OBD II compliance on '95 Legacy standard transmission

You should have a sticker under the hood stating OBD II compliance. Mine was an auto, but the service manual, which covers both, does not differentiate between auto or manual tranny. Besides, it has the OBD-II connector, it is OBD-II ISO.

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Thanks. The sticker under hood doesn't have any indication of ODB II complience. Perhaps it's because the car was purchased in Canada. It is promising that the manual doesn't differentiate, but I would still like a little more evidence prior to making a scanner purchase.

John

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Yes. I've seen that.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two factors will show if your vehicle is definitely OBD II equipped:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Subaru meets factor 1 (has the 16 pin connector), but not 2 (the emmision control sticker has no mention of odb certification).

Later in the same document you linked to it says that the '95 legacy is fully OBD II complient "(A/T models only)". I'm still left with contradictory evidence. I would really like to find someone with a '95 standard who knows one way or another.

John

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If no help forthcoming from here, contact a dealership or try

Carl

What would happen if you took it to a place where they read OBD II codes for free, such as Auto Zone, and just plugged it in? Anybody know if it would hurt anything? If not, then like the man used to say, "Free is a very good price!"

On the other hand, would the green and black connectors still be present under the dash for manual code checking on an early OBD II Soob? If not, perhaps look for those connectors, or their absense.

Maybe call a Soob dealer with your VIN number handy, too see if they can reference such a trait of the car?

I wonder if Subaru differentiated their models that year, since Canada may not have been requiring OBD II in the same time frame as the US?

~Brian

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Mine does, but I have talked to 95 manual owners that are not.

In Subaru cars that were not OBD-II compliant, the diagnostics port was a connector used for the Select Monitor; it was a rectangular, yellowish connector, hanging from the wires, pretty close to the steering column, close to the single wire test connector and another green connector with two wire leads taped to its wires.

The fact that your car has the OBD c> Yes. I've seen that.

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Unfortunately there are no Autozones here in The Great White North. Perhap's there is an equivalent. I'll look around. I'll also make a trip by the dealer when I can. I'll post my findings as soon as I get them.

thanks, John

OK. I just got off the phone with our local Subaru dealership. I was told to disregard all information that states that that the standard model of the '95 legacy is not compliant. I was told that it makes no sense that their would be a difference between the two transmission types, and that if it has an OBD II connector then it's OBD II.

So, that's what I was hoping to confirm. Thanks for all the help!

John

OK. I just got off the phone with our local Subaru dealership. I was told to disregard all information that states that that the standard model of the '95 legacy is not compliant. I was told that it makes no sense that their would be a difference between the two transmission types, and that if it has an OBD II connector then it's OBD II.

So, that's what I was hoping to confirm. Thanks for all the help!

John

I don't think OBDII was required in 95. Or maybe it was not required on trucks in 1995. I had a chevy that had OBDI. What a wreck that was...

I got my own obd2 reader today (CANOBD 3100a). Works fine with the 95

I got P0325 (knock sensor) code. Lots of info' on the web about possible fixes.

John