Hi all.
Haveing a problem with my daughters car, hoping for some insight from you guys. It is a 1994 Subaru Legacy, 2.2L fuel injected.
Here's the symptoms:
A while back had a bit of a rough idle and an intermittent "Check Engine" light. First substantially cold day we had (single digits F) she went out to start it up and no-go. Cranked and cranked, but would not kick over. I took a look at it later in the day. It acts the same, cranks but will not fire. I notice that both electric radiator fans are running in spite of the fact that the engine is stone cold. Hmmm. Suspecting frozen fuel lines, I spritz a shot of Magic Starting Juice into the air intake. I crank for a second, the engine fires, runs rough for a few seconds then smoothes out and continues to run. Idles and runs OK. The CE light is now on solid. Turn it off and it acts the same, won't start. I start it again using magic juice, let it warm up, then it shut it off. Try again, and it starts.
The next morning, it again won't start when cold. The fans are running. Nobody around here seems to have a code reader for a 94 OBD1 subaru. Again it starts with a bit of ether. I have a Chilton manual, but it is about zero help with extracting the codes. It does (sort of) describe a procedure, but gives no pinout of the connector. No help. I have not fouund that info on line as of yet, perhaps my Googling skills are slipping. I theorize that the engine temp sensor is bad and the computer thinks the engine is hot, thus running the fans (fans are controlled by the engine computer) and NOT suppling the extra rich mixture for a cold start. I replaced the temp sensor, nothing changed.
Any ideas? Any guidance as to how to read the codes?
I appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance, AL