Hi Guys,

so this idle problem happened again this morning on my way to work and luckily my work is not too far from Subaru Service Centre so I took it down there, did a full diagnostic test and found that the Idle Step Motor is the culprit.

They free up the motor and it's running fine now but they say it may happen again and it may not... who knows....

But they said if it plays up again then I'm up for a new Idle Step Motor and they said it's in the vicinity of $950 ex JAPAN.

They gave me a part no if it makes any sense 22650AA240

Is there anywhere else I can pick up this part from? I don't think it should be that expensive and I've got my local mechanic that I've used and trusted for years to do the job for me if I can source out the part.

Another question would this be the same as Idle Control valve suggested earlier or it's a different part all together? if it is a different part all together, do you guys think it's worth replacing at the same time?

Thanks again guys.