edrach Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I saw a pretty intact '96 Impreza sedan today at the Pick a Part yard in Olympia today. EJ22 with an automatic. Pretty decent shape with 175K on the odo. Reason it's in the yard appears to be a massive short in the dash that melted a goodly part of the instrument cluster surrounds. Blue color (code 340). I glommed the marker lights.....sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 A massive electrical short in the dash of any 13 year old car with 175K on the odo is a guaranteed trip to the Pick a Part store. With cost of labor these days, there is just no way to economically repair that car. It is best that it is a donor car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 caused by aftermarket alarm almost guaranteed, or poor aftermarket radio install by a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 caused by aftermarket alarm almost guaranteed, or poor aftermarket radio install by a kid. Yea, ditto, on that thought. Subaru OEM factory wiring is well made, and won't short out unless someone has been messing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Yea, ditto, on that thought. Subaru OEM factory wiring is well made, and won't short out unless someone has been messing with it.Absolutely, as evidenced by the mass of heavy guage wiring on the driver's side floor. A real shame since the car looked in pretty decent shape. Probably an opportunity to pull a working EJ22 out of the car for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Last week I got a perfect running EJ22 from a 98 OBS at a local U-pull yard that suffered the same fate. Massive dash fire/meltdown from a kid's radio installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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