rweddy

This is why I would never let sears touch any of my cars. When I was young on my parents car they actually broke 2 of the 4 lugs on one of our cars by over tightening them. They use the air guns to take them off and put them back on, I will only allow Discount tire to do my tires. They use hand torque wrenches to put the tires back on.

I would flush the entire system. When you pull the plug you are not getting all of the fluid out especially the import fluid in the torque converter. You can have a shop do it or Pull one of the return lines off the radiator and put it in a bucket. Run the car till 2 quarts are in the bucket. Refill 2 quarts to the tranny. Repeat until fluid comes out clean. Then change the filter and refill.

Yes we owned a 96 Maxima, great car, not as boring as the camry. Quite fast car also, but not very good mpg.

Anyone ever use these before? http://discounttire.com/dtc/findTireDetail.do?rc=CODINT&yr=2003&sw=true&pc=11684&rd=16&vid=008006 Need to get a set of snow tires and these are prices good.

I had close to the same issue on my 96. I have a page I wrote showing how to fix it. www.rweddysolutions.com/Subaru96fix Check it out. Not a bad fix, I did mine in under 2 hours.

A Forester is an Impreza, with a raised roof. I would guess tires are different.

First of all stay away from dealerhips!!Find a local subaru shop, dealerships are very bad at troulbeshooting, they are trained for parts swapping, so they will end up just throwing parts at it to fix the issue, rather than taking the proper troubleshooting steps. So this happens when going up hill? I am assuming under load? ie gas pedal to the floor? Have you check the simple things? Air filter, fuel filter, plugs, wires, etc?

How did you change it? Did you totally flush it or just pull the plug and did a partial change?

First off, the AWD systems used in Subarus differ, depending on what transmission you have. Automatic-equipped Subarus use a computer-controlled hydraulic clutch pack, similar to those found in an automatic transmission, to transfer torque to the rear axle when the sensors detect a 20% difference in axle rotation speeds between the front and rear axles. Normally torque is split 90 front/10 rear. Manual-equipped Subarus use a viscous coupling, similar to a limited slip differential (and certain full-time 4WD transfer cases) where under normal, dry circumstances the torque is split 50/50 until the physical difference of the rotational speeds of the axles causes the hydraulic fluid in the coupling to heat up to the point where it acts as a clutch, forcing the two axles to turn at the same speed. It's basically the sameas full-time 4WD without the extra low gear. It can transfer torque front and back almost 100/0 or 0/100 if necessary.

I belive you have a clutch pack issue in the tranny. How many miles?

You vehicle will spontaneously combust. Kidding aside I always start with the wheel farthest away from Master Cylinder then worked my way in. So order would be Rear Pass, Rear Driver, Front Pass, and Front Driver.

I would stick with subaru oem.

I too think the 1st generation OB are the best, but I love the 05 also. BTW is the 96-99 obw sit higher than the 00-04? When my 96 is parked next to my father-in-laws 02 mine looks to sit higher??

Because you cannot turn on lights wo key in it. The p button works withou the key being in so if you need to run in somewhere without the keys in the car you still can have parking lights.

This was on EA81/82 not on legacies. Is this auto or manual?Manual the VC is sealed, the tranny and front axle share fluid. If auto the AWD is via clutch packs in the tranny, and the front diff has seperate fluid.

It could also be the valves need adjustment?

Yes there is quite a difference in the legacy from the older gls for sure. How old is the oil? This motor is the 2.2 which is one of the best subaru has ever made so they generally do not have issues. But lifter would be my guess. Does the car have a AWD badges on the rear or dash?Subaru did make front wheel drive only in the early 90's. If is AWD there is a center diff. and the car is full time AWD. Power is split 50/50 front and rear, until there is a slip and then it sends power to the front or rear. So you could end up with all power to the rear or all power front.

The cruise will cancel when you hit the brakes or clutch.

Yes parts will be compatible from 90-94, direct swap in. 95 LS was auto only I believe last year of LS 5 spd was 93. Basically the same as your 94 changed dash, airbags, etc. But close for most parts. And still has same 2.2 engine. I think one of the companies is called JDM. You might also look at ccr if you are going to go that route.

I have never had a auto subaru before. External filter is nice!! I have been know to at times kick the bucket over!! Making large a mess!

So how did you flush it?The only way I know to flush with out a machine is this method. 1. Pull off one of the transmission return lines from the radiator and put the end into a bucket. 2. Start the car and run it until you get 2 quarts in the bucket 3. Turn off car 4. Refill 2 quarts into the transmission 5. Repeat step #2, #3, #4 until you get clean fluid going into the bucket. This is the only way to get all the fluid out of the torque converter. When you pull the plug and filter you only get about 5 or 6 of the 8 quarts in the system.

This is not true, you will never get all the fluid out of the system without flushing it with a mahcine. You can flush it yourslef by pulling a hose off and using a bucket but it is messy job.

You might want to get a 2nd set of rims for snow tires. This way you could go back to stock tire size and get snow tires for winter.

Old generation.

I am Positive; it is a matter of physics. Both need oxygen to run, higher altitude has less oxygen for motors to run on. This is also why professional drag racers in Colorado run slower than at sea level. But you will lose the same percentage of horse power no matter what type of engine you run, turbo, super charged, etc.