Everything posted by nipper
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Whats taking out my O2 sensors?
nipper replied to ranboo48's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXWhat he said. The front one really needs to be a subaru sensor. Pay a bit more, but fix it once and be done with it. Otherwise look for an exhaust leak. Also you may have to take a multimeter to it to get a better idea whats going on if it is an OE. nipper
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4EAT Tranny Clunk in Reverse and 1st
nipper replied to NorthWet's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXFlush first. If flush has no effect, then you have a deeper issues. The clunk may also be as simple as a bad tranny mount, or if this is AWD a bad universal joint. Dont adjust the brake band, as you need an inch-lb torque wrench to do it properly, and with the typical svx tranny issues, will not have any effect. The brake band would not have any effect on 4th gear, which may be the begining of the end. In any case, you will need to add a aftermarket cooler and tranny filter to avoid the SVX curse.A temp gauge would be a good idea too. good luck. nipper
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Fuel vapor separator--maintenance item?
The charcoal canister is made vor vapors, not liquid. Getting liquid in it can cause engine flodding depending upon how the system is set up, or you can saturate the charcaol and it will basicaly turn to muc and possibly clog the lines. nipper
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1999 Outback Torque bind
nipper replied to johnc's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXTwo completly differnt AWD systems. Two completly different transmissions and extension housings. nipper
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iPod connection for '05 Outback
nipper replied to CPAScott's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXWired FM New head unit nipper
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Occaisonal Heat Issues, beach driving, EA81
Can be tired fans. nipper
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Cupping of tires on '97 GT Wagon!?
nipper replied to SubeeTed's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXON a 1997 i would suspect tired struts also. nipper
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mechanic recommendation please
nipper replied to greenleg88's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXDepending upon what you need, i like Grand Prix Subaru. nipper
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More on Torque Bind
nipper replied to steamin53's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXMeans the bulb may be burned out of broken. The FWD light will be under the tach. It is on when the FWD fuse is inserted. nipper
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OBS hard start.
nipper replied to subaru360's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXGIven the cars history, and you have a replacement engine handy, doesnt seem drastic to me. nipper
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Low Voltage Gremlin, EA81, New Alternator
Also at 8 volts you would barely be able to maintain spark under load. nipper
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reversing in my 97 legacy
nipper replied to greenleg88's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXWhat he said. Removing the pan just makes alot more headaches. Do four drain, fill, then drives. This circulates fresh oil through the transmission. 1-drain 2-fill 3-start car and put the car through each gear selection and count to 5 each time. 4-drive down the block then repeat. Lets see how that works out. nipper
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OBS hard start.
nipper replied to subaru360's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXHere is a real long shot. How old is the timing belt? nipper
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Low Voltage Gremlin, EA81, New Alternator
Take a jumper cable and go from the (-) term of the battery to the engine alt body and see if that has any effect. Where are you measuring the voltage? WHat is the battery voltage when the car is off? How old is the battery (a old battery can kill altenators). I also had something like this on my 87, and it was the electric cooling fans. The bearings in them were shot, and drawing too much current when on. nipper
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98 Legacy dash lights
nipper replied to swi66's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXPS. They are like 100 bucks new, so ebay, here or a junk yard is your best bet
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98 Legacy dash lights
nipper replied to swi66's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXIt's an illumination control module. I went through two of them adding JDM gauges. It's on the knee panel to the left of the steering wheel. Best way yo find out if it blew is to smell it. If it blew out you can smell the magical smoke that escaped. nipper
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ABS Light on = No Check Engine Light?
nipper replied to RallyKeith's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXYes i did read silly. Cats can handle oil consumption surprisingly well. The O2 sensors don't like though. What cats can't handle is ra gasoline. When you burn oil it all does get burned (for arguments sake). If the light is off, see what happens. If you Bang the cat with your hand and it doesnt rattle (when its cold) then your cat is fine. It's possible the O2 sensor has cleared itself up. On a sooby an O2 sensor can go bad at any time over 80,000 miles, but more typically its in the 180,000 range. nipper
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OBS hard start.
nipper replied to subaru360's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThis is the first i've heard of a slow crank. Usually cold start issues are the coolant temp sensor. The crank position sensor tells the ecu the piston position, but the cam position sensor has more to do with timing. I would check that one too. nipper
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ABS Light on = No Check Engine Light?
nipper replied to RallyKeith's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXABS light is the broken tone ring. How do you know the converter is truly bad and its not a lazy O2 sensor? nipper
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OBS hard start.
nipper replied to subaru360's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXSLow crank- meaning it takes longer to start, or the starter is turning slower then normal? nipper
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idle problems...AC?
nipper replied to Major Lazy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXConnecting stalling to a transmission issue. How did it stall. Did it just cut out or stumble? How old is the fuel filter? nipper
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idle problems...AC?
nipper replied to Major Lazy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXWow, what wierd logic. So when was the last time this thing had a tuneup? Any stalling issue needs to be addressed there when you have 100K on the car. On shifting, when was the last time the transmision fluid was changed? nipper
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awd question
nipper replied to pamike's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXIts a duty solenoid. They are not "On" or "off" they are onoffonoffonoff many times a minute. As they heat up, if it has a problem, they can fail. Sometimes stuff breaks. At least they did the right thing. nipper
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Park lights won't turn off.
nipper replied to moesser's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXWhat is this re-ad thing you tlak about. And isnt that there just to keep the glove box from rattling?
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High Beams Not Working All The Time
nipper replied to kimokalihi's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXclean your grounds, and i would suspect the relays. nipper