During the last oil change, about 7,000 kilometers ago, I noticed that the engine mount subframe had seen better days. It took me a little while to buy them because the prices weren’t very encouraging, but in the end, I managed to get some well-refurbished ones from my local Subaru forum. For comparison, here are the old and new ones:

The hole in the picture above appeared with a light tap from a hammer during the last oil change, and I remember being quite concerned about it at the time. Honestly, I expected them to be in much worse condition.

I also replaced the bolts, as some were pretty badly corroded. As usual, the worst ones were those in the long sleeve:

With a hefty dollop of wax, I hope the subframes will last for another 22 years and 327,784 km.

It ended with only one snapped bolt, great success!

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