[Need more help, 95 legacy]

Well I dont have the time or patience to work on this car, I guess I'm ditching the subie, its a real shame, this is the first real problem I had with it. It runs like a champ, I'm gonna miss it. I'm gonna get my girl a new car, either an 08 corolla or or lancer. I'm gonna try to get $1000 for the car, has 4 new tires, 95K miles, clean inside and out. Just needs some electrical work now. Heres some pics, very poor quality taken on my cell phone, but it shows the area where the wires are burnt, I think the blue and black one from the shifter burnt them all out,

 

[Need more help, 95 legacy]

Well heres the really bad news

 

We may have found the problem, the wire that connected to the selonoid under the shifter had some burnt wires and we got some smoke going on when I replaced the turn signal fuse. The fuse wont blow, it just melts. The smoke was coming from the right side of the car, so we pulled out the passenger kickplate and there is burnt wires all over the place, the worst one looks like the blue and black one the goes to the selonoid by the shifter. It took out a crap load of wires with it. I dont know if the selenoid went bad or what. Can I get a new harness? What is this called? HELP!

[Need more help, 95 legacy]

A bad fuse box could have caused all those issues?

[Need more help, 95 legacy]

I know about the manual override, but thanks for the info. I'm gonna check over all the wires and the trans linkage.

 

The fuse plastic casing was melted.

[Need more help, 95 legacy]

1995 legacy LS - 95K miles, auto.

 

Was blowing fuses, no turn signals, instrument light, cruise, and STUCK IN PARK, replaced the "Lighting SW" fuse under the hood, all good. Previously I unhooked the backup lights because they wouldnt shut off, I think they caused the short. After I replaced the lighting SW fuse and put bulbs in for the back up lights, they worked.

 

About 2-3 weeks later, car stuck in park again, then no cruise, now no turn signals or instrument again. Turn signal fuse was MELTED! I'm assuming theres a short, but any other ideas? Also, it is weird the car would come out of park after I replaced a fuse, I was thinking it was the linkage. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I searched the site, but it didnt completely solve my issues.

[95 legacy blowing fuses]

Did some searching, found the problem, the Lighting SW fuse under the hood was blown, but it was hardly noticeable.

 

Check the fuses. There is an illumination relay that has a fuse that feeds it under the hood (I think). Nothing wrong with the HL switch, as it is low power that sends a signal to relays.

 

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[95 legacy blowing fuses]

I just checked it out. First, the car would not go out of park, I had to hit the override to get it in drive. The turn signal fuse was blown. The car has headlights, four ways, and brake lights, but no parking lights or tail lights. Im going to keep working, does it sound like possibly the head light switch is bad? The tailight contact on the back bulb is putting out no power.

[95 legacy blowing fuses]

I have a 95 legacy, about 90,000 miles. A few weeks ago, the tailights went out, I replaced the fuse and they went out again in a few days. Then I replaced it and it was good for a week or so. My girlfriend called me this morning and said the taillights, instrument cluster, and turn signals are not working. Now I know this is a hunt and search project, but has anyone had this same problem or is there a known solution to this? Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm lost when it comes to electronics.

[Reverse lights stay on 95 legacy ls]

Everything has been going great with legacy, had a CEL, changed the coolant temp sensor, fixed that and of course the car needs all the seals changed. The only other problem that I cant solve is when I turn on the headlights, most of the time the reverse lights stay on, which makes it unsafe to drive. They dont go out if you go into reverse and out, it will go out if I keep slamming the trunk. For now, I unhooked the lights. Any ideas?

[1995 Legacy paint codes?]

Im about to do some painting on my 95 legacy ls, its a redish maroon color, is there a list of all the paint codes for this year anywhere?

[Changed CTS on 95 legacy]

My 95 legacy was flashing the CEL with error code

P0115

Engine Coolant Temp

Circuit Malfunction

 

I just replaced the sensor with an OEM part.

The job wasnt that bad, pull off the intake and the ten thousand hoses going to it, unhook a few lines, use a 19mm deep and remove the sensor and throw the other one on, about a 20-30 minute job, not bad. So far, no CEL. Ill let you guys know if it comes back on.

[1995 Legacy Cat Swap]

Thanks bud, Im gonna change the sensor and then see if the CEL goes away, Ill let you guys know

[1995 Legacy Cat Swap]

Good news! Well not too good, I got a code:

P0115

Engine Coolant Temp

Circuit Malfunction

 

Ok, thats all I know, now any ideas? The guy said the sensor should be fine, its a wireing problem.

[1995 Legacy Cat Swap]

There IS a 16 pin connector under a little cover to the left of the steering wheel, im assuming thats the OBDII. So can i just go to autozone and have it read? Is there a code look up online?

[oil leak]

I have the same issue, im due for all that soon

[1995 Legacy Cat Swap]

Its not flashing, i mean it just comes on randomly. The subaru dealer said its not OBDII

 

 

First you want to read that code. '95 it probably has the ODBII connector. Pick up a cheap code reader at Pepboys or something and just leave it hooked up so you can read the code. It should work though '95 had some oddities about the ODBII. Some codes get stored in history so it might be readable even if the light isn't currently on.

 

Anything else is just a guess. Sure maybe it is the cat. But maybe it isn't. Or if it has a rear o2 sensor it could be that. Or it could be any of a number of other things.

 

edit: Though you say the engine light is flashing, not on solid? Some causes include engine misfire (check plugs and wires and use OEM and make sure coil connection to plug wires aren't corroded or degraded), and cam position sensor too far out of agreement with crank position sensor (if you haven't changed the timing belt yet it's overdue and the belt could be stretching).

[1995 Legacy Cat Swap]

MY 95 legacy with 80K miles is randomly flashing the check engine light. The subaru dealer said they probably wont get any codes unless its on and the hours they are open im always working, and since its not on all the time, i cant make an appointment. I was thinking oxygen sensor, he was saying a lot of the times its the cat. Does this sound good? What are the dimenstions on the stock cat? I want to cut it off and put on a universal one and see if it fixes the light.

[95 legacy CEL, have O2 sensor question]

I have 95 legacy, 76K miles, the check engine light goes on and off randomly. I'm thinking O2 sensor, and since I dont have time to go to the dealer to get codes read, and the sensor could use a change, I want to replace it. How many are there? Where can I find one that is basically OEM and not a peice of junk replacement? Thanks.

[Transmission fluid change 95 legacy]

Tomorrow I'm gonna change the fluid on my 95 legacy LS, AWD. Lots of questions for the experts.... I think I'm gonna go with full synthetic fluid, does that sound good or should I just go with Valvoline high mileage ATF? Oh another thing, these take just ATF right? The owners manual says 8.3 quarts, does that sound right?

 

Also, what kind of gear oil is used for the differentials?

 

I did some searching, it sounds like I should drain 4 quarts, run it a little, add 4 quarts, and repeat. And dont change the filter? I'm a little confused, but I think i going in the right direction, but how about a little guidance?

[Newfound oil leak]

I'm ordering Felpro Crank seal, cams seals, a goodyear timing belt, and a timing cover seal.

 

Where do I get an oil pump seal? I cant find one. Anything else I need? I'm not doing the water pump yet. I'm ordering from advance auto parts.

 

Thanks

[Newfound oil leak]

I get the sarcasm, I've heard the FRAM horror stories, but I haven't had any problems.

 

Thanks for all your help, looks like the subie is gonna get some TLC this week.

[Newfound oil leak]

Hey everyone, haven't been around much, the legacy has been doing good. It just hit 70K (on a 95) and is running great. Just got some new tires and NGK V-powers, and have been running Mobil 1 in it.

 

I have discovered an oil leak under the front crank pulley. I took some pictures of it, if someone could give me a good guess of what it could be it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

[Tune up list]

I'm planning on doing some tune-ups to my 95 legacy LS with 66k on the odometer.

 

I changed to a K&N panel filter, I want to change the plugs and wires, and change the fluids.

 

I want NGK plugs. is there a good part number or type for them? What about wires?

 

I also use mobil 1 for oil, what should I use for the tranny, rear, etc.?

 

Thanks for the help, I searched for some of this stuff already...

[Timing belt 1995 Legacy]

My 1995 Legacy 2.2L has a little over 60K miles on it now. I know its a non-interference motor, but i want to change the timing belt in the next 5-7000 miles. Is it a big job? Is it anymore difficult then any other car? If you guys can give me some advice it would be appreciated.

[Seafoam proves itself]

Warning:

I used seafoam on my 2.3L Thunderbird and only a few miles later one of my valves stuck and I had to redo the head. Its not proof, but its something to think about.