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What wpuld the state do if we startwd spraying our car undercarrage with old cranlcase oil

Being the type of mechanic that i am - only working on machinery - i seldom come in contact with automotive mechanics. To find people .with specific knowledge of subarus would be near to impossible. And if i were to find someone they usually not generous with good advice. This forum is a godsend for a person who cant afford a newer subie . The advice im getting is great i love hearing about your high mileage cars and what you did to get em there. Im a mobil 1 guy so will probably use next oil ch. Will do diffs , brake overhaul & flush in spring. New alt and oem wires soon after. Just changed knock sens as per directions in post. Will follow advice on iacv maf and tps. After all that maintenance I will still have less than $2000 in the car and be ready for new wheels/tires, better struts, and other simple mods. This car will serve me well an be much fun to drive. It will see some light off road use and Conneticut winters. Thanks for all the recent replys.

Same consensus on all replys. Seems to be a highly reguarded year. I remember someone saying that Subaru (Fuji Heavy) didn't know how to build cars so they built a piece of construction equipment for street use. I've looked everywhere and no rust even starting. My uncle believed in old school undercoating. He regularly dushed the rust prone areas with crankcase oil. Not good for environment but great undercoating. Would like opinions on tire/rim options for better handeling but not radical. It has 195/70-14 BFGs now and are just OK. And should I service MAF, IACV, TPS I've read much on these procedures in the forum and I have the FSM or should I just leave everything alone and just drive it. I'll check and gap plugs, keep a spare set of wires and coil pack and run a bottle of Techron in fuel tank. Any other sugestions would be welcomed. Again thanks for all input.

New member with a 95 L wag. As I said in my new member introduction it is a perfectly maintained 80,000 mile car with no rust or previous damage. It was owned by my 90 yr old mechanic uncle. It never lacked proper attention with new timeing belt kit, hoses, fr axils, oil changes, coolant flushes, trans flushes, etc.. My intention is to replace my wife's current newer car with this car. I' ve been a mechanic all my life but mostly on machinery and heavy equip. Auto electronics are not my forte but I can understand most anything with proper explanation. My question is can I get the same dependability out of this car as with a newer Sub and what spare parts should I keep in the car in the unlikely event of a prob. We will do some traveling and I try to be prepared. What electronics maintenance would the experts recommend. I see so many hi mileage wonders and I want this car to be one of them. Thanks in advance for input

Hi all. Bin reading posts for a couple wks now and am really impressed with all the knowledgable people who reside here. Belonged to another Sub forum but no comparrison. I just became the proud owner of a 1995 Legacy L. Wag with only 81000 miles and perfect maintainence history. Never rusted or repaired. A real gem. I owned Subs in the 80s and 90s but then prices went out of reach. This was first one since a 92 Legacy I had back in 2000. I want to replace our newer Hyundai with this car and I must insure dependability or wife will replace me. I look forward to reading and learning with occasional posts.