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    MY 2000 Subaru Outback jerks and surges at 50-60km/h. It's almost as if the power is switched on and off. One Subaru mechanic told me all fuel-injected cars are the same. Another mechanic changed the oil, decoked the engine and checked the electrics. A Subaru dealer told me I was driving in too high a gear when I was in fourth going downhill at 50km/h. I bought the vehicle last year with 79,000km and it's delightful apart from this problem. Can you help?
    Answered by CarsGuide
    8 September 2005
    Carsguide.com.au

    I WOULDN'T agree that all fuel-injected cars have the problem you describe, and I'm amazed one mechanic saw fit to decoke the engine after 79,000km. And the advice about fourth gear being too high at 50km/h is simply stunning. I suspect the fuel. Switch to another outlet, run PULP if you're not already, and consider cleaning the fuel injectors.

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