farmboy

so if i dont have a check engine light that means the signal from speedo is coming straight into it and the leaving to the ecu. No speedo but apprantley the signal is getting to the ecu so its not settin off a CEL. I am so confused. The light comes on when to start so i know the light works. Well there must be a CEL unless the speedo gear in the transmission is bad but that does not help that the speedo does not work. i guess i will clear the ecu and see what codes pop up when i finish

I don't know how accurate of a test this is but I places a drill on the end of the speed sensor and we both turned the key on and also started the car and will the speed sensor was spinning the speedometer was not. We also had the speedometer out so we could wiggle the wires going into and still nothing. Althought the speed sensor felt like there was resistance in the magnet so I fell like that is not a problem. I ordered a new one and its suppose to be in today so I am going to hook it up and see if that is the problem. So would a tired clutch pack or dash head cause a CEL?

Thanks for your reply and there is no fuse in the passenger strut already checked i will check the dash head tonight and if that fixes the speed o then i am going to put the fuse in the fwd. I have to have this car ready for the highway by Monday.

I read about the TC not seated right will cause noises from the torque converter like i am describing. The only question is would that cause the speed sensor not to work. I would not think so but i am not a Subaru expert either so once again can someone give me more information?

so I learned a few things searching the web and I figured out I made a rookie mistake. Apparently this type of engine has a small knock when it gets really cold out. That got me thinking I never let it get warmed up to running temperature. so I replaced the knock sensor and now I have narrowed down to the problem the original owner was talking about. I drove it a little and still no check engine light. after driving the car and when at a stop it sounds like something is grinding in the transmission anytime it is stopped but when going the car sounds fine but it has a slight delay(3-5 seconds) in switching gears. Also still no speedometer and rear wheels still not spinning. So I am thinking that the converter in the tranny is getting ready to go out or transmission change. What do you all think?

So here is a update I did a little tuning then reset the ecu and the only code I got was for a knock sensor po325 so I check the continuity for that sensor at the sensor and it tested good also the continuity for the wire was also good. So with all of the previous codes do you think it really could be a knock or am I missing something? Also the rear wheels still is not spinning no speedometer either so I am clueless what to do.

Thank you for the reply i will try to get some of this in order and i will get back to you on this i probably stopping at advance on the way home to pick some supplies up and see where that leads to

So i keep digging at this problems and if i am right the speed sensors send a signal straight to the console then to the ECU? So if am thinking right the ground wire on the console could be the problem in all? More background came to light. The previous owner was traveling down the interstate when the car started acting up and shifting bad. My orginal thought was it was the clutches BTW ITS A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

I just bought a 98 subaru legacy gt 2.5 for cheap because of trans problems and now i am trying to fix. The CEL and ABS lights are on. Codes are p0303 po304 p0325 p0500 p1507 p1540 . So i know 302 and 303 are knock sensors and i also know that the car is very low on oil. Would those go hand in hand? Now for the tricky part the speed senors and abs codes. There is no speedometer and the rear wheels is not spinning so there is a good chance with the codes is speed sensors right? I also read where one bad speed sensor will throw both of the sensor codes? I am lost on this one and does the sensors go to the same place as in electrical? I know this type of thread is everywhere but i can not get specific answer on what i am suppose to be looking at. This is my first Subaru so i do not have that much knowledge on Subaru.