hevans41

thanks for the info. I was also planning on getting some sort of repair/maintence manual and am wondering which book is the best.

I just bought a 1988 subaru dl with an ea82 engine and a 5 speed tranny. Since this is my first subaru, I have a few questions I would like answered. I used to drive an older corolla of around the same year and the subaru drives a little differently, and I was just wondering if the differences are normal or if they should be looked into. 1. The shifter on the subaru vibrates a lot more than the toyota's and I was wondering if it is normal for it to shake a lot. 2. The subaru has a bigger engine than the toyota's but it seems to have very little power. Is it supposed to have more power? 3. The check engine light stays on for a few seconds after the car starts running. Is there was something wrong would the light stay on? The person I bought it from said he recently had the timing belts replaced, but through the process, he didn't have the water pump replaced which is now leaking. Is there an easy way to change the pump without taking the whole engine apart. The car has around 160k miles and I would also like to know if there is any maintence issues I should look out for for or be prepared for. Edit: Sorry about the title, i just realized hat it was misleading after I posted it.