nipper

Lets do this. Hit the cats with your hands when they are cold, do they rattle? Spend 19.00 on a engine vacume gauge. tell us exactly what it says and what it is doing. It is an under utilized tool that can tell you so much. http://www.classictruckshop.com/clubs/earlyburbs/projects/vac/uum.htm Where did the O2 snesors come from? How do you know the cats are good?

What he said. It really is a lost art, but on a simple engine like this I say go for it. nipper

Plugs are fine, they come pre gapped. 2 and 4 are on the same side of the engine. Car ran fine before the job. Car runs crummy after #1 cause, timing belt is off a tooth. nipper

Are the cats clogged? Clogged cats can make any car a gutless wonder. What condition is the end of the spark plugs wires in? If the cats are failed your going to have a 420 untill the cats are replaced.

Then where do you put the beer?

All those repairs are normal wear and tear for a 1991, no reason to condem it. To me condemnation is rust, then its a no brainer. nipper

OBDII has nothing at all to do with the transmission codes. nada zip zilch zero There si another method for getting those codes, involving a chicken, a alter, pointing to indiana, and chanting several times. That and grounding out a pin in the harness. If you dont have a tranny light flashing at startup, then your solenoid is fine. nipper

because there is a hell of a lot more power there. This extra boost gets past the resistance in ther worn contacts. Eventually It wont crank anymore at all. nipper

Any name brand on sale. My tranny is at 250000 miles, but at 180 the AWD unit was rebuilt. nipper

TskTskTsk do all 4. I got a year out of my clutch pack by doing that, so i recomend it. nipper

Do a complete one. as 1 may not tell you anything. nipper

I got 19-31 in my 98 legacy with an auto, 19 in winter or heavy ac use in traffic, 32 when everything was right in the world. TB can take away mpg. Last tuneup and timing belt was wheen? nipper

So this is a drive by wire? Is it possible to get the gas pedal assembly? Usually the transducer for "accellerator" is on the pedal assembly. Sorry i'm a bit foggy right now, but it may just be easier to do that then everything else you wish to do. nipper

we love cell phone cameras for this reason nipper

When I did Blu I got a case of transmission fluid. I also had a smart system. Drain the tranny fluid into a plastic drain thingy. They actually have measured marks on the side of them so you know how much came out. Put back in the 3-4 qts ish, and put the old fluid back into those empty 3 qts. Start the car and go around the block, or put the car through all the gears and count to 5, then move onto the next gear. Do this through P-R-N-D-3-2-1-2-3-D-N-R-P. Drain and replace fluid, then repeat. I dont even know what I used to tell you the truth. Its the same thing Ive been using for ages, in the same mom and pop store. I just grab the case, pay for it and go nipper PS my biggest fight was getting the dipstick out.

Replace the ignition wires. You have the classic symptons of silicon insulation that has failed in the wires. This failure occures either up top or down in the spark plug buckets. Have you tired spraying the coil and wires with water in the early evening and looking for sparks? nipper

Manual or automatic?

Replace the starter contacts. I am assuimng you mean the car doesnt crank as opposed to cranking and not starting. This is why i am against rebuilt starters from anyone but subaru. The starters rarely fail, but the electrical contacts do get tired. nipper

Get one from OE. It could hurt your cat, it could foul your plugs, it could cause your mpg to suffer, and it could make the planet a littly more browner. But what it does is cause the CEL to be on, so you will fail an inspection, and it can hide a CEL for a more important failure. nipper

Well those canadians are a nutty bunch.

Sometimes they can be the biggest cause of stress.

http://www.subiesport.com/site/2009/07/2010-legacy-cvt-36r-gt/ nipper

i like the red and black. nipper

LOL what no cars with a periscope? this thread just gave me a giggle. Got to love a camo ferrari. nipper

Topping off? Check your charcoal canister under the hood. I bet it is flooded with fuel. nipper