nipper

There are two trouble spots. The doors trunk and gromits are tight seals. The tail lights are a reasonable seal. The weak spots hand brake and shift linkage. They go through the floor, and are out of sight and out of mind. When the rubber there dries out and cracks, no one notices, or cares. the other point of entry is the fresh air intake, and hidden exhaust vents in the car body. Water is that high the car is toast, as it is prbbly swimming and that point. that reminds me i have a gromit i need to seal under the hood. nipper

Depends what you mean, the axles or over the wheels. Over the wheels and if it has breached the interior of the car, thats dashboard level. There is a reason all the brains are located inside the car, its a nice dry safe place for electronics. Axle height should be ok. If the car was parked vs running is another issue. Some cars get thier intake air low (wheel level or lower) and will suck in water. Upholstery will never dry. nipper

well yes, but itself it will run, but with mutltiple failures of unknown origin, its just another nail in the coffin. nipper

and thats where things get sticky. there are relays involed in this. The ecu communicates with over 50 different parts, through hundreds of feet of cable, and many connectors. the time and money required to make this thing run my not be worth it. For instance: crank position senor cam position sensor (both can be affected by rust) catalytic converter is not made to be submurged air flow sensor numerous relays i can go on. if there is no signal out to anything its almost impossible to tell him where to look. the things that will keep the car from starting no fuel ruined or dirty mass air flow sensor cam sensor crank sensor moisture in the plug wire boots TPS sensor Any number of shorts if there is no spark you start with the crank sensor and cam sensor. CLean the air mass sensor. Check the TPS i am assuming this thing cranks. Clean all the electrical connectors under the hood. nipper

i never heard of the 30% thing either. You fully pack the bearings as there is more then enough room in the cavity they fit to deal with expansion or flow of the grease nipper

do you even have power goping to it? nipper

YAY somone to the rescue .... i hate seeing somone get screwed and stranded. nipper

Man you have problems, was this river water or salt water. you are going to have harness issues in the futre, as well as upholstry, and other electrical probelms. Hope you did an oil change and took the plugs out of the car before you cranked it to make sure there is no oil in the engine. Check the tranny fluid, and you may have to replace differnetial fluids, along with power steering fluid if you had a loose cap. Even if you do get it started, the car is going to be a huge headache in the next year. There are some things from which there is no recovery, and this is one of them. The insurance compaines total a car if water reaches the dashboard, and they do this for good reason. Also being submurged for that long, the wheel bearings may have gotten contaminated if this was not a flash flood. Also the TCU will prbbly not work, along with the stero, possibly the heater controls, the abs computer... i can go on. nipper

gee i was thinking the same thing, is that a good thing or a bad thing nipper

sounds like a thermostat, but about the fins, on my Gl the engine side looked fine, but the grill side (covered by the condenscer) was all eroded. do a subaru t stat and a generic radiator cap. nipper

then you just need the info off a legacy bearing, im sure somone here has one (even a pos) that they can get the info off of nipper

Unless you get a bad tank of gas, Subaru cats last a long long time. This is SO typical of a bad o2 sensor or two. never go to meinieke BAD. Also cats can be had for much less then dealer prices, and cats dont have to be OE equipment, as replacements must be ceritified by the manufacturer to meet EPA standards. buy the o2 sensor from subaru, and have somone install it for you (if you cant do it yourself). now if it is a cat JC whitney has good prices and search the net for replacement sellers. Even if you do need a cat, your most likely going to need o2 sensors anyway at that mileage, so your not risking any money. nipper

thats what i was wondering nipper

What he said. nipper

for some reason thats the sequence that subaru recomends, as oppsed to the normal method of farthes first, then diagnally across to the front, etc. nipper

Normally i would defind the 2.5, but with the luck you have been having i would go with anything with the 2.2L as they are bullitprrof. Good luck, ive been where you are and its not fun. nipper

this is a longshot, but inspect the driveshaft carrier bearing, as that can cause an odd wobbel in the seat of your pants. Also have someone look at the car by standing behind it as you drive away to amke sure the car tracks right. Another possability is a bad cv joint nipper

if the water reached the ecu the car is done. You can try replacing the ECU, but your going to have other mildew problems with the interior. How deep was the water nipper

yeah an easy one (i hope). Your radiator is clogged or missing cooling fins is my bet. First when was the last time the thermostat and the radiator cap were replaced (staring simple things first). Start there. If your radiator was contaminated with engine oil, i bet the antfreeze/oil has finally made a goo and cloged the radiator. One check is to remove the lower hose from the radiator. Use a garden hose up top with a moderate flow. There should be equal flow coming out as going in. While this is happening the radiator should be getting cold. If you can feel the radiator as it should be the same temp all the way across. nipper

When was the last time the cooling sytem was flushed and serviced. the car is old enough for a clooged or corrded raditaor. Your going to have to remove the radiator and inspect the cooling fins (if you have any left). I had an older soobie do this too. It passed the cloged radiator tests, but when i took it out there no cooling fins left. Simple flow test, disconnect the bottom hose. Put a garden hose on top and let it run at a moderate rate. The amount of water going in should equal the amount of water going out. A water pump pushes out more water then a garden hose so you will not over test. If the water starts backing up, you have a clog comeplace. Another method using cold hose water, is to feel the radiator, It should be equally cold all over. i have a feeling that the fins are all gone, you cant see this from the engine side. nipper

sounds like a broken timing belt (if this has two belts). i doubt its a blown head gasket as the typical subaru failure mode is not cylinder to cylinder but cylinder to water jacket (not that it doesnt happen). If it has one belt (i dont remeber) do a compression test, but its odd to have two dead cylinders. How many miles on this and when was the last timing belt change nipper

It doesnt need to go to a dealer, just to a local shop. There is nothing special to subaru about the problem your having. Can you tell me if the car sounds differnt when it cranks, does it crank faster then usual nipper

we can make all the suggestions we want, but untill he does the basic diagnosis work, it doesnt mean anything. Anyone can tell the car has no spark, or the timing belt is broken or jumped. If the crank and cam sensors are too far out of synch there will be no spark. If there is a broken belt there will be no spark. The haynes manual is better then chiltons. If you need the car and the man is busy, take it to another shop. nipper

becaus e the car was deishned as a luxury touring car, not a sports car. That explination came from subaru. People put 5 speeds in them al the time, me im going to be stuck with the automatic. nipper

you ge them from a store, chain stores have them nipper