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95 impreza ej18 5mt awd wagon have a stumby rough idle. also kind bouncy on power in the 500-2k rpm range. thinks its the TPS sensor. any thoughts?

going to change the oil in my 95 impreza ej18 5mt. i was pondering changing over to synthetic. car has 160k on it but in the past 5k i did everything to the engine short of splitting the case(rings/bearings) and am willing to pay for good oil. what type/brand of oil have you have good experience with for the engine and tranny? also got some of this to try out: we'll see if it works or not. looks pretty sweet tho.

yup... cheapo brake pads. squeaking is only real bad when first driven in the morning. just gonna live with it and turn my radio up:)

the rotors are basically new. they have less than 5 thousand miles on them.

think i could just take a few thou' of each side in a lathe.... would that be enough to rough them up....? or just hit them with some rough emery cloth?

got new pads/new calipers. cleaned like a madman. break grease on the back of the pads and shoe/strut connection points. purged the front brake lines with new fluid brakes still squeek a bit. what else can i do to stop squeaky brakes:confused:

the whole point of this is a project to learn how to do it myself. i got this engine for $75 and got many parts off of it that i needed so now its time to play. its not never a chore makin chips.

so i have a ej18 sitting on a engine stand and want to take it apart and machine everything. (i am in a machinist program at a tech school) i want to clean all the parts very well before i bring it in..... soooo.... if i got a big tub and mixed some degreaser in with water and let it sit for a while to use that degreasing action would this harm the engine in any way. ie rust and stuff if not properly dried afterward. should i do this before teardown/after teardown, or both? this is a dumb question i know but i feel there is never a dumb question as long as the dumb question stops the dumb mistake.

95 impreza wagon ej18 5mt awd none of the nobs except for the fan knob work in my impreza. the heat is set around medium and the temp knob doesn't do anything. also the level knob doesn't work either but it is set on defrost. the knob will turn through the different levels but does not switch anything. what is wrong, is there an electric controll unit that is screwed? or is there some linkage i can reach up there and move to put the heat to HOT?

It is also kinda surgy in the lower end of the rpm spectrum. got a multi-meter. can i check if the wires are good also. anyone care to explain the process or atleast tell me what i'm looking for. thanx!

newish plugs. no CEL. it idles perfectly. could anyone explainthe process to check the TPS?

95 impreza ej18 5mt awd car feels very on/off ish when it comes to accelerating and decelerating. there is no mid point it seems. think the throttle cable is too tight? or any other ideas? thanx in advance.

yes i did spin the tranny and it felt fine. yes i did put oil in it.... NOT that much of a NEWB! looks like some tranny fun for me!

just installed a new clutch 1000 miles ago so the pilot bearing and throwout are new. I guess i should have used new clips!!!!!!!!!. havn't tried to move it but if it moves am i good....? anyone else second the clip theory..... did you have to pull the whole tranny again or could you jimmy your way in there.... looks like another long weekend:mad: GOD DAM IT!

95 impreza 1.8l 5 speed awd. just installed a new tranny. started her up and a very loud grindingish noise came from the engine bay. detached accesory belt and tried again. same noise. the noise is the same clutch in and out. it is linked to RPM's Took the starter out to see if i could see wear from possible after start engagement....it look fine and the motion of the gear poping into position seemed smooth I'm thinking i somehow crushed the pilot bearing upon install. any thoughts here gentlemen....? or could be that a clip fell off the throuwout bearing? these are my best guesses. someone please tell me i'm wrong.