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1998 Legacy L wagon, 2.2L auto, 147,000 miles.

Which would it be, location?

Question, do I need to drop the pan or is there a drain plug I can loosen like on the oil pan?

No noise, and the steering wheel is *not* vibrating at all. I need to check the power steering level however.

Update: Put 2 new tires, filled them up with air, got alignment. Tie rods are good. When turning left, I get worse vibration than when turning right (Sharp turn at low speed). The whole car is vibration except for the steering wheel. No noises, no clicking. Torque bind? What's the next step, flush the tranny fluid?

Did you check the codes? Keep in mind that the O2 sensor may get lazy and not necessarily throw a code. I hear it is a semi-regular item to replace, at 80K as one estimate.

All 4 tires or just 2 on each axle? I am getting 2 new tires in front and the two rear one are in good used shape.

Notes: 1. The turning is definitely NOT noisy, there are no clicks. What's there is vibration-like and feels like it's braking the car. I did scan every post on Torque Bind it seems but not sure. 2. The tie rod movement is minor. It might cause alignment issues but doubtful (IMO) something of that magnitude vibration wise. 3. The tire low on air is getting replaced. 4. Note to self: Change the ATF. and check power steering fluid. Question on this one, can the ATF be drained like the oil via loosening a single bolt or do I have to remove the entire pan?

I think it's the whole car...

This post is enlightening... I realized one of my rear tires is really low on air, something like 20 psi. Could this be the source of the torque bind? http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=90209&highlight=torque+bind

98 Legacy L, 2.2L auto, 147,000 miles It vibrates when turning. (Sharp turn at low speed) I am not sure if both ways. I think inner tie rods need replacement because the wheel shakes left to right, making alignment impossible. Could this be the source of the problem, or is it an axle? Could someone post step by step instructions for replacing inner tie rods? Could it be torque bind, and if so what should I do other than flushing the tranny fluid?

No, the drain plug was completely removed. I drained the radiator on a Loyale one time and I know I got a stream instead of a drip like here.

Yes, the cap was off. It was a drip basically, not a stream.

I opened the drain on the radiator but the coolant was coming out very slow, basically dripping. I know it should come out a lot faster than that. Is the radiator plugged somehow? It was full when I looked into it.

Can I just drain the radiator and then fill it up again?

1998 legacy L, 2.2L auto, 147K miles How do I flush the coolant (Nothing good seen in the search)

I will check it.

The dreaded headgasket issue? http://allwheeldriveauto.com/subaru-head-gasket-problems-explained/

I will check it out...

Yeah, I know it's of no help to you. It's something in the ignition system I would think?

I know which fluid is leaking, I am almost positive it's the coolant as I stated above. I can tell by the sweet smell and by the color of the smoke. Could it be the head gasket? Stupid question, because I think head gasket always leaks internally, *not outside the engine* is that correct? I will try to wash everything and see where it's (the coolant) coming from.

98 Legacy, 2.2L 147,000 mis FWIW, I was getting P0301 and P0302. Replaced spark plugs and plug wires, cleared the codes, drove it and it went away. No codes.

98 Legacy with 2.2L, 147K miles Any idea what this means? When driving, all seems as normal. But after sitting for a week, started the engine, saw lots of white, sweet-smelling smoke which was coolant on top of the engine burning, plus I think some got on top of the Y-pipe. Note, no white smoke comes out from the tail-pipe so it doesn't look internal to the motor. Secondly, the heat works a bit weaker than I think it should, took about 20 minutes of driving to get it hot and even then only when parked. Not sure if it's related to the above. Here it's mostly oil leak on the bottom but FWIW.

I need OEM spark plug wires for '98 Legacy L 2.2L: Who has it in stock with fast shipping on the East coast. SOA430Q118

Old thread, I know, For 2.2L 1998 Legacy, Is there a better spark plug wire set than SOA430Q118