correctly because it wasn't. I hope that he might do some thinking about this and realize where he made his mistake and grow from that... If you think that it was done properly and if you do repairs then you need to educate yourself on how to do the repair properly. have a good day.
@@802Garage And after re watching the rear brakes being changed the calipers were never removed from the mounting brackets, so that also means that some important slide points were not cleaned and lubricated on them.
With the new windshield, no car wash for 2 days, rain is ok just no high pressure water for 48 hrs. The green tape at the top can come off after 2 hours, and if you wouldn't mind taking a quick survey in your e-mail. I get really tired of saying that 20 times a day everyday.
Well Subaru done, thank you for the updates. Did you ever thought in getting a tow truck, as you deal with a lots of cars can't wait for Duramax videos :)
Adding rubberized undercoating will trap moisture and accelerate rust. Plenty of videos demonstrating this and I have seen it in person myself. The frame will look great right up until you poke it with a screwdriver in a few years and it goes all the way through. For corrosion protection use the oily wax type that sprays inside the rails etc.
i cant get over how gross the wheels were with the brake dust. you could really tell how little the car was taken care of cosmetically. it looks like part of the problem was that the calipers were sticking - but still. yuck
Never use that kind of undercoating!!! It seems nice, but it doesnt breath and any rust that is there, will continue to rust. You should look into a fluid film or pb blaster surface shield in the future.
Should have checked to see if the slide pins on the calipers were corroded. They can cause brakes to lock and stick. Could have saved a couple hundred bucks.
PZev is kind of an odd thing it's got close coupled catalytic converters designed to get hot, or working optimal faster. Along with fuel lines to prevent off gassing, carbon filter vapor filter/canister and even supposedly different ecm programming for winter to get everything up to optimal running temp faster. Plus a 15 year guarantee on the emission system.
I don’t know how you do it. My 2014 Forester sucked at altitude. I had to floor it to get up mountain passes. One of the crappiest vehicles for mountainous terrain. The cvt sucked. It would just stay at redline to keep up with traffic.
@@haroldbeauchamp3770 yeah the cvts are terrible for mountain driving. My Subaru is a 2008 outback which has a 4 speed, which allows me to get good torque in low gears, but terrible gas mileage.
My 93 Impreza with the 1.8L drove over every pass in the Rockies fine. Went all the way to Telluride and back. Went over the Monarch Crest too. The key is don't be afraid to down shift and actually work your engine! I actually got insane gas mileage at altitude. With my old school ECU I think it just kept pulling fuel as the air got thinner. Basic single O2 sensor setup. I got as high as 36-38 MPG if I remember right, maybe higher, but the car usually got 30-32 max. Helps it was such a light car though.
@@802Garage my 2014 didn’t have that option. Once I’d start to ascend high mountain passes, the cvt would shoot the rpm’s to 5-6k rpm’s just to maintain speed. The cvt fluid would be boiling hot after sustained driving. I’m quite certain that’s why Subaru cvt’s are so bad.
@@haroldbeauchamp3770 Hahaha that sucks! I'm not a big fan myself, but they have improved over the years. The first few years primarily have problems with solenoids failing and because Subaru said not to change the fluid. Change the fluid regularly and they last. Wouldn't be my first choice for the mountain passes either.
I used to work at a couple of different Subaru dealerships in the parts department and can say that it looks like this car was loaded up with basically all the desirable accessories that were available when the car was new. Pretty sure it will sell for way more than you have invested in it. Also, I still have no idea what the hell PZEV is to be honest.
Have you heard of ABS brake bleeding? I had my brakes done on a Ford Flex. The pedal goes close to the floor. My brother a mechanic who didn't work on it told me the pedal shouldn't do that. He mentioned the ABS. Would like to know how important should it be in how far down the brake pedal goes when stopping.
yep u might need a pressure bleeder for that. harder to get all the air out of abs reservoir. you can also try slamming brakes on gravel road a few times to engage abs then bleed after that
Whoever did your car did it wrong. You either have a leak or it needs to be bled better. Abs bleeding is using a bidirectional scan tool to activate the abs in order to bleed it.
@@mph5896 Thank you for you help. I tried to get it resolved with the shop. We went for a test ride and he said it was ok. I gave them a bad review. My brother's friend is mechanic and has tools at his house. He bled them the regular way. The pedal goes past half way. I'll have to take it to another place.
WTFD!! Subaru Outback for $1000?? That’s like stealing it isn’t? And really, you never seen a pzev logo before? Other cars from different manufacturers use that logo or similar logo with the same letters since like the early 2000’s from what I remember….nice Outback is pretty damn solid looking wagon….
The Subaru is definitely worth your asking price. Although not what I would drive, I'm sure someone would LOVE it considering today's car market. Bonus points for the undercoat! As for the Thunderbird, I can't believe you already sold it!!! I was hoping for a cruise video with Beetle & friends to Downtown/Oldtown. Oh well, I doubt we'll feel the same vibe if you drove the minivan or Duramax downtown lol!
