Hi Y'all,
I recently bought a 94 Subaru Legacy Wagon (2.2). It just turned 100,000 and now I'm having problems. First, it began to take two or three tries to get it to start in the morning(winter). While doing so it would gurgle, shake, and sputter. It now idles at 300-400rpm. Once I got going, it drove fine. And if I just let it sit for a couple of hours it will start right up. I thought, PLUGS! After some under the hood inspection, I ended up changing the plugs, wires, coil, fuel filter, and air filter. I cleaned the choke, as well. The new problem is - After the cold start troubles the car will have no power. Then it will warm up and power is restored. That is until I attempt to climb a hill. When doing this, the car will go flat. 20mph max (with the pedal to the metal). The transmission (automatic) will eventually kick into a low gear and the car will pick up speed. However, the rpms will rev and it will kick into the next (I assume) gear and back to crawling. This cycle will repeat several times while angry motorists honk and swear from behind.
I dont know - compression, torque converter, transmission?
I should mention that it leaks oil. I would appreciate any helpful replies.
Thanks