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Blusc13

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    1992 Loyale (sold) 1993 Legacy, 1991 Justy 4WD

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  1. I've been reading up on JDM swaps for first gen legacy, it looks like while you can swap in any JDM 2.0/2.2 n/a or turbo motors pretty easy, there are some complications. It seems the biggest problem is the engine wiring harness and ECU needing to be swapped into the legacy. Outside of that it seems pretty straightforward, the predictable mods to the intake/exhaust, fuel pump and injectors. What i haven't been able to figure out on this forum and legacy central is if there are obd-1 non interference JDM turbo engines out there somewhere. That seems like it would be the most straightforward swap and the safest swap for a newbie such as myself. Furthermore, i'm wondering whether one of those turbo engine pushing +/- 200 horses would just tear that early AWD system apart.
  2. Every thing worked out great! I'm leery of any fix-in-bottle cure product, but Seafoam does do what it proclaims. I just got a Legacy for very cheap b/c it was smoking so bad on startup. When i first got it, the smoke filled the neighborhood. I hoped it wasn't the piston rings and poured 1/2 a can of Seafoam into the oil and 1/4 into the gas tank and let it run while i cleaned it out and fixed some cosmetic issues. I believe the pcv valve was stuck and letting too much oil into my intake, which in turn had gummed up the valves and was causing all the smoke. The seafoam took care care of that, and broke loose a lot of the buildup inside the heads and on the piston faces, making cleaning all that out much easier when i did the head gaskets. Over all, I couldn't be happier with this product, and with what this site has taught me about subaru maintenance. I just read a thread today on PCV valves, which seems to support my theory and i will be ordering an OEM PCV valve ASAP. Here is a good video that Miles fox made on Seafoam:
  3. Could be the crankshaft seal, or a cam seal, although the latter wouldn't likely be a "gush. An one of those leaking would definitely wind up coming out the timing belt cover. It would be pretty easy to drop the fans and undo all the 10mm bolts for the cover and find out what it is, although you would have to take off the cam pulley to fully remove the cover. I would just flex the cover back a bit and rotate it lightly to take a peak back the with a bright light.
  4. Also found and removed my intake silencer, those things are terrible. Currently have some flexible 6'' hose running to the air air vent. I too have a 93 Legacy, and even with the head gaskets going it has plenty of power. Are your cats fouled? That will turn your vehicle into a gutless wonder.
  5. Hey imthenut, I just cleared out mine today, it worked great. The critical element is : BOTH Green and White together = CLEAR mode. Hook up both, run it til the CEL flashes...disconnect. codes cleared. I had had both connectors connected the entire time i've owned the vehicle. I had to hang out and rev the engine a bit till it flashed, then shut it down and disconnected it. Took quite a while as i was frustrated and employing the guess and check method. Hooked up a 50 ohm 10 watt resistor into the solenoid. I live right off I-5, so when I went to run it up to the next exit and back I was was surprised by the power increase. Although adjusting my timing and removing my cats may have helped too. So if i'm not setting off CEL lights with portions of my exhaust jimmy rigged, you should be fine. PS, Thanks for the super thorough "overkill" thread, for a newbie this was immensely helpfull.
  6. Thank you all so much! I have been lurking around these forums for some time, and just recently made an account. I have very basic car knowledge, but between this forum and Miles Fox's youtube videos I was able to do a head gasket on my '92 Loyale. Basically everything that could have gone wrong did, from the head gasket being cracked to the lifters being stuck in the old block andthe rockers slipping all over the place then slapping like crazy afterwards Afterwards i put in some light oil, let it burn through a half a tank of gas with half a bottle of Seafoam in the tank and the other half in the oil. I drained the filth from it and gave it a full tune up, and put in the proper oil for the oncoming winter. My Loyale hit 80 on the freeway for the first time, and peeled rubber when i punched the gas. I never knew it could do either of these things, and all the thanks goes to you. It runs super smooth, there is no more knocking and the gas mileage has improved. It just hit 150,000 miles, and I'm hoping to get another 150k out of it. Many, many thanks, - Blusc13
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