danbennett2u

oh ok so its not actually failing on any of the emissions values, its because of the CEL light being on then right?

Which part of the test is it failing? CO, NOx HC?

OK I should say STOCK EJ22T

General conesnsus is the EJ22 NA does not take boost too well. EJ22T that came in the turbo cars is significantly different in design and doesnt give you THAT much power.

Lots of subject matter on this. basically it means your AWD system is locking up at all times and not just "as needed"

pretty much any fuse will do. Put one in (its by the windshield on the passenger side under the hood, and turn tight circles, if it goes away your AWD system is binding. If it is AWD binding, drain and fill the tranny fluid at least 3 times to get all old fluid out. If that doesnt help there are many articles on here about repairing duty C solenoid.

GD I agree... Subarus are the easiest car I have ever worked on. I am not a mechanic by any means but compared to my GM's Fords, chryslers, nissans, toyotas, mazdas etc I have to give Subaru the nod. Of course the AWESOME support this boards members provide might be a BIG part of that.

Although if you "steam clean" the engine isnt that something different? Does this really exist or is this a marketing term

CEL flickering on a sudden acceleration makes me think it is not transmission related....

I would say at 82k miles, the timing belt, pulleys, water pump, spark plugs/wires maybe a valve adjustment? I cant imagine there would be that much more needed at that low a mileage.

This doesnt help you at all but.... Holy crap already needs HGs at 82k miles, what is this a Neon? I have to say I love my early/mid 90's EJ22s.

The amount of time you leave it on isnt going to eat through anything. maybe if you have polished parts underhood but I haven't ever noticed any damage.

My Miata was very trouble free, however that is about as simple and basic of a car design as you can get. The biggest problem I had was a stuck rear window zipper lol.

I spray mine with simple green, let it sit a bit, and hose it off. Make sure it doesnt get into spark plug holes and cover the coils. Dont use super high pressure. It works pretty well for me but I would do it on a sunny day so you can leave the hood up and let it dry off completely. Of course, I do this on 20 year old subies not 02 models.

no, im pretty sure as others mentioned, 97 is adjustable. I think they are indeed roller but they do require valve adjustments. At least on the EJ25 they do, pretty sure the ej22 does too.

Ok well this weekend will be getting it up on stands to replace the god awfully warped rotors. hopefully I can figure out which one is making the noise then.

no just bought the car yesterday, the repairs so far have consisted of filling up the power steering fluid, and changing some light bulbs. If its possible for that noise to be consistent regardless of lateral forces then I am less worried, was just hoping it wasnt a diff going out of something.

I know the wheel bearing sound, and I know it usually changes pitch and volume when you go around corners. Is it possible for this noise to occur at a steady rate with no changes going around corners and such? Got speed dependent noise in the front of my new OBS and hoping it is a bearing since I know how to fix that.

Replacing the bearing requires pressing a new one in. I dont have a press, nor do I know of a shop nearby that can do this for me cheap. The place I get my knuckles seems to be very good at getting me good used ones, never had a problem with a bearing in a knuckle I have replace

Bought it. Already bought the rotors. Runs beautifully and really scoots. Transmission shifts perfect, alignment seems fine. Smells a little of cigarettes but have some stuff that helps with that and I am planning on using a rug doctor on it eventually. LOVE how the imprezas handle. Now I absolutely need to sell my legacy fast... ShawnW where are you!

nope just throwing some hubcaps on. Wheels are more than I want to spend

I put $100 down on this to hold it until tomorrow (can only withdraw $1000 from my account per day from an ATM since I have an online bank). Plus need to sell my car for $500 which I have already been offered, just need to make sure I can get it done today or tomorrow... 1995 OBS 2.2 auto AWD. 164k miles matching tires no rust interior decent needs brake rotors turned and eventually a new wheel bearing in the front $1800

Just remember if this gets used excessively they will patch the hole. It works, dont try it unless you actually have a car you want to look up. So this is still working for the rest of us

They are hydraulic, no adjustment necessary

um looking at pics on this... do I have to pull the fricking gear off of the crankshaft in order to replace the pump? any tips on this?