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Your spark plug tube seal(s) are leaking. The solution is to replace them along with the valve cover gaskets since you have to remove the valve covers to replace the tube seals. It's not hard at all to do. I recently did this on my '02 Legacy and it was pretty straight forward. I bought the entire valve cover/spark plug tube seal/grommets set made by Felpro from Advance Auto Parts for about $25. Here's another link that may be helpful... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=72152&page=2
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About attaching without LATCH, call up Eddie Bauer and ask if they have any suggestions regarding the matter. Maybe they have an adapter or something that will allow you to use it? I agree with Rooster. My big pet peeve are these stupid child car seats. They make them so big now with cup holders and such that you can't get three across in the back of almost any car. All the car seat manufacturers think that big, cumbersome, and outrageous is what we need.
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The babyseat stroller combo car seats are hard to fit unless you buy a large car/minivan/suv. In our old 93 Legacy that didn't have LATCH, we found infant seats that fit. I forgot what model, but it was the smallest one made by Graco. The infant seat had to be installed in the middle of the back seat, and the over-head arm of the infant seat folded in between the front 2 seats. If you kept the infant seat arm up, it fit in perfectly anywhere in the back. Good luck. I suggest going to the babyseat section of the store with a tape measure to get the smallest one.
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Thanks guys. Needed a radiator for my wife's Nissan Quest. The radiator barn rocks! They were over a $150 cheaper than AutoZone for the same radiator.
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You and I have pretty much the same car. I have H&R lowering coils springs with KYB GR2s and a huge rear sway bar from Rallitek on my 02 Wagon. Had GR2s on stock springs on my wife's Legacy that we sold recently. KYB GR2 are little firmer than stock. Bilstein HDs are even more firm, but expensive. Had them on my old Volvo & they were awesome with the stock springs. I wish Bilstein had come out with theirs when I lowered and replaced the struts on the Subaru a couple years ago. www.shox.com They sell the Bilsteins and the H&Rs. Also, the peeps on this forum can tell you more about the bilstein's handling characteristics on Legacys: http://sl-i.net/FORUM/index.php when you get to the point of replacing them, this may help: http://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?t=2917
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In my 02 Wagon, I consistently overfill the manual transmission. Nope...not on purpose. Trying to get the right amount back in has eluded me for a long time. In order to counteract the inability to perform a simple task, I went to the local Advance Auto Parts and bought the following for $9: http://www.ipdusa.com/Volvo-850/Tools/Fluid-Syringe-for-Manual-Trans-and-Differentials/p-72-729-2481/ Now, when I overfill, I use that to suction out any excess until it's just right. This suctioning out of excess oil, of course, has resulted in spilling gear oil all over the stategically placed catalytic converter...which I get to smell for weeks as it slowly burns off.
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tire size
Strakes replied to aartod's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
Hope this helps: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84990 Take a look at his conversion pics. Your's would be similar. My redneck-internet measuring device thinks that those struts raised the car 2-3 inches. Check to see if outback struts/springs would work for your 91. Other option maybe forestor struts. I am not certain which ones will interchange with your 1991 legacy -
Dont worry about which brand thing in your power steering. Yes that link describes the "turkey baster" method. Dexron VI is back servicable for applications needing Dexron II or Dexron III. Quote from Havoline's website: "[Havoline Dexron VI] is the latest generation technology approved for use by General Motors in automatic transmissions and automatic transaxles where a DEXRON-VI fluid is specified. It is also back serviceable in transmissions calling for DEXRON-III or DEXRON-II fluids." http://www.havoline.com/products/na/trans_dex6.html Other options include MD-3 which is the older spec for Dex III & II. Also many "Multi-Vehicle" ATF fluids are Dex III & II approved.