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Call Jason, Parts Manager at Mike Scarff Subaru in Auburn WA--866-528-5282. Good guy. Mention USMB.

Welcome chudney. Y' found a great place to "keep the dream alive!"

I think that means everything is okay . . . but that you forgot to disconnect the test leads!

Appreciate the suggestions subie/legacy, but I'm looking specifically for gear oil leaks in the front diff/tranny!

There's a reason for that. It is and they are. (Even the PNW folk!!!) Welcome aboard--you're gonna' love this place!

Welcome aboard, silvrbuilt. Sounds like you're a "true believer"! All the best with your GL10 project. Show us some pix sometime.

Why? You did the smartest thing you could do--you jumped on here and asked for help! Then someone with some knowledge & experience stepped up and offered input (thanks again, OB99W!) so you could solve the problem. Happens everyday on the USMB . . . that's why we love this place! Welcome aboard, john_u!

It's my sons car, '92 Leggy with manual tranny and probably 210k+ on it. Anyone know of common places for gear oil to leak? We recently re-sealed the front end then took the car on a 3500-mile test drive (http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=116794)! Looks like we got all the motor oil leaks--3 screws were loose on the oil pump backing plate and, amazingly, the right (passenger side) cam seal was the old black one, probably original to the car! But now after a drive a drop or two of fresh clean gear oil drips onto the driveway. He's checking it regularly to see if he can pinpoint the source. I'm wondering (hoping) it could be as simple as the crush washer on the drain plug. Yeah, I didn't think to get a new one. Any suggestions/input appreciated. Mahalo!

Thanks Ed. I promise to call you next time I'm in the 'hood!

Nice invitation, thatswhatshesaid--but it was 4:30AM as we flew through! Yes, it was an awesome ride. 'Course you gotta' remember, where I live if you drive more than an hour in one direction you've done run outa' dry land. I do miss the open road of my youth!

Thanks for the nice thoughts rugby. And I in turn wish good luck for all Subaru folk ('specially those on USMB!)

Just curious, how long have you had the car? Could someone have swapped in the wrong ECU in the past? That's a reach I know but maybe worth checking.

Sorry JesZek. I never think to carry a camera (until the trip is over.) Can show you some great pix of my granddaughter though!!!

Just spent a couple of weeks with my son, Eric, in Seattle. "Refreshed" the front end on his '92 Legacy (NA, MT with probably 210k on it.) New timing belt, idlers and water pump from TheImportExperts. T-stat, gaskets, seals, o-rings, radiator hoses and acc. belts from our buddy Jason at Mike Scarff in Auburn, WA. Changed all the fluids and took a test drive up to the Smokey Point P&P for a few parts. Next day we set out for Colorado Springs to visit my daughter and granddaughter. 1400 miles straight through--WA, Eastern OR, Boise ID, Ogden UT, Cheyenne WY then down to The Springs. Drove in relays through the night, something I hadn't done since college! Bought some rebuilt MWE axles in Denver from Marshall Wolf himself (nice guy, met us in a 7-11 parking lot on the south side so we didn't have to fight the Friday afternoon rush hour.) Saturday morning got together with Larry Dew who graciously helped us with his tools and expertise. What a great guy--excellent mechanic, wonderful sense of humor and he can't help but smile when he touches a Subaru! Got the axles on. Later we shared a few cool ones and dinner with Larry and his wife--was a great day all around. A few days later headed back to Seattle, again straight through (Casper WY, Billings MT, then west through ID and Spokane WA.). Li'l Ol' Legacy drove like a new car, rolled along at 75mph for hours on end smooth as silk. Averaged about 27/28mpg. 3500-miles total for the whole trip. Gosh I love that EJ22! Next day we changed the driver's door handle (lock had been punched out a while back.) Not an easy job but we eventually got 'er done. Were able to re-use the original lock cylinder so all Eric's keys remained the same. Then, for icing on the cake, we went back up to Smokey Point for some front door speaker grills. Heartbreak--6 or 7 Legacies and someone had smashed every one, I suppose in a vain search for fancy speakers. Finally, last car in the last row, two beautiful unbroken grills! While Eric removed them I looked over and, to my amazement, saw that the car had its original radio--the one with the aux jack on the face. We grabbed it, happily paid our $12.50 for it (!) and raced out to the parking lot to test it. Didn't work. New fuse fixed that--it lit up and made happy sounds (and so did we!) Sorry for the long ramble friends, but I just had to share our magical two weeks in a wonderful Ol' Subaru. Aloha!

Looks pretty doggone good, Gary. Nice job!

So . . . was it the coupler u-joints?

Welcome aboard, mjs. You'll probably get more response to your question if you post it in the New Gen Forum.

You can pull the pump/sender units from the two sides of the tank and clean the slider contacts. I did it years ago (but it didn't really fix the problem!!!)

Just FYI, Subarus are notorious for faulty fuel tank senders (there are two). Only way to check your actual mpg is to keep track of your miles from the last fill-up and divide by gallons to fill-up again.

Well, hello and you're certainly welcome! Welcome aboard, Seth. This is a great place--and obviously twice as good for you! Great people with a wealth of knowledge and a wonderful willingness to share it. I think you're going to enjoy it here.

What the heck, I'll give it a try! Before you start, figure out how you're going to add new gear oil. The front has to be refilled through dipstick tube--the rear diff through the top plug hole. (I made a rig with small plastic tubing siliconed to the snout of a small plastic bottle, cut off the bottom of the bottle and hang it up high so the fluid can slowly flow down.) Drain the transaxle just like you change motor oil, just make sure it's the transaxle sump that you're draining! Rear diff has two plugs, one over the other, that unscrew with a 1/2" drive (1/2" breaker bar fits perfectly.) Two warnings here: 1) Make sure you loosen the top plug first--to make sure you can add fresh oil after you drain the old out of the bottom hole! 2) The plugs are gonna' be tight! You'll probably need an extension pipe for leverage. If that doesn't work I've had good luck using the car's scissor jack to put pressure on the breaker bar (be very careful to apply the force perpendicular to the bar--if it slipped it would be very dangerous.) My homemade filler tube worked well for the rear diff too--suspended the bottle by the rear wheel and snaked the tube through the wheel well to the top (fill) hole. Fluids: A good quality gear oil--API GL-5 SAE 80W-90 front & rear. (Although some of us swear by Red Line 75W-90ns for smooth shifting! Front end only, not in the rear diff.) Quantities: 3.7 qts for the transaxle, 0.8 qts for the rear diff. Good luck.

I don't see any reason that the battery disconnect shouldn't work (sorry brus!) Give it a try and see if the code goes away.

Don't know if it will solve your problem but I like to remove the IACV from the car to give it a thorough cleaning. IIRC it's just one electrical connector, 2 small hoses and 3 bolts (one is hidden underneath). Be good to have a new gasket ready if you do this. Good luck.

Welcome aboard, Jeremy. You've found a great place here--good people and lotsa' great information. Good luck with your Subie search!

Now that's funny, Fairtax. I accepted what you said . . . until you ratted on yourself!!!