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Need some troubleshooting help, please! I have 1994 (Right hand drive) Subaru Legacy L station wagon and its signal/hazard flasher suddenly stopped working due to unknown reasons. I have checked all of the light bulbs and fuses, and they were all fine. I have removed the hazard flasher control switch on the dashboard, in order to perform a continuity test, but first of all, how many pins are there in a regular left hand drive car? I only see 9 pins altoghether in mine and I am not getting any continuity between pins (with the hazard switch pressed down, there's supposedly continuity between pin7 and 9, between 10,5,6, and with the switch off, between pin 3 and 7). Has anyone performed this continuity test on the hazard flasher control switch on the dashboard? Either this switch is fried or I am not performing this test correctly. I also have removed the signal/hazard flasher unit to take a closer look at it. It didn't resemble any relays that I have ever replaced and I was thinking that perhaps this unit has nothing to do with my problem. Is this the hazard light relay or is the relay integrated into the hazard light switch on the dashboard? Does anyone know? Finally, my haynes manual indicates that I should check the signal light fuse. Is there such fuse solely dedicated to the signal light? I checked the main fuse box (under the hood) and the one nearby the steering column, and I have not spotted anything close to it. Many thanks in advance! John

Thanks Glen! I will remember that!

Thanks Josh for the advice!

Josh, A couple of question! 1. I am fairly new to this ultimatesubaru.org and it is not still obvious as to how to create a new thread. Apparently, I am losing my mind. 2. I have 94 RHD Subaru legacy-L station wagon and currently it does not have the belt on the A/C pulley, and the compressor clutch rattles a lot, which seems to be the main reason why the belt was off. I would love to get the A/C to work, since it was getting pretty hot in Atlanta, GA. Before I do anything major, I would like to try replacing the loose clutch (if I can get it anywhere) and install a new belt to see if A/C works. Here are my questions: 2.1) Do you know where I can get the replacement clutch for my Subaru? I checked a few places and they only seem to sell the whole compressor unit with clutch. 2.2.) I tried to use a loaner tool from Autozone to remove the clutch, but it didn't work. Where can I get the tool for this job? 2.3) Does the system need to be discharged completely before I may attempt to replace the compressor. If that is the case, I suppose I have to take it to the shop. Any advices would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks!

Thanks everyone for your patience and help! I have finally got my Subaru started up this morning! Previously I aligned the timing belt mark to the crankshaft arrow (not sure what the purpose of this small arrow is, but it obviously confused me as the alignment mark), but after re-aligning the belt precisely to the mark at 44 and 40.5 tooth width, it just started right up at the first try. I have learned an invaluable lesson this time and hopefully I would be able to help out someone in a similar situation. Many thanks again!

I've followed the pdf document that ferret sent to me and I was able to align it to the timing belt alignment marks at 44 and 40.5 tooth width. Put'em all back together, but it still does not start up! I opened up oil pump housing to replace its O-ring inside, so as TheBigJ said, I had to remove crankshaft pos sensor, but it was re-installed. As for the camshaft sensor, I did not touch it. How do I check if the crank pos sensor is good? I also disconnected the electrical harness for the ignition coil, but it was reconnected. I removed the spark plug from cylinder #1 and smelled gas. Therefore, it is safe to assume that there was no spark. The crank pos sensor could be the culprit, but it is most likely to have something to do with the camshaft position(s). Ignition timing is just a way way off, therefore no spark or it just misses the right window completely. What I am still curious about is as to how to adjust the camshafts relative to the cylinder#1 TDC? When I brought the cylinder#1 at TDC and opened up the whole unit, both cam pulleys were at 10 O'clock position My Subaru was running good before its water pump went out, so the whole thing is a big mystery. Many thanks to everyone and hopefully I will get this Subaru start up soon. Any advices or helpful tips are still greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance!

This PDF document is much better than my Haynes repair manual. I will give it another try! Suppose that the timing belt was snapped off...how would you align the camshaft pulleys accurately? Isn't this just a matter of turning the intake side clockwise and the outtake side counter-clockwise, and align it to the mark? When I took the timing belt off, crankshaft was at the mark, but both cam pulleys were at 10 O'clock position. And the tooth width was at 43 and 41.5 mark, and the Subaru was starting up all right then. During my last attempt, cams and crank were all aligned, but the timing belt was at 44 and 39.5 mark(1 tooth short here), and Subaru was not starting up. Can anyone explain to me why? Many thanks!

I have 94 RHD Subaru legacy L (2.2L) station wagon and its water pump went out recently. Since this vehicle had some oil leak problem, I decided to replace the oil seals (for camshafts and crankshaft) and vave cover gaskets along with the water pump. I've got the genuine Subaru parts and got it all installed, but now my Subaru is not starting up obviously for something I screwed up along the way. I used a compression gauge to locate the TDC for cylinder #1, but I am not so sure about the camshaft pulleys' position, although they're all aligned with the timing belt mark. It is supposedly at 44 and 40.5 tooth width, but I just could not align one of it to 40.5 tooth width (it is currently at 39.5) point. My questions are: 1. Suppose your timing belt is snapped off and you are installing a brand-new timing belt from a scratch, how would you align the camshaft pulleys precisely in relation to the TDC position for cylinder #1? Does anyone have a detailed installation procedure for 2.2L SOHC Legacy? 2. Do you use any special tool to align the right side of camshaft pulley at 40.5 tooth mark? It currently has a NAPA brand timing belt that I am planning to re-use and it seems to be one tooth short. It has 216 tooth in total and I was curious as to how many teeth are there in a genuine Subaru timing belt. Any advices would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks in advance!