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  1. I checked out the car today. It drove well, no overheating, very solid performance. No torque issue. No FWD fuse. There's an average to high amount of cosmetic blemishes: dings, rear driver corner dent, bits of chipped paint, a tight group of odd vertical marks scribed into the driver window (from rolling up or down?), the "brush" he had with a pole against the rear bumper cracked a bit oft paint away in the middle but no dent. Interior is... used, slightly worn: the rubber around the door handles are a little over used, but the upholstery looks clean, no rips. Kind of an odd history to the car: it was previously owned and used as an undercover/surveilance car by a law enforcement agency (thus the degree of cosmetic issues?), I'm not sure what to make of that. He's had it for under two years, needs the money so he's selling. I already mentioned the replacements, repair, and has full service records since he's owned it. Right off the bat he tells me that his asking price of $7K was too high and was thinking more of $6200 (Kelly-Fair), what with the cosmetic issues. If I were to offer, I'd probably go $5800-6000. But I'm pretty wary of it with the odd history. Whatcha guys think? thanks again, -Michael This just posted just today: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/car/552058728.html
  2. Thanks guys, I searched for "torque bind" and know what to look for: a shudder during acceleration in a low-speed turn. I'll look for this FWD fuse, if it's installed in the fuse box as mentioned, this puts the car in FWD and disables AWD, correct? What temp does this car normally settle into? My EA82 ran hot, always, which put it just under the half way mark on the guage. I'm lining up a test drive tomorrow and then a trip to my Subie mech if called for. thanks again, -Michael
  3. Up until now, I haven't owned a subie newer than my Loyale Wagon. But it was finally giving in to a bad head gasket just as I got TTL'd by an Audi. Kinda nice of them to hand me a check toward a new/used Impreza Outback Sport. I'm looking at two sales, both are clean. 2000, 116K, 2.2L, Auto, private party, with a list of replacements: *Replaced Front Rotors and Brake Pads *Replaced Rear Drums and Brake Shoes *Replaced Timing Belt *Replaced Water Pump *Newly Purchased set of WRX 2005 rims and tires *Balanced Rims and Tires *Four Wheel Alignment Performed *Replaced Radiator $7K - Steep for the miles, but negotiable. (he just today dinged the rear bumper on a pole and I'm waiting to gets pics and hear more about that. Doesn't faze me if it's minor) and 1999, 79K, 2.2L, Man, from a small used-dealer, no list of replacements/ improvements, stock wheels/rims - $7K I do a lot of road trips, and go up into the Sierras often. I've always driven Manual, but end up doing all the driving when my buddy inevitably doesn't drive stick. So I figured Auto could be an interesting change of pace. Inevitably, I'll take the car to my Subie mech. But which one looks more enticing on the surface? thanks, -Michael
  4. While at the return end of a camping roadtrip, my Loyale Wagon starts running hot. Not too noticably on surface streets or at idle but quite obviously when on the freeway at 60+mph when it hovers between 3/4 and the red line. This started at around 4PM and by 8PM it was red lining and I had to pull over. Checked oil and coolant levels, they're fine. Decided to have a garage look into it in the morning. The garage does a coolant check, I told em to go ahead and swap out the thermostat. The electric fan is coming on. And when sitting at idle in the garage, it's not acting up. I pull out on the freeway and it's hot again. So here's what I've gathered: - Not noticably hot in idle or up to 40mph. - Heats up to 3/4 or red line at 50+mph. - It seems to cool slightly or at least manage itself through air cooling, e.g., going down hill the temp eases a tad. - Engine strain while going up hill increase the temp to red line but it will cool slightly again on the down hill. - I can continue this for over an hour or two without actually red lining but remaining above 3/4. - Electric fan is fine - Coolant levels and oil is fine - Don't know condition of the radiator yet I had to ditch the car at my families house in order to immediately get back home and to work. They're helping out but it's all going to be through an unknown garage. thanks, -Michael
  5. After reading this thread about Coolant Replacement, I think my mechanic was refering to the cabin heater matrix or cabin heat exchanger, just adding that in his defense and to make me feel better about his being the only Subaru mechanic I can find in the Los Angeles area.
  6. I'm new to the layout of the system in a Subaru. I opened the radiator cap but there's also a plastic reserve on the drivers side, next to the battery that confused me. How do the two relate and where should the fluid level be in relation to the plastic guide line on the reserve? When cold or when running. EDIT: Is that the expansion tank? I parked on an incline, nose up, engine running, the fluid level was full in the tank. I also opened that reserve which, while running, was lower then the plastic guide line. I filled that up to the line but not to the top, burped the hose at the top of the radiator at the cap, eventually coolant threatened to burble over so I capped it up. Still got that sound driving around after a couple of blocks.
  7. I'm goint to change the oil on my recently purchased '94 Loyale. What oil brand and type is recommended? How many quarts? Should I purchase the Subaru filter from the dealer? thanks, -Michael
  8. I have a newly purchased '94 Loyale Wagon and we make all kinds of new discoveries together. The latest is a gurgling sound that comes from behind the passenger side of the dash. It's somewhat random but happens often. Sometimes it's when I turn hard or brake hard, or sometimes just for the heck of it. My mechanic said it was a filter for the coolant system but it would be a lot of work to remove the dash to fix it and I should ignore the sound. It's getting under my skin though. Do you guys have any ideas?
  9. Hello all, I've been trolling the forum since deciding to buy a Loyale. I picked one up in Portland a month ago with the intention to drive it back down to LA. It turned into a bit of a nightmare but I have my... '94 Loyale Wagon, Maroon -93Kmiles. Forum member 'subaru_styles' told me to register, so here I am. I have some work to do on my exhaust. First off, there's glass packs in the muffler, which is louder than a bat out of hell, not my thing. Secondly, when I shut the engine off after running hot, there's a tinkling sound all along the underside of the car and it appears to come from the length of the exhaust. I read that this is coming from the cone inside the Cat but I passed SMOG. What kind of work would that be? If I'm having to replace or repair the Cat plus switch out the muffler, what should I do to the exhaust on whole to increase performance or effeceincy? thanks guys, good forum! -Michael
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