dennis cook

Thanks for the advice. I'll try the re soldering next weekend

Thanks for your advice. Don't worry, you "Yanks" are still OK with 99.99% of the Aussies I know. Every country has its share of ratbags & Oz is no exception. Our "wrecking yards" no longer let you remove parts from wrecks yourself. Everything is now removed for you & I guess its something to do with OH & S. That will be my next choice & I will also check out eBay &make sure there is one available BEFORE I attempt the soldering job myself.

The lights on my heater control console were not working & I assumed that the bulbs had blown. Checked fuses but they were ok. As Subaru no longer sell these bulbs in Australia I ordered them from the US. Tonight while driving home they all came on & stayed on for about 5 minutes. They all went out again when I turned the car off & when I started the car again & turned the headlights back on they did not come on again. Obviously the bulbs are all ok so is there a switch / control that may be faulty or something that is not earthing properly? Any advice would be appreciated as the only solution that the dealer could suggest is to buy a new console & these are not cheap!

Hi Guys Thanks for your advice. I ended up thoroughly cleaning the IAC & this made a huge improvement but didnt fully fix the problem. I then replaced the MAF & everything is running great. While removing the IAC I noticed that a vacuum line was also in a bad way so I replaced that too.

Hi Everyone, I have a 1995 Legacy (Liberty in Australia) auto. My Idle air control valve needs cleaning as occasionally the idle rate will jump from 800 RPM to 1200 - 1500 RPMs. Also when driving the engine will suddenly cut out but will restart immediately if throttle is pumped. My Question is my Cruise control seems to work ok but will suddenly disconnect. If my motor had died ( even for a fraction of a second) would this cause the cruise control to disconnect? Hopefully I can cure 2 problems with one fix! Dennis

I'm looking at putting new wheels on my Legacy (Liberty in Australia). The current Subaru alloys are 17" x 7" with a +55 offset. Tyres are 215/45/ZR17. The new rims are 17" x 7" with a +45 offset. I intend fitting same tyres. Does anyone know if this will cause me problems ie rubbing on suspension etc. Thanks Dennis

My daughter has just purchased a 1994 2.2ltr Legacy automatic.(Liberty in Australia). She says that twice now at low speeds the speedo jumps backwards & forwards between 40kph & 80 kph (25 to 50 MPH) I have driven the car but everything seems OK. Any ideas as to what the problem could be & how to fix it.

My EA82 is sucking a lot of engine oil into the air filter assembly. I have replaced the PCV valve but it is still happening. If I remove the oil filler cap & place my hand over the top of the oil filler pipe I can feel quite a lot of air pressure. I'm losing a lot of oil, any ideas?