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Have you sussed out whether or not you need to swap heater boxes, or are the actuators easily retro fitted/the system uses what’s already there? Cheers Bennie

I’ve got a ‘93 RS turbo Liberty (2L with WAIC) waiting for me to get an engine together for it. It’ll then go on club rego and be enjoyed Cheers Bennie

In which case (about the overheating), I’d be using the heads from the pick and pull engine. Cheers Bennie

I’d use the headbolts with the head they were last used with. Reuse if no overheating and first time reused. That’s the advice I was given and what I worked with. Cheers Bennie

Ah so you have a povo spec RS water to air intercoolerd 2L turbo, and no WRX. I can see where you’re coming from with that angle. The early WRXs are the best ones. Not many around these days since many, many of them were crashed, modified (hugely molested) they parted out. Cheers Bennie

You could pull down that engine to see what the issue is. Removing the cam on the bank with the dead compression cylinder will allow you to see if there’s a broken valve spring or missing valve spring washer retainer clips (little half moon crescent pieces that hold the washer in place that sits on top of the spring). But the engine from that fender bender unit at the wreckers would be a good option for drop in and go - if the coolant system wasn’t damaged in the crash, or it’s not an insurance job... Cheers Bennie

Sooo clean, even with that bit of door rust! The rust looks easily treatable. Cheers Bennie

Really? Like what? We missed out on turbo brats (brumby), wagon’s and coupes. We didn’t get the hatch as I’ve mentioned and we also didn’t get the huge variety of wagon trim options like you guys did the the states! With the L series we missed out on the coupe (I’d have an RXII coupe if they weren’t a special import, I can’t afford that!) and the XT6, not to mention the various turbo wagons etc. We did the the RX turbo sedan. This was the only turbo model readily available, the other was the expensive of the time XT4 (Vortex). Other than a dual range EJ AWD manual gearbox, I don’t see much cooler stuff in our line up! Cheers Bennie

If you’re confident, methodical and good at cleaning mating surfaces, there’s no reason why you couldn’t do a HG job with the right tools. A mate who knows how to do these things is always helpful to have on hand too. All the best with it, sounds like a neat project! Cheers Bennie

Here’s your ignition relay 1 and 2 part: https://partsouq.com/en/search/search?q=82501AG040&qty=11 From here: https://partsouq.com/en/catalog/genuine/unit?c=Subaru&ssd=%24*KwGrn46q_K7wycDH59atofPnx8Der6CtrL6otdmg3uDs2OS_puzou6Csq7u0ve3i9PCprL3j5-7f5uKn8KO61diry9eki4XmoN-vrKutpq7i4vD8uqWmrKmzv7ns6LvZveMAAAAACVjUhA%24&vid=0&cid=315&uid=10059&q=JF2SH9KK49G022593 I too can’t seem to see a main relay reference other than that of the diesel option, which is the same relay as the ignition relay 2, from here: https://partsouq.com/en/catalog/genuine/unit?c=Subaru&ssd=%24*KwHL_-7KnM6QqaCnh7bNwZOHp6C-z8DNzN7I1bnIvICMuITfxoyI28jGyNvU3Y2ClJDJyd2Dh46_hoLHkMPatbjLq7fE6-WGwL_PzMvNxs6CgpCc2sXGzMnT39mMiNu53YMAAAAA6bicUw%24&vid=0&cid=304&uid=9643&q=JF2SH9KK49G022593 This is the part number: 25232AA100 from here: https://partsouq.com/en/search/search?q=25232AA100&qty=2 Hope this helps. Regards Bennie

It could be a sticky IACV. Also a good time to check for any stored codes, this might give a clue as to what could be part of the issue. Cheers Bennie

When you check for power, do you have someone hold the ignition key in the start position? If not, the circuit has not been correctly tested. You could also try a contiuality test between the back of the switch to the starter solenoid. Have you tried running a wire from the starter soleiod pin to the positive on the battery to test the starter? Also another thing to check is the auto start cut switch - the one that only allows cranking in park or neutral. Cheers Bennie

I thought I was starting to see double! Made me check where I’d scrolled to more than once! Cheers Bennie

Another trick is to fab up a 17mm bolt with two nuts locked on to it and welded for good measure. Then use your regular 17mm socket to do the job with your hex key adaptor. Cheers Bennie

You’d have some difficulty damaging that shaft - it’s a solid lump of hardened steel. Your money, buy away, but I think you’re wasting your money. Cheers Bennie

Try cleaning the idle air control valve (IACV). This could be causing issues with idle when cold. Not could be a number of other things too: - coolant temp sensor (*should* throw a check engine light) - dirty throttle position sensor contacts - dirty injectors Check the ECU for any stored codes. Find out what these relate to and investigate one by one. Fuel pump or dirty/poor fuel quality could cause issues too. Cheers Bennie

On the RHD vehicles there’s two on the RHS and one on the LHS from memory. They sort of look like an accordion tube with a metal rod on the back end that pulls on the lever. On LHD vehicles these might be swapped around. Remove the kick panel above the driver’s feet and pull the glovebox out - this will allow maximum access to both sides of the heater box. From here you can work out where the bits are that you need to mess with. There will be a vacuum hose from the intake manifold to the vacuum canister that DaveT talks about. Check to make sure this is still connected at both ends and doesn’t have a split in it. As Steptoe said, I’ve not had a problem with the vacuum switch panel in my L series. The fan could be a series of things - fuse? Check first! Next would be the resistors in the air duct for the different speeds. But if these are the issue you’ll usually have off or full speed without one or all other settings. Or your fan is toast. Or there’s and issue with your fan switch. Or there’s another issue at play. All the best with it mate. Cheers Bennie

I’ve not heard of anyone replacing the diff stub axle due to a leak. There’s no reason to. Oil seals will eventually fail due to age, going hard etc. If there’s an issue with the stub axle this will be part of something larger, which you’ll be more concerned about since there will be nastier symptoms! Cheers Bennie

From memory there are three vacuum actuators on the heater box. Two on one side and one on the other. Make sure the vacuum line is connected at the engine and it isn’t split. As for the fan issue, I’ll leave that one to someone else - I’ve got an L with the same issue but can’t work it out either. Cheers Bennie

With that block/head combo you’ll more than likely lose the non interference “feature”. That’s nothing to be scared of - just do your timing belt kit in the given intervals and use a quality kit. The 2.5 heads on a 2.2 block will create that funny mushroom combustion chamber to cylinder wall shape. I don’t fully understand why it’s an issue though. Cheers Bennie

That’s correct DO, and those little black boxes die from time to time. I’ve been lucky with these so far my self. Nice thread dig too do you have a similar issue to this? Cheers Bennie

My first thoughts were bearings too. Did you spin the hubs while both rears where in the air without the brake disc on them? Perfect time to listen to the bearing - any noise or feelings of vibrations would give you a good indication of the bearing’s health. Cheers Bennie

You don’t need a reader to find the codes. There are two black connectors above the driver’s feet. Connect these, turn the ignition ON and watch the check engine light - long flash = ten, short flash = one. So if you had two long, three short, two long, four short, two long, three short, two long four short - you’ve got two codes - 23 and 24. Look those up and you’ll have your offending sensors. Sounds like an O2 sensor I reckon. Cheers Bennie

Ahhh... the ABS thing makes sense now. I was thinking of the steering knuckle/extension and couldn’t work out why the ABS would be an issue! I should get more sleep! All the best with it! Cheers Bennie

Clip from inside the door. There could be some glue but that wouldn’t be doing much since it’s so old. Cheers Bennie