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I've also seen a sticking rear brake caliper cause the same issue. Upon on inspection one of the four pads was way more worn than the rest. Replaced the calipers and the problem went away.

I had a similar problem, and I had really hard time figuring it out. All the tires appeared identical, but I ended up have tread separation.

Oh and it's near eugene oregon if that matters

My 1997 outback has a leaking exhaust valve, and while i know the parts to fix it are not terribly expensive, i don't have the time. And the quotes i've gotten are more than i'm willing to spend. So I've decided to sell the car. What should I ask for: 1997 Legacy outback limited 298k Auto 2.5 Litter King Springs (not sure if that helps or hurts) less than 5,000 miles on geolander tires. I would describe it has pretty good shape for it's age. couple dents. no rust. I've always used subaru parts. I'm thinking about asking 1k, and going down if needed.

My 97 worked the same way.

OK I'll call for a couple more quotes.

I'm in Eugene Oregon. If anyone can recommend a shop that might be able to come close to that price please let me know. One quote i got for redoing the heads, timing belt, water pump was $6,000. That was without resealing the engine. The shop that did the leak down test, which specializes in Subarus, just commented they didn't believe 20 year old car was worth the amount it would cost to fix. I never asked for a price.

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maybe I should double check, but the shop seemed to think adjustment of the valve lash wouldn't solVe the problem.

Pretty sure its not an ignition issue. The spark plugs, wires, and coil were all replaced. Then when I still had the problem I swapped the same stuff from a friends car. Then the injector was swapped with cyl 4. Then that injector was cleaned. A leak down test showed the exuast valve leaking. What else could cause that? I'd love to keep the car if It can be economicly repaired.

Thanks for the tip. It's actually running pretty well right now. It only seems rough occasionally, like when i drive up a steep hill with the engine cold. I did some googling, and it looks like people online recommend dumping 4-12 ounce in, letting it sit for a few minutes and then starting the engine. do you see any problem with that?

No good pictures, could take some tomorrow if you wanted. The one below is from a time we got stuck on a highway for 5 hours, good thing we had left over backpacking meals. The car has 15" wheels. . Its a pretty much stock looking outback. , A touch taller than stock from the king springs, 1.5"s i believe. Not much to say about it....its a "limited" http://s7.photobucket.com/user/mkeating/media/IMG_0298.jpg.html

Ha ha. How much? It probably wouldn't be that hard to talk me out of trying to hit 300k,

I'm leaning towards craigslist. The body is good shape. I'd like to see someone fix it, but i could probably sell it for parts. It does have King springs, Almost new geolanders, and new'ish Subaru front axles. The repair bill would be was way more than I'm willing to put in the car. And as far as fixing it myself, my time is a premium to me right now. If i did want to fixed it, I think I'd be ahead to work some overtime and then pay someone else to do it.

I'm told my 97 outback with 297K has a burned exuast valve. I plan to try and drive until it 300k or until problem gets bad, and then get rid of the car. But what should I do with then?

I ended up taking a known working coil pack from another car. It didn't solve the problem, and my coil pack worked just fine on the other car.

I've ordered a new coil pack. I'll post back how that turns out.

I paid a shop to do a hot/cold compression test. The test did not show any problems. I've tried swaping the inject from cylinder two to cylinder 4. But i still get a cylinder 2 misfire from time to time. any other suggestions?

Ill check that Friday. Im 460 miles from home right now, so i hope it stays a intermittent/cold issue.

I have 97 outback that has a cylinder 2 misfire if I drive it up a hill when the engine is still cold on cold mornings. I have tried changing plugs, ignition wires, air filter, and cleaning the pcv valve. Anyone have any other suggestions?

Do you think the vacuum leak could explain losing 3mpg? The check engine light seems to come soon after starting when cold.i think it's still in open loop at that time, and probably not the 02 sensor. Anyway its supposed to get to 30 again tonight, I'll see what happens in the morning.

Thanks nipper. From that picture i think its the "pressure sources switching solenoid valve." Now i have a name, I have so googling to do.

It is the hose with a green strip. It drives some people nuts, but I paint pen everything when i pull an engine. I updated my post with what i hope are better photos. Also, I don't think I mentioned this a 97 outback w/ auto. The misfire is intermittent. I've only had the light come on when it's cold outside, around 32, and I when i drive up a hill shortly after starting it. But I have noticed my fuel economy was down to about 19.5MPG which is about 3 MPG lower than normal for my current work commute.