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Dan Perkins website for discount parts is Subarupartsforyou.com. Ask for John. They MATCH the other web prices/shop prices.

Hey Trooper, You used the 2 quarts as a rinse while the plug was out, right?, but how much did you need to add to refill the tranny. Owners manual says 2 quarts to refill. Doesn't seem like you get too much of the total 6 quarts system capacity out of the drain pan technique.

It appears that the oil dripping onto my exhaust is coming from the valve cover bolt boots. I had a local replace the valve cover gaskets since he described the leak from that area but I only learned later that the rubber gaskets/boots that the bolts go through need to be changed as well (Subaru sells them in a kit but I'm sure he didn't use SOA).. If I feel around the bolts, there is always oil seeping through. Just a thought but perhaps yours is a similar situation. It sits up high and doesn't even need to be blown back on the exhaust... just drips on down and stinks.

Had similar problem on my 90 Loyale. Soaked the floor. There are two little drain holes, one on passenger and one on driver side. They can get plugged with leaves and crud. I think I used a coat hanger (it might have been a thinner wire) and bored them clean. They are inside the engine compartment, right on top in the corners just next to the hood hinges. Simple fix. Then I had to "Fabreze" the hell out of the mats to get rid of the wet diaper smell.

The tranny fluid looks burnt. The manual implies that draining will only require replacing about 2 quarts but the capacity of the system is 6 quarts. Is there a technique to evacuate all the fluid for replacing with new fluid? Any recommended brand of Dexron II or is oil just oil?

Check out Discount Parts aka Libery suabru in NJ 1-888-782-9493 and tell them what you want and they will give you an estimate and part #. Dan Perkins Subaru in CT. ask for John 800-6545354 and tell him what you are looking for and after he gives you the regular price tell him you've been shopping on line with 1stSubaruparts.com etc. You may have to pay shipping but usually not tax so sometimes it's a wash.

Liberty Subaru's (Discount Parts) prices are comparable to 1stSubaruparts.com and locally Dan Perkins subaru in Milford, CT will match the prices. I think Moosens has beat them into submission. They basically will give the same price they sell to shops if you tell them about the prices you've got on line. Perhaps you should mention this to your local dealers and put them on the spot. They'd probably still like to make a few bucks instead of an enemy. They know we know!!!

Boy it hurts to be accused of infanticide! Actually the car kissed a highway divider in a snowstorm (2WD) and the car WAS still running a year later when I donated it to one of those "Donate your car so we can find a home for a blind cat" charities. It was long before I discovered the grease wheeling, mud schlogging, head banging world of the USMB site. Moosens lives close by and already has dibs when the time comes to take my 90 Loyale into the "afterlife". I have begun to lock the car knowing that he covets certain items! You always hope that the organ donor card thing has a clause that says "AFTER my death, then and only then, take what you want"!! So now the real question. Riddle me this Batman... So why did SOA change from a non-maintenance item (timing gear) that would seemingly last forever and never enter the realm of the dreaded interference engine mishaps with broken/jumped timing belts destroying engines etc. in favor of the belted system?

I had an 84 GL and was told it didn't have a belt. Junked the car at 145K miles without ever changing much besides the oil... and that infrequently.

http://www.endwrench.com/pdf/engine/FtCamBeltReplaceW01.pdf The above site is for the 2.2 SOC. I'm not sure what you have but they reference another article about the 2.5. Hope this helps your search pilgrim.

My 2000Legacy GT didn't have front license installed initially but Connecticut laws changed and I had to update my older series of plates that I had transferred from an older car (Subaru of course). Anyway, there were small indentations in the bumper, barely noticeable, and I used the self-tapping(?) screws the delaer supplied when I bought the car and installed the plate and there she sits. I must say it looked better without the plate...

God must love Skeet!

How far are you beyond the 60K mile drivetrain warranty?

Forgot to mention it is automatic transmission.

Anyone know if the 90 Loyale tranny filter is a remove and clean or replace filter. Is there a preferred technique for eliminating all the old fluid befroe refilling? Is any gasket sealer required on the pan?

I noticed the same thing on my 2000GT legacy at about 36K miles. The service rep. drove the car around the block, came back and nodded to the service manager. They ordered a rebuilt tranny and gave me a loaner on the day they did the install... no charge. The familiarity with which the dealer's representatives approached this problem certainly leads me to believe that this is a known problem if not publicly acknowledged. Anyway... the car has run fine since the rebuild was installed. G'Luck

Actually, a local mechanic inspected them when doing a cv joint for me and then questioned himself why they made that sound when test driving. The rotor didn't appear damaged and as I said, the noise goes away once the brakes "warm up". Still open to ideas.

90 Loyale. I know I read about this recently on this or the New Gen site but I can't remember the answer anyway so here goes. When I apply the brakes when they are cold, the front brakes make a grinding/crunching noise (like when you have no cartilage left in your knee) but this goes away after a few minutes (the knee doesn't get better though). The brakes are worn but have some meat on them. Any ideas other than replace the worn pads with Subaru pads and cross my fingers??

Seems like my tranny fluid and front diff fluids are mixing it up. Does anyone know on a 90 Loyale AT whether the tranny can be removed to repair the seal or do you have to come in the front way?

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Moosens checked out my 90 Loyale and with his encouragement planned to do the front engine leaks. On closer inspection, it appears that there are leaks in the area of the front diff.. The only problem I see is that the oil drips onto the exhaust and smells a lot. Adding fluids occasionally isn't that much of a bother. So perhaps the real solution is to create a system of gutters and downspouts that catch and redirect the oil drippings away from the hot exhaust. With some ingenuity, the oil could be collected and redirected into the fill tube.

Is there any problem mixing the orange antifreeze with the old green type or should I drain the old and start fresh? Is there a preferred of these two types for the Subaru 90 Loyale?

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... hit it with something hard... oh yeah, you already did that. Glad to hear you passed the crash test.

My 90 Loyale sprang a fuel leak. The "fuel damper" rusted out. It is located right beyond the fuel pump. No dealers stocked it around here and none could say that it regulated anything other than noise. I disconnected the bugger from the fuel pump and substituted a 3/8 fuel line hose with clamps. I'm no longer leaking but does anyone know if there is any purpose that this $45 item served. The car seems to run well so far but remember the story of the fellow who fell from a skyscraper... at every floor they heard him yell out... so far so good!