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March 12, 2005

I recently changed my spark plugs. Normally this should take about an hour. But on MY car, it takes about 5 hours. This is because Subarus all have boxer engines, which means that the cylinder heads sit down by the wheels, instead of up on top where they're easy to get to. Here are my spark plugs (right). They look so small and innocent, don't they? But to access them, you must remove: Cold air intake Air box Air filter Power steering hose clamps Windshield washer fluid reservoir Battery housing Battery Ignition coils
So after pulling all of that, I found this underneath the battery housing:

Since the battery has never been out of the car since it was new, I have to assume that this came from the factory in Japan. It's a Marlboro Red, if you're curious. Ah, Subaru workmanship.

Posted by rus at 11:17 AM

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humm.. now for the quick trivia, check your VIN, there were a number of impreza's made in the indianna usa plant, along with all outbacks and legacies. the only subaru's made in japan are some of the wrx's, all the STI's and foresters, and about 1/2 of the legacies. so you might have a good olde american cigerette in there. or if youve ever had any warenty work done, more likely the case. ither way.. just remember this, Diesels dont have sparkplugs....

Posted by: grayson at March 13, 2005 08:40 AM

I've read stories from BMW E30 M3 owners who found empty bottles of German beer rolling around in their cars.

Posted by: Andre at March 13, 2005 11:22 PM