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No codes from the car. It is an OBDII. Fuel lamp is probably burnt out. No cracks on the wires or coil pack itself. I have kept a log of this car's fuel economy for 5 years. I am leaning towards the knock sensor. I peered at it. It has a bunch of crap built up around it. Ordered a new one. Will install and let you guys know how it fairs. I suspect it truly is this. I had a 1998 of the exact same car minus it was an auto and I noticed the fuel economy dip when it went bad on that car. However, that car did throw the code.

Even though it probably still says I am a noob, I have actively followed this site for over 7 years. Now that is out of the way. I have a peculiar issue. My subaru is really really Japanese which is awesome but there are some quarky things that one must deal with to drive this car. About 2 months ago my fuel warning light on the dash went out and never came back on. At the same time that problem occurred,my fuel economy dove from 27-28 to 22. Even more recently, I have a brand new battery, it is - 7° out and the car wouldn't start but was fine the rest of the day starting. I am suspecting a ground issue there but wondering more so if these issues are in some way related and if anyone has any suggestions. I have done the obvious. Looked for loose connections. Checked the battery and alternator which came out great. Not sure about the dash light and fuel economy though.

Just as the title says. It is not my car but one I am looking to purchase. Any ideas? Stuck switch? Bad fuse? I am not on location and cannot tear it apart as it is not my car.

Thanks Texan

So to completely answer your questions: I added the mouse oil straight to the transmission fluid. Did not change the fluid at all, just put the gear oil right with it. I did this at 176k miles and never changed the AT fluid and as I said was still functional @ 315k miles. I did not add the mouse oil to the rear end diff.

I also had the shuddering you speak of. I added the "mouse oil" or GM rear end lube to the tranny fluid, and it cleared the problem in less than a mile. I was told to do a lot of figure "8s" with the car to get it to loosen up and was not required. And all this information came from a Sube Tech. Car went to 315000 miles before the head gaskets went. Bottle cost me 11 doll hairs.