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Yeah, big thanks to SubaruFred for the exhaust leak. His suggestion and the $50 I spent to get it fixed probably has saved me hundreds of dollars in gas. Here's the other issue- the gas meter is off. I have a 16 gallon tank, but when it's down to E and I fill the tank I only get about 11 gallons in, which means there is 5 gallons still in there. Should it read E at 5 gallons? Any way to recalibrate the gas meter?

Just drove 120 miles from New Haven, CT to Boston, MA. No codes and I think I am getting better gas mileage than I ever have.

I think the best deal was finding this exhaust shop that actually will do things cheap and good vs the dealer who wanted $2200 to replace the pipes. Yup.

So I went to the independent muffler shop across the road and they found a leak coming from one of the flanged on the passenger's side right before the converter. They cut out the flange and put on a metal pipe and welded it on, for $50. The hiss is gone and the car actually seems more responsive now.

I am pretty sure this is due to ongoing exhaust leaks. I am headed over to a muffler shop to go get it checked out.

How might I do that? Checking voltage?

97 OBW AT. I had a muffler shop replace this cat over the summer with a brand new Wagner cat.

I think you are right about the exhaust leak. I've had some work done down there and I am pretty sure I still hear hissing. I guess I need to find a good muffler shop. Quick question- how many O2 sensors are there per cat?

Alright. I replaced the O2 sensor with OE sensor last week and cleared the code. Gas mileage came back. All seemed to be well until I filled up again and the CEL came back on, complaining of the same code. Any ideas?

I lost an engine on the interstate due to a failed water pump. Leaked out all the coolant, fatal overheat. Replace it now.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=117234&highlight=read+transmission+codes

Any codes?

GD is one of the best resources on this board.

Drain the radiator, pull out the lower hose and t-stat, stick a garden hose in and flush.

Just follow the small air hose coming from the intake ducting. It goes right to the IAC.

Permatex Black to help hold on the gasket.

DIAL UP?! Where are you?

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=117608&highlight=read+abs+codes

I had a water pump fail on the interstate hours from home. Lost my engine. Replace those waterpumps.

This might be a good hobby car to learn how to fix on. Everyone needs one of those.

Is there a CEL for the misfire? I recent had a misfire that wasn't causing a CEL unless it was wet. Turned out to be the coil. Replaced the coil and life was good again.

Get a multimeter and check the voltage on the battery. If it's good, then you might have a dead fuse somewhere. Get a test light and test the fuses.

Check the coolant for hydrocarbons and do a pressure leakdown test on the radiator. In the meantime, I would change the oil, rad cap, t-stat and coolant.

It's been in the negative digits and snowing a lot, so replacement of the O2 sensor will have to wait for a while. In the meantime I cleared the code and it hasn't yet come back.

Unsure, but in the summers I regularly run my radiator on 100% water.