New Legacy Owner Saying 'Hey'!

Keep the tires the same size. Change front and rear diff fluids. That's about it, near as I can tell.

-- Todd H.

2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA

I think mysubaru.com or maybe it is just subaru.com has the owner's manuals online.

Dano58, Watch for blown head gaskets. Bad brown goo in coolant tank.

Sparky

Dano58 wrote:

Tires need to be rotated regularly. I did one rotation at 12k miles and plan to do another one at 30k. The manual calls for 7.5k miles but if you think of it you should do it at 7.5k miles once you got your new tires and then subsequent rotations at 15k intervals (2nd at 22.5k that is) because at 15k miles the front and the rear should have about the same amount of wear. If you have the right tires you may not need a second rotation, but, rather, a new set of tires at 22.5k miles. In my experience Ecsta MX wears slower than Ecsta 712 though.

legacygt.org is tailored to LGT. Some info might be applicable if the car is due for brake/suspension upgrades anytime soon.

Thanks for the info.... A couple more questions -

1) I assume this has the 2.2l SOHC engine....? There is some variance between various websites on this. Edmunds lists the 2.5l but MSN lists the 2.2l.

2) Assuming it's the 2.2l, I've seen where this is a non-interference engine (i.e., timing belt breaking won't bend valves, etc.). This true? (Although the timing belt HAS been changed on the car).

3) Is the AWD full-time, all-the-time, like my Audi's quattro system, or an 'on demand' system that only supplies power to the rear wheels when slippage in the fronts is detected?

Thx,

Dan D '99 Legacy L 30th (son's) Central NJ USA

be sure to investigate

and

Carl

hi guy's. took delivery of a 1996 legacy GT (stage 2 Twin turbo boxer engine) from japan around the end of Dec. Unfortunitly it came without owner/operators hand book. Anyone out there got a copy of one they coud E-mail me. The dealer in my home town tells me they no longer have any in stock for model this old.

Is it in running condition?

yes 64000miles and in mint codition.