nipper

There are two sensors, one front one rear. Most likely its the front one (which should be OE and not aftermarket). The 400 i get too, just am waiting till spring to trouble shoot it. Or to go to a junkyard and just replace the one of two parts it may be. nipper

What he said. i just took an educated guess

You need air, compression, fuel and spark to make it go bang. Odds are it has no compression. Since subarus dont loose compression to rings often, I am going to say its a burned valve. nipper

its well known. 1996: First year for the 'real' Outback. Also first year for the 2.5L engine, which in '96 runs on premium fuel and is only available with an automatic transmssion. The manual uses the 2.2L engine and has the hill holder clutch. http://www.cars101.com/outback_archive95-97.html

A 96 2.5 engine requires premium fuel. Keep that in mind. nipper

Squirrel?

Do you actually want to save this car or keep driving it into the ground? Personally I wouldnt do a HG on a car with 200,000 miles on it and not well maintained (sorry a CEL on for 6 years is not well maintained). The restored selaing of the valves could cause oil blowby (burning). I would look for another engine if this is true. It is going to cost in the 1500.00 range to fix the car if it is done properly. nipper

So tell me, if you have a hang nail do you fix it with a heart transplant? At 200,000 miles there can be any number of things wrong with the car. I agree with everything the poster above said. Alos ANY CAR at 200,000 miles can blow a HG, so dont just go blaming it on the poor sooby! Now back to the question at hand. Have you filled the tank since then to see if it happens again? When was the last time the car had a tune up? Any mechanic that just "thinks" it is a HG should be ran away from. You have to do a compression test and an exhaust gas test in the coolant. When was the last time the timing belt was changed? When was the last time the coolant was changed? Any CEL light? You MIGHT have a bad HG, but the symptons dont match it.

Clear the codes and let us know what comes back. Car is due for an O2 sensor so 420 is a real possability. 400 is an egr circuit code 115 is an engine temp sensor code. nipper

mmmmmmmmmmm brains.

Year and miles please? nipper

?? I installed a hidden hitch on my 97, it was very easy. I just dont understand what you mean by 2" aside from the reciever. The Hitches on the link say they are 2"

I dont read profiles since mileage changes over time. Is this car OBDII compliant?

I love hidden hitch. Are you talking about a 2" ball?

Cant tell you a thing without knowing year, model, mileage, engine, and transmission. nipper

Used to be fropm behind the glove box, most likely still there. nipper

Maybe it digested a leaf. Usually this is as simple as some dirt in the HVAC box. It should be easy enough to drop the blower motor, but DO wear a dust mask. There can ba a lot of icky things in there. nipper

Ive never heard of anyone pulling an engine for a subaru timing belt. nipper

One thing that has always bugged me (I'm not picking on anyone, just an observation). Not everyone has compressed air available to them. Not everyone has multiple cars to take things someplace where compressed air is available. Not everyone has someplace to store a air compressor. nipper

Your going to have to replace the belt. When the belt is off any damage/wear to the idlers will become more obvious. It rare for a failure this early, but this is a used car and you dont know its maint history. Lest hope that isnt so far out that the valves are bent.

Sticking calipers. At ever brake job the pins need to be cleaned and lubricated, if not this is what happens. nipper

You can replace pads per axle in pairs. Your pads were wearing odd because your calipers are seizing. You need to remove the pads, get the calipers off the sliding pins, then clean and lubricate them. Rotors can last the life of the car or 2000 miles depending upon driving habits, the alignment of the planets, and your good luck. nipper

http://www.lovehorsepower.com/SubaruDocs/TimingWaterPump.htm Thats for a 1995 but notice the main pulley how differnt they are. your main pulley failed. nipper

Step one remove pulley and replace it. Step two rwplace covers and inspect timing belt and cross fingers. If the pulley is tight, thats a GREAT thing. if it is loose thats bad. nipper

I'm going to be the optimist on this one. I think the main pulley seperated and for some reason walked backwards into the timing belt cover. But this raises another issue, what condition is the timing belt in? nipper