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2016 outback 2.5 limited.
bought this used with 160k on it a few months ago. Noticed that the Coolant crossover pipe O’rings needed to be replaced since there was some leakage from it. There was oil leaking from both valve covers as well as the Spark plug coils.. I went ahead and replaced the seals for the coil packs, spark plugs, rtv’d with new gaskets both valve covers, replaced plenum gaskets, crossover pipe oring, also when i removed the throttle Body, i replaced that gasket as well. My question is when i took the throttle body off to replace the gasket, Am i supposed to do a factory relearn on that to find the best idle again if that makes since?
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I have a new to me ‘21 Outback that I bought it in December of ‘25. I live in Northern Saskatchewan and I find in temperatures of -15F or lower the battery does not have enough jam to start the engine. Using a booster pack and it turns over fine and starts. I taken it for a 3 hour drive and it laboured to start after I got to my destination (very cold). I had the battery replaced by a shop that only dealt with batteries but the problem remained. I later discovered the negative post would not tighten properly. I installed a post sleeve insuring the post and interior/ exterior of the sleeve were super clean. The negative post is now very tight. I have installed a battery warmer and along with that an over night charge will give me good starts for about five days. I have an OBD2 GearWrench Scanner and it shows 14.7 volts with a charge of approximately 10amps tapering down to 2amps after starting. I’ve noticed a quick 10 minute stop for shopping will cause a laboured start but later the same day a 1/2 hour stop and it starts easier. So after this long winded whining, here are the questions. I know there is an after market negative assembly, so eliminating the negative post sleeve with this assembly solve the problem? Or did the previous owner use autostop constantly and I have a tired starter? Unfortunately the weather is warming and I don’t think this problem will reoccur till next winter but I would like to get it resolved before hand. Thanks
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