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20A driver side fan fuse blew again. Both of the fans turn freeely by hand. What do you guys think

I constantly avg. 22mpg in my '96 2.2 5spd. New O2 and complete tune up didn't change my economy.

Just an update: 20A fuse was blown, boy was I happy to see that. Although, now the question is why did it blow??

Mine ripped on me about 1.5wks ago. I've been driving it w/ no concerns in the rain and dusty roads, since I am going to be swapping in a mwe axle. I don't want to go through the process of swapping the boot. It is much easier to pull 3 bolts and a roll pin to put in a new axle. My axle has ~130k on it, so a new axle should last me (I hope).

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What if only the right fan turns on?

My pass side inner boot ripped today. The tear is about 2" long, it just happened. I am going to replace the axle with a reman in the near future, but my question is; is it ok to drive for now ~1 week in the rain, highway, etc...?? Biggest question - Highway 4hrs in the rain?

definately go w/ the 2.2 do they have a 96-99 white outback pass. fender??

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oem wires are the best

There is actual MAF cleaner. Just use ngk cheap copper plugs, I didn't think platinums worked well with our engine. It has been discussed endlessly, a quick search would yield good info

I re-gapped my plugs, well 3 of them, the last on requires more effort. I gapped em at like .42ish. It seemed to help, I also ran a bottle of techron. I'll prolly run another bottle after I fill up with some mobil gas. Every once and a while it will stumble, but I think it's getting better.

So I guess I am pinging. I relocated it, just to actually hear the pinging occur. SOB, I have no idea why it is pinging. It only pings in the 2-3k rpm range, seemed to happen more often when I floored it in 3rd gear, going kinda slow. I don't know what to do. I'll prolly bring it in in a couple weeks. What do you guys think? All possibile tune up items have been done in the past 10k (wires - oem, plugs - ngk vpower, fuel filter, front 02, air filter, pcv, seafoam, tbelt, clutch, and all seals besides HG).

how long has she been riding like that?

I'm pulling it tom. so we'll see. I've seafoamed it a couple times (intake and fuel), so carbon should be at a minimum.

Its a common problem of being over-sensitive, so essentially it's not doing its job. The picture is not mine, I haven't relocated yet.

no cel, ever.

Does this really work, and can it be a permanent fix. I have had a slight stumble for awhile now between 2000-3000 rpms. '96 2.2 5mt new plugs, wires, filters, 02 sensor, clean maf. It feels like the timming is being retarded, ie: lack of fuel. I was really thinking it was a fuel problem but I've been doing a lot of reading abouth this knock sensor problem. So I am wondering how safe/dangerous it would be to relocate it to the clutch bracket thing, for the rest of time?

I couldn't imagine you could do anything. There is enough room for a squirel's nest in our engine bays.

return the stock springs and get scorpion springs. AA is running a group buy kinda deal, $650 I believe for the EJ lift They are both going to get u about 2"

just use a cheap one, no sense in putting $$ into a muffler on a non-performance 17yr old car

It happens after it's warm.

I let the silicone cure almost the entire appropriate 48hrs (it was cold out). So, I think that the little bit of fumes that may have reached the O2 sensor threw it out of line just enough to mess with the idle. Since, I believe, the O2 sensor was already on its way out (the slight stumble at light throttle). I ordered a new O2 sensor so I willl know for sure in a few days. No, I am not just throwing parts at my car. I wanted to replace the O2 sensor when I did the reseal but that extra $100 was just too much at that time. So I am doing it now.

as far as the egr....quote taken from http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35906&highlight=egr+valve - bottom of first page and I also looked in my engine bay

A note: yes, oem wires. 1996 2.2 MT = no egr