mike97

did you figer out what was makeing the noise

i have had that same problem .I own a 97 sub leg 2.5.now i use 93 only and runs better and more power.89 will work just not the performence i like

i have a 97 suby legacy thats the same with me .i am getting 27 to 29 mpg and crap on the highway ..and black smoke out the tail pipe .when i go down a hill and then steep on it the smoke acures .i looked around and my egr valve isent working .not going in an out .i must have a vacume leak or egr needs to be cleaned or a new one ..the egr valve cane haunt ya to.

thanks guys ..i am replaceing both rear struts in a few days and that will tell all .i am sure it must be something with them becuse thy are gone the rump roast end sways around corners or if i jurk the wheel back and forth the rump roast end feels lose ..thanks again ..i will post the results

i will take a look . am changeing both struts next weekend and look then .well I hace gotton under it and looked .it all looks ok but i will do it with out the strut and mabie take of the control arms and compair both sides .with a micromerter .that is such a handy tool when i rebuilt the uper half of the engine i was able to make sure it was all in spec..I was thinking last night when i was looking at other post .that it would half to be some other part bent before the strut .it just makes sence .thanks

hello again people ...just wondering if anybody has had a bent strut in the rear ..i have a 97 sub legacy sadan .its that or a bent hub .the rear tire is so ot of aligement the bottom of the tire sticks out and the top goes in .it has been like this since i bought it .dident care had crap tires on it ..now i got new tires and dont want it chewed up ..thanks for your time

thanks alot ...i found the problem today .it was a pully the bearings were gone ..stupid thing ..all this trouble for a stupid pully thanks again

Hi guys .i got a 97 legacy with the 2.5 and it jumped time .and bent 2 valves .so i have tooken off the heads and did a complete valve job and got all new timeing gears (the whole timeing kit) when i took off the old belt it was loose I am hopeing thats the problem not so loose that its floping in the wind .ya know what i mean .the tencener was all the way out and frozz.so my question is what elce should i be looking for so that it doesent jump time .I am going to start putting it back togeather tomorow in the afternoon if its not raining .what do you think?

yep it is running awsome and driveing awsome .the end links were shot .changed them no clunking and handles awsome.had to put new roters on shaking like crazy when putting brakes on .worked well and lubed up pins .well have a good one just letting you all know :burnout:

its all fixed the end links were gone .put new ones in and all better :burnout:

I have a subaru legacy 2.5 gt .i am realy looking for the 2.5 decal or sticker to put on the back fender .intrested in lots .thanks

its in the front ..in the back I got to to do the struts I can hear them squeak when I higt a bump just right.i checked all the springs and there all good .

yep its the end links .i had a freind push the car up and down and side to side and yes they are bad .

does it clunk bang every time you hit a bump and then when your going down the highway it just doesent feel right like it sways a little ?..this is a yes or no ?

:banghead:if you guys know the next question ..please just anser ..

Component Description: 25. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Bulletin Number: SUB049701 Bulletin Date: JAN 1997 Vehicle: 1997 Subaru Legacy Summary: CLUNK NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING OVER A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE- NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX. ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 51248 ) I got this from http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/recalltsb.do?step=tsb&year=1997&make=Subaru&model=Legacy&style=4+Dr+Brighton+AWD+Wagon#9

how will the car act if there bad?

how do you know if there bad .is there a way to check?

just a quick ? at the end of the stabliser bar i think its called end link .what does that do to the car if its bad ?

i got a quick ?..if the end links are bad what would that do to the car?

i tested the units with a test light 12 v just to see if there was any on the left side there was one wire with juice .thats the side with more wires .on the right side i tested it with a test light and no juice .2 wires .then I used a muti meater and I could not get a good reading becuse the tank was full.so today I am takeing them out and cleaning and testing everything .thanks

lol nipper ....the gasget if it is any good witch i am assuming it is somewhat ok .I will reuse with some gasget maker should be fine mabie the high temp I have used that on rear end covers for my truck ..i will try all that ..thanks so much ..usmb rules the planet well almost subaru is on top .lol

my car does the same thing exact ..97 legacy ..so far I have changed ball joints ,inter and outer tie rods ,struts .and it still does it alittle I was reading threw here and it might be the top hat on the strut .thats the only thing I havent changed .besides that cvjoing axel witch is comeing up soon one has a tear and I am going to wait a bit to change that ,then I will do both .the top hat what does it do it turns when you turn the wheel .if you hit bumps it cant move around to mess up .just the beering could be bad witch would make it hard stering and .it might make it pull hmmm going to have to look more into it and make some calls ..thanks for letting me brain storm alittle ..ttfn

do you guys think thats the problem ..the tophat ...hmmm .I just changed my struts and did not put one on and it still pulls alittle to the left and right after bumps .i defently worked on my ride it rides great and no crashing noise over bumps...cool I will look into it..thanks

no thanks nipper i will fix the problem .as I do on every thing i do fix fix fix .gota love it ..