Infinitrium

I was worried about the driveline, so I went outside and took it for a little spin...and promptly got it stuck! I was going between two ridges on a ATV trail and I crossed at too sharp of an angle so my right rear wheel got lifted off the ground by about 4 inches. I got out and shoved the car back on the the RR wheel which lifted the LF wheel off by about 4 inches. After a few minutes of spinning and swearing, I got out and jammed a few rocks under the LF wheel and stuffed my donut spare under the RR wheel and it drove right out! I know now that the 4wd still works just as it should. I also determined the gearbox whine occurs only in 1st gear. A tranny fluid and rear diff fluid change is in order.

O crap!! Well luckily the few times I have driven in 4wd on pavement I didn't go too far or too fast. Ooo, hope my gearbox whine doesn't mean I broke something..

BTW, my tires are all the same size (185/60-13) and the same brand.

Ah, well what I meant to ask was, is the 4wd system on my Loyale a full-time or part-time system? I know on trucks with a part-time 4wd it's not recommended to drive in 4wd on pavement as there's a risk of severe driveline damage (seen it happen, not pretty) but trucks have a seperate transfer case, does that make a difference?

Since I don't have an owner's manual I don't know. I've driven it in 4wd on dry pavement a few times and I didn't notice anything unusual, but I still don't know..

Good ol' V-Powers

4 quarts plus filter puts me actually a little bit over the full mark. No big deal though.

Yes, they use a distributor. Ignition is electronically controlled by the ECU.

It was for a few minutes then it went out again.

Oops! It's a 94 Loyale, SPFI

My CEL came on yesterday while I was playing with the car, the idle was unsteady. It would try to bring the idle down, but when it did it would sputter then kick the idle up again. Don't know if that had anything to do with the CEL. I plugged the white connectors together, turned the key to 'run' then looked at the LED. It's flashing 5 short flashes then just repeats the 5 short flashes over and over. What does that mean?

94. Also send me any other documents you have relating to the 94 Loyale, I'm always looking to learn as much as possible about my cars

I took a few videos of the wagon today. http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Infinitrium/94%20Subaru%20Loyale/?action=view&current=CIMG1353.flv http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Infinitrium/94%20Subaru%20Loyale/?action=view&current=CIMG1362.flv http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Infinitrium/94%20Subaru%20Loyale/?action=view&current=tryagain.flv

Does anyone have a diagram for the SPFI ea82?

Does that affect the engine in any way? I know on other cars I've had, when they were in diagnostic mode the ECU would set the timing to 0 degrees and while the engine would still run, it would be way down on power. The fuel pump in my 94 wagon was cycling on every few seconds and I thought it was because of the fuel leak I had but the leak was repaired today and it still cycled on and off continuosly. I was reading the Trubo to Non turbo thread and saw grossgary mention that if the green plugs were connected, that puts the car into diagnostic mode and the fuel pump cycles itself on and off. When I read that, something clicked in my head and I ran outside to check my wagon and sure enough, the green plugs were connected.