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2001 legacy outback standard trans 2.5 Just bought it, $550. Totaled, salvage title. Runs good, pops out of reverse sometimes. CEL rapid flash, won't clear. Is there a way to reset it?

Thank you, gentlemen.

Paging Larry from Colorado Springs I lost your number, somewhere between the island and Grand Junction, which is where I'm at now. I may need an engine for a 2006 Outback. 808 937 4085 Please call me.

I didn't find and dodgy earths, but I did find that the lower oxygen sensor is visibly damaged, perhaps by a stone.

By earth, you must mean ground. I'll look for that while I'm replacing the temperature sensor.

Update: I idled it in the driveway, until it began to get too hot. The fans never came on. Turned it off, then back on, fans came on, immediately cooled down. CEL flashing, obd-2 says front oxygen sensor malf, speed sensor malf, and neutral position sensor malf. It also says neutral position sensor high input and speed sensor malf 2.

Well, I bought a temp sensor, hopefully it will be in today, and I'll start with that. At the moment, it's idling, temperature normal, upper rad hose hot, lower rad hose cold. Tranny lines not hot. Coming up the hill yesterday, no issue.

I have used the A/C to make the fans come on, but it doesn't always work. I don't know how to put it in diagnostic mode. Nor do I know where the temp sensor is.

Hi, guys. This car still has issues. It wants to overheat again. I just got finished replacing the head gaskets, and by the way, I have to climb about 2,500 feet elevation every time I drive home, in about six miles, so the grades are steep. It does fine down on the highway, but coming up just now, it began to get past normal operating temperature. The fans aren't coming on. I replaced the knock sensor, what else can it be?

Additionally, I straightened the pitch stop link, and it fit into place easily.

I remembered that years ago, for some reason I had removed the pitch stop link, and knowing nothing about what it was, thought it must be normal that it was sort of z-shaped. I had to loosen the motor mounts to get it back in. This has been a problem all along! So after I took it out, I simply jacked up the engine a smidge, and it fell into perfect alignment, the starter now sounds normal again, the engine purrs sweetly again, and the vibration is gone. All well! Thank you so much!

Okay. This one is very crooked, and badly bent. It's not straight like the one in the picture above. I'll remove it and straighten it.

I tried to upload a photo of the pitch-stop but it wouldn't. Too big. Anyway, the pitch-stop link is very crooked. I'm assuming that's a problem.

No, I don't know what that is. I drove it about 40 miles this morning. There's a fairly strong vibration upon deceleration at highway speed, and also the starter motor sounds much louder than before. Something is not right. I'm going to look up that bolt now.

Both studs are in the slots, but it seems like I have to use the nut on the passenger side to suck the engine down so the mount is flush with the crewmember. Unusual. Should drop right into place.