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OK - The reset button was indeed wrapped up in the wiring harness. :-\ Had to unravel some wrap on the wiring but found it and it works as prescribed! Thanks Everyone!

Is there any chance you could share a picture of that switch location? That would be most appreciated! Anyone out there familiar with these part numbers?

...all joking aside, I would like to revive this thread... Anyone out there know for sure what the part number is for the factory installed alarm vs. the dealer add on? Mine is all jacked up, the module is H7110AS011 and does not have the reset button on it. There is no reset button anywhere for it. The dash lights stay on regardless of the various tips I have read on this forum and elsewhere. Anyone savvy on this thing please post up. This is in a 97 Outback.

Have a 97 OB that is in the shop right now for a engine work. A few days before taking it in, all the dash lights quit working. I could not find any logical reason why. After the mechanic had the battery disconnected and then hooked back up, they started flashing. Saw the yellow label under the hood that tells you how to reset it with the key fob. Now the dash lights stay on all the time regardless of key in ignition or not and I can hear something like a flasher clicking somewhere in the dash. Any clues??? Thanks

I would like to revisit this topic... Have a 97 OB that is in the shop right now for a timing belt, pulley kit & valve job. A few days before taking it in, all the dash lights quit working. I could not find any logical reason why. After the mechanic had the battery disconnected and then hooked back up, they started flashing. Saw the yellow label under the hood that tells you how to reset it with the key fob. Now the dash lights stay on all the time regardless of key in ignition or not and I can hear something like a flasher going somewhere in the dash. Any clues??? Thanks

Thanks... Well, the clatter in the left side is now compounded by an oil leak. We lost a qt of oil in about 30 miles yesterday. Now this is getting frustrating... Looks like the leak is coming from the right side where about 1/2" hose comes up and into throttle body. Now we are really wondering about this... I ordered a Haynes manual at Napa yesterday. Gonna call the seller about looking at this thing to see what the heck is going on.

I was wondering if these were solid or hydraulic... Thanks. I ran 10-30 in the GL in the summer and 20/50 in the winter and it never complained. It did not like the lower octane fuel and had to run 91 octane to keep it from pinging. The 2.2 runs well on 86, does not seem to have lost any power as a result of the clatter and has been running 10/30 oil. The seller has a small shop in Durango that takes in late 80's thru mid 90s Roos and fixes them up for resale. He told me 10/30 was fine. I saw cases of Exxon brand in his shop. He had not done anything serious with this one, changed fluids and filters is about all. It had not been detailed either, so we feel we got to see the car pretty much straight on when we test drove it. He was trying to sell us one of two that had been gone through pretty well. For example, a 95 that was very nice, new hood, bumper and grill from a collision. It was just very plain tho and did not even have a tach. The other was a 93 turbo with a 60K mile replacement engine. I am not that fond of turbos and the additional maintenance. He has been in business there for a while and was not pushy about sales, so we felt pretty comfortable with him. So we ask him about this one and he said he had been using it as a daily driver for about 1000 miles. It has run like a top up until the noise. It is definately noisy on the left side only. Used a long screwdriver to "listen" to the motor. Gonna try to find a manual today. With the Jeeps we found that Chiltons is much better than Haynes. Any opinions with this for the Roos? I am OK with wrenching on it, just don't have much metric in my tool box from years of Jeep wrenching. While I am at it, a couple more ?s if y'all don't mind... The shoulder harnesses for the front are the automatic type and lap belt separate. The shoulder straps don't seem to "lock" when on the brakes and feels like it really won't hold you in if you needed it. Is that right? Seems they should "lock". Has drivers side air bag. Also took it to a friend to listen to last night. He also thinks it is lifters from the sound. He mentioned that you can adjust the suspension in these for lift in the winter for better clearance of snow, etc. Is this true? Also - does the tranny/xfr case take special fluid for the clutch pack? Is the fluid shared between them or separate for each unit? Thanks for all the feedback for this noob! :cool:

It is AWD for sure. Thanks for the explanation. The oil has about 2000 miles on it. Would you recommend MMO or some ATF to try and "clean" out anything that may be making the lifter(s) chatter?

Hi there... We have been driving a Subaru for 2 years now. My wife's father gave us his old 88 GL wagon when we needed cheaper transportation. We are full size jeep fanatics but needed a economical car for making the 80 mile round trips to work. The 88 was great on gas and made about 28-30 mpg. It was already pretty wore out when we got it and I did repairs when it broke something but was leaking oil badly, radio was fubar and seats wore out bad at 220K miles so we traded it in last month for a 93 Legacy wagon with 5 speed and about 150K miles. The speedo was replaced by original owner and shows 83K miles. We like this car a lot and wow, what a difference in power, comfort and ride! So, now the question. Today, we were coming home from our weekly trip to town for groceries and stuff. The left side of the engine is ticking, which I would guess is a lifter. I have thought about adding some MMO or something but thought I would check and see what info was available this forum. We want to keep this one nice since we have real money invested and need it reliable especially for the winter drives to Mesa Verde National Park where we work. Oh yeah, another question: The GL had a shifter for 2wd, 4hi and 4lo which was great for getting out the driveway on mornings we had 6" or more snow in the driveway. We live in the country at about 7500 feet and need the 4WD. So, the Legacy is full time 4WD I am pretty sure. The seller told me it was 2WD until the transfer case felt tire slippage. This makes me think it is really a limited slip type arrangement and is actually full time 4WD? YES? Thanks, in advance, for any info...