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This spring I think it'll be time to put my extra DIN slot (98 legacy) to work. I'm thinking a set of three gauges will do the trick. One will certainly be transmission oil temp, to keep an eye on my rebuilt transmission. I'm considering engine oil pressure and outside temperature for the other two, but I'm open to suggestion. The gauges I was eyeing were the VDO Vision ones on egauges.com What would be the most useful knowing what the car is up to?

I didn't say I spent $40 on it, just that it's on the web

Hi, I have a similar issue in my Legacy, the temp rises once in a while in the wake of a thermostat replacement. Which of the MityVac products is the right one to use for this, and does it come with an appropriate adapter? Thanks!

I was Googling this very topic the other day and found a site called the Headlight Doctor or something similar - they sold a $40 kit for doing this and claimed it'll last for 2 years. If you search on google you can find a number of procedures for cleaning the lenses using various types of polish and wax.

Well, the transmission slipped once over the weekend - enough for the engine to rev and bounce off of the rev limiter - so it's back at the transmission shop this morning. They pulled the work order for me, and it stated that there was 90w oil in the front & rear diffs, and of course ATF in the tranny. What they guy had said to me was, quote "We put 90w in the front and ATF in the rear" but apparently he meant the front & rear sections of the differential/transmission unit. Still, the Subaru dealer was still wrong since the 90w oil is only spec'd to 40F, according to the owner's manual. For two weeks in MA we'd had below freezing to below zero weather... Anyway, the tranny shop is going to replace the 90w oil for me (for free) with some Royal Purple 75w90 I picked up on Friday. No harm done, in the end.

I hear you folks loud and clear. A place near my office sells Royal Purple - I will pick up some 80w90 for the front and 75w90 for the rear (as per the owner's manual) and bring it to a garage today to get changed. At -4F, it's a little chilly this morning to crawl under the car to do it myself . It's only a 12 mile drive to work, I think it'll be ok. I'd love to know what the guy at the dealer was thinking when he recommended using the ATF...heck, the 90w in the front was probably chapstick this morning.

Ok, I will drain & fill the front and rear diffs with some synthetic gear oil once it gets a little warmer here in eastern MA...Thanks!

My 98 Legacy just had a transmission rebuild...the prev. owner apparently used some sort of transmission conditioner that eventually destroyed the internal seals. Caveat emptor. So far so good, the car has better acceleration and no slippage. Anyway, they also drained the front & rear differentials without checking with me. So much for my fresh Amsoil Series 2k oil. Oh well. They double checked with two dealers (they were a little surprised by the bluish synthetic oil) and refilled the front with 90w gear oil, and the rear with ATF? Is this right?? The repair place only uses the semi-syntheic Mercon V fluid. I thought the rear diff takes 75w-90 gear oil...should I be draining & refilling ASAP? Thanks!

According to this page for the WRX it's 4.11 for the 4EAT and 3.545 for the manual... http://wac.addr.com/auto/obs/lsd/lsd.html

I think it's either 4.11 or 4.44, do you know where I would look to be sure? Is it in the owner's manual? It's got the 2.2L with the 4EAT transmission.

Are any of the various LSD's that Subaru has produced able to be retrofitted onto a 98 Legacy L? Thanks!

That crackle is probably a dirty volume knob potentiometer. If you pull the radio, you should be able to open it up and spray some contact cleaner inside the the pot.

Thanks folks. I'm pretty sure they'll fit...the fact that it's an H4 bulb is the entire point ;-) I'm planning on some lighting upgrades.

Will the headlights from a 97 Outback fit in a 98 Legacy L? Thanks!

Howdy everyone. I originally signed up with two questions...but I think the occasional hot running engine is a sign my recently re-filled radiator needs to be burped. So, on to the other issue...my '98 Legacy L wagon (2.2L, 106k miles) shifts oddly when going 2->3 and 3->4. It pauses for a second, maybe a little less, and the RPMs stay steady for that time. Then it upshifts and the RPMs fall. I've had the tranny completely flushed and re-filled, but this did not effect this behavior. The car also recently stalled after starting and going about 30 feet across the parking lot. I also get about 19 mpg on the highway...way under the 30 mpg it's rated for (I know, driving style matters but I'm using cruise control at ~68 mph most of the time!). Is this normal for this car? I only started really driving it a few months ago, for a year it was my wife's car.