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We did the test & we have ground & continuity to ground. We see pulse during cranking on one wire. We have no pulse on the greyish blue wire.We have dim glow before cranking.You said the transistor is suspect, Where is the transistor & how do you test it?

Thanks! going out to give it a try right now!

I talked to a Subaru mechanic & he said the 4 wire coil is only on California models (emissions ?) & he couldn't find anywhere that told him how to test it. Go figure.

Only pulled 1 sprocket to change the water pump. My chilton tells me how to test a 3 wire coil, but this one is a 4 wire coil. Can't figure why this one has a 4 wire coil unless it has something to do with the EGR? Any suggestions?

We don't have spark out of the coil on #3 & #4 , so we're back to testing. Very confused as we drove this car into the shop to change the water pump.....

*use the arrow

Originally we did we the arrow then we realized that we should have used the "dash" on the back of the crankshaft pulley.

Yes, it is a non-interference engine. The car will turn over but does not start.

I'm having the same issue as Newbie except my spark plug isn't bent. I have a 1996 Legacy 2.2 Wagon. Have a haynes manual & followed it step by step. I have the same issue with the left camshaft acting like it's spring loaded. When we turned it back just a touch it made a springing sound. This car will not start now. I'm wondering if this could have done something to put it out of time? We've checked our timing marks several times,everything seems to be in place. This car was running when we brought it in the shop to change the water pump. Are there any particular steps to set original timing ?