Baja rally 05 Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 When did cars change to obdII? I did see the little door though so if I do buy it I'll scan it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 all cars were required to be OBDII in '96 , but many were in 95. I think a Nissan was in 94? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 When did cars change to obdII? I did see the little door though so if I do buy it I'll scan it Scan it before you buy it! You'll get a lot of valuable information before you slap your money down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Definitely what Olnick said - scan BEFORE you buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja rally 05 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 The thing is is that I personally don't have and obdII scanner so I'm out of luck with that. Tomorrow I'll report back on what we are gonna do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Borrow one! Buy one! Take the car to a parts store where they'll read codes for you! It would be very unwise to buy a car with a CEL on and not know what it's for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja rally 05 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 I don't have the means right now to borrow one and have no cash to buy one. I'm also going into an area where I don't know anything thier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 if your State won't sticker the car with the light on/codes stored - it could cost you many hundreds to a thousand or more dollars to make the car legal. if you're OK with that, why even test drive the car? just buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkie Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Go to vatozone or whatever, they loan out scanners. It's cheaper to drive a little and scan it than to find out that something expensive is broken. Also, does it have an EJ25D? Any records on timing belt or head gaskets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 google maps can help you locate things in the area you are going to. type in the name of the town - or better yet, the address of where the car is - then click on the "search nearby" and type in "auto parts store" or similar. It will locate all places that match on the map for you. Autozone & Advance Auto I know will read codes for you for free, others may as well - a quick phone call will confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja rally 05 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 In in fl and they will register anything here and it has an ej22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja rally 05 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 So I bought the car! It runs and drives well and has new tires and brakes and it made the 1 hour trip back with no problems and we where able to register, insure, and tag the car in the same day with no hassel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Congratulations! Keep us posted on your progress--and show us some pix when you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hey, way to go. It is always fun having a new to you car. Yea...........show us some pixs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja rally 05 Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Didn't get home until late so pics will come tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja rally 05 Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 This is it. I cleaned up the interior today and took it on a dirt road toady to test it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Looks good! It's a '95 . . . manual or AT? Mileage? Any records or receipts for work done? Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Yea, nice looking car. It has the same exterior paint as my 99 OBW, which I like. Any more pixs coming?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja rally 05 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 This is my new thread for what will be happening with the car: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/147146-modrepairsmaintenicesuggestionsquestions-for-legacy-outback/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholi2789 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Are you sure? My '95 is OBD2 and I've never seen one that isn't. But if by chance it is OBD1 you can still pull the codes with test connections under the dash. BTW, It'll probably take more than fresh fluids to dump codes! Good luck. Ditto. Mine is a 95 Legacy L and it also has OBD 2. From my understanding, it wasn't required until 96 but some manufacturers got an early start and incorporated it in 95 models. I guess us lucky 95 Subaru owners got lucky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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