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97 Outback Undriveable: serious sensor issues, white smoke from exhaust and stalling
I just bought a 1997 Subaru Outback (2.5L) with 44K miles for $6200 two weeks ago. Great deal I thought... I had it checked by a mechanic, drove it for a while, and found it to be in great shape....
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Outback Trunk Latch
i'm having an issue with my trunk latch on my outback. i took off the door panel and used the safety switch to get it to unhook, lubed it up with some WD-40 but it wont seem to work. if i close the...
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Transmission + AT Oil Temp Light
I'm currently driving an automatic '98 Impreza Outback Sport and a few months ago my speedometer became stuck at 40 and work (for the most part) over 60. At the same time a sporadic problem of my...
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TICKING SOUND WHEN ENGINE IS COLD ON 2000 DODGE CARAVAN.
i HAVE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 10000 MILES ON IT,WHEN ITS COLD IT HAS LOUD TICKING SOUND,SOUND LIKE ITS LIFTS SOMEBODY TOLD ME ITS THE INJECTORS!!ITS A 3.0 ENGINE SHOULD I GET IT SERVICED ARE THE...
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Gurgling, Jetsons-car-type-noise?
I have a '98 Subaru Legacy AWD with 100k miles. When you rev, it's louder than it seems it should be and the usual engine noise sound is accompanied by another gurgling noise. It sounds kind of like a...
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"Hill Stopper" Clutch
Does anyone know if this was a real technology implimented by Subaru in years past? My mom claims that when she had her first Subaru GL? wagon from around `87, it had something called a Hill-Stopper...
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Subaru Forester Keyless - Non US
I got an additional remote control from a local wrecker for my MY1999 Subaru Forester Limited (Non-US model). Does anyone know how to program it? The remote looks like so:
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98 forester radiator , bleeding it.. bleeder valve?
i have noticed a water sound coming from behind the dash since i bought this forester, i've asked around on the net and everyone have pretty much agreed its air in the heater core. i've been told to...
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Turbo 'shudder' in 02 WRX.
Hey, all. I have about 40,000 km on my 02 WRX. I use the turbo fairly rarely, and I always wind it down after each drive by keeping the car under 3000 rpm for several blocks before parking. I also...
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Key Code for '90 Subaru Legacy
Is the key (ignition/door) code for the Legacy stamped anywhere on the vehicle body? Some Toyota's have it stamped on the lock cylinder of the passenger side door. If it is not in the vehicle, can the...
 
Re: 99 Subaru Legacy Wagon... loss of power and acceleration
As expensive as it is, my money's on the MAF sensor. Since "reckoning" mixture is primary and the ECU relies very heavily on input from the MAF, MAF failures too often don't show up as trouble codes....
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shakes when I break
Yeah, it rhymes and I didn't even start out doing that *grin*.... My '99 Forrester has been just wonderful...however, over the last month or two I've noticed whe breaking at times (mid-speed, higher...
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'95 Legacy w/OBDII connector not OBDII compliant?
Greetings, I have a 1995 Subaru legacy in both automatic transmission and manual. Both cars have the obdII connector and say they are OBDII compliant (iso9141-2) on the emissions sticker, but they do...
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'95 Legacy running rough on cold start...
A couple weeks ago my '95 Legacy (EJ22) began running rough on a cold start, but only after sitting for at least 24 hours. Driving it daily seems to prevent this, but sitting over the weekend is...
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Forester piston slap - long term effects
I've 50,000 miles on my 2002 Forester and the temperature that the piston slap becomes noticable has seem to rise from the 42F degrees that it originally seemed to be to seemingly all the time. Even...
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EA82 getting hot at high RPM
Hello All, Though I've searched archived posts, I am not yet convinced that I need to change my radiator, so here 'goes... I have a '91 L-series with an EA82 motor. I run the car with concentrated...
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snapping of timing belt - damage?
anyone know if the snapping of a vivio (EN07 engine block) timing belt would cause collision between piston and valves? there are many piston and combustion chamber types used in cars. in some...
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Subaru Impreza, hard to start, check engine light on
I dug out a couple of pictures of where the thermosensor is located on a 95 Impreza: won't have to drain a lot of coolant, but do drain some of it because it will make a mess if you don't. The...
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Life expectancy of brake pads?
My 99 SUS Ltd is almost at 100K miles and I was talking with someone who just had major brake work done on their car (non Subaru). I went back through my service records and found by front pads were...
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Misfires in 98 Subaru Outback w/ 2.5
I have a 98 Subaru Outback w/ automatic tranny. It has 107K miles. The check engine light came on about 1000 miles ago with Cyl. 2 and Cyl. 4 Misfire trouble codes. The engine also started idling very...
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