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Thanks for the great information everyone. Thanks Ferret for all of the detail you provided. I am not a mechanic unfortunately so my ability to do most of this stuff is verry limited. Since the car has almost 100k now I wonder if I should just start with getting the Timing Belt replaced. I have to take the car in anyway, i think my throw out bearing in the clutch, or some bearing has started to go. I am getting a lot of whine from what seems to be my tranny. I had that in another car and it was my bearing. Is there anyway I can check the Fuel Pressure, or have someone check it for me without taking it to the dealer? Also how difficult/easy would it be for me to replace the Fuel regulator and Knock sensor, and how much do those parts cost. I know a mechanic who may do it for me if I cant. But he doesnt work on subarus so shoudl I just take it to the dealer and suck it up.

I used to really want a Subaru Outback. And I finally got what i wanted, man am I lucky. I have had my 99 for about a year and a half now, and for at least the last 8-9 months I have had CEL problems. The current problem is I get a Misfire Code on each Cylinder. So here is the history. I got a CEL some time last fall, took it in to the dealer. They said i had a bad ignition coil in cylinder 4 i believe, maybe 3 and 4 because I remember a p303 and p304 i think. They also replaced the plugs and wires. About a week later "BING" CEL is back on. The ingition coil they put in was bad. OK, all set. Two weeks later "BING" CEL is on. They got a misfire on all cylinders code, cleared the code and checked it out, found nothing, sent me home. Week later "BING". It has gone on like this for a while now. They did a Top Engine clean and that made the CEL go away for 2 weeks. Between each CEL the length of time i wait before bringing it in gets longer and longer. Last time in they did a full engine clean, filled it with some fluid and let it sit for two days while i was out of town. That lasted about 2 days. Car has about 100K on it, bought it at 72, had spedo replaced about 3K ago and hate to do the math. I think it was around 91K at the time. It seems to always come on when I am driving in 4th at about 3200 RPM. May happen in 5th, havent figured out RPM yet as it doesnt happen as often. Usually when I have been driving atleast 10 minutes or so. Before full engine clean i could drive it for 5 minutes at 3200 and watch it flash once every 30 seconds or so. Now its not as consistent. A guy at Autozone just checked the codes again for me, he mentioned an EGR valve but didnt know much about Subarus. HELP PLEASE, i want to love my Subaru as much as i know i would if this stupid CEL would go off.

NY state has an inspection process to be allowed to drive your car. I beleive its one of the more stict inspections you will find. Especially considering most states dont require one at all. When I lived in CO they only required Emissions tests. They tests your lights, check your brakes, e brake, holes in your exahaust, if you car is generally falling apart. Window Tint, yada yada yada. Plus they now hook up to your computer to make sure you arent masking a CEL by disconecting your battery. Those bastards!!!

I live in NY and went to get my car inspected. I have had some CEL issues with my 99 Legacy Outback. I will save that for another thread. Basically the last time my dealer worked on the car they performed a Top Engine clean. This made the CEL go away for 3 weeks. To the point. My inspection was expired by the jerks failed my inspection because my E Break was not tight. At the time I did not realize how easy it was to tighten. Now I am pissed that they didnt just do it for me. By the time I did it myself my CEL was back on. I reset it this morning by pulling my battery for 15 minutes. As a result I failed my inspection because my OBD was not ready. The guy told me i had to run the car for a while before they will show as ready. Does anywone know how long I have to run it for. I have read that if you disconnect the battery for 10 minutes, reconnect and then idle for 15 minutes that it resets the computer. Will this do it, or how long do i have to drive it around for. I am afraid my CEL will come back on. I have been going rounds with the dealer trying to get this fixed, but right now i just need a damn in spection.