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The brother better half has a 97 Impreza OBS. The Drivers door had manual lock. When opened with the key, or inner lock lever, it opens and closed all 4 door locks. Has anyone ever put a auto lock assy from a Legacy or newer Impreza in one to do the keyless entry. I just installed a keyless entry on a 96 Legacy, which had the same setup, but it required a lock actuator which hooked to the lock rod on the drivers door. Thanks Larry
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car not starting
lmdew replied to pamike's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
Bad Gas, gas goes south when it sits, you also get water in the gas. How long did it sit? Lifters drain oil if they sit for a long time! Could have a valve that is stuck open from sitting! Low battery does funny things to the starting systems! Mice chew through wires when the nest. Charge it, try some starter fluid in the intake. -
FogLightKing on EBay sells a 5" Fog Light that will work in the outback. I ordered the one listed and it showed up as a 4" light which was to small for me. I emailed them back and they said no problem, we have a 5" LED Foglight. I got them today and bolted one up to a spare bracket I had. I had to bend or cut the corner of the new bracket but other than that its straight forward. I also found that if you save the old bulb, you can cut it back to just the connector and there are the two connectors tabs which you can connect the new fog light to and seal up. That way you can keep the stock Subaru Wiring. I have not installed it yet, but it looks like a good fit. $60 for a set.
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Is it bad?
lmdew replied to subyboy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
Year and make? I've never seen the under body supports pull away from the floor pan. Strange -
Burp it. Get the front of the car as high as possible, squeeze the top radiator hose over and over until no bubbles come out at the radiator fill port. Start the car and do it all over again, until it's bubble free. Put the cap on and let it come up to temp. Shut off the engine and let it cool, the engine should draw coolant in from the overflow bottle.
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I don't know that there is a cheap and good route. This is a bad area with at least 3 different body panels welded together. I've cut off some sections from cars I've sent to the crusher, how big of an area are you talking? Anyway you look at it, getting a body shop to do quality work will not be cheap.
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Is the idle RPM increasing when the AC kicks in? I suspect what is happening is that the idle is dropping and killing the engine. When the engine stops you get all the warning lights. The reason is does not do it in P or N is the transmission is not loading the engine as well. The RPM should increase each time the AC clutch engages.
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Most of the time, these are picked up for $500-$1500 depending on condition and area of the country.
Used 95 2.2 engines will bolt right in, you need the one with the EGR valve from a 95 with an automatic. I just got a low mile engine from a yard I found on http://www.car-part.com for $300 + 200 shipping to CO.
Not to say the car is not worth what your asking, but you will have to find the right buyer. Larry
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You can do anything, the question is it worth the trouble. Most swaps here are going the other way, Auto to a Manual. You'd need at least the following Starter Transmission Flex Plate and bolts Trans Cross Member Trans Drive Shaft Rear Diff is the gear ratios are different Break Box Trans ECU Associated Wiring This is a large project, it would be best accomplished with a complete doner car to get all the parts
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Replaced the small filter and checked the EGR at idle for opening and flow. It checked good and the code has not come back. The Crank Sensor was also flagged, the PO had the car checked several times and the Mechanics had said it need a crank sensor. When I pulled it out I found the 2 wires going to the sensor bare right at the back of the plug. I repaired the wiring and its good to go. Thanks for the assistance!
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If you are just taking voltage readings your meter can lie to you. To get a true reading you have to check the circuit loaded, or load the circuit when you test it. Here is the tool you need for your meter: http://www.brighterideas.com/ I attended Dan's Training course and it changed the way I look and test electrical problems! I had a 85 BMW 318i that had problems for years, RPM would flux at idle. No fix. My kid used it for several months and the car started killing at random times. New battery, New Grounds... It turned out to be a very corroded + lead of the alternator. I found the problem using the TESLite. 30 minutes later the problems was fixed. Check out some of the videos on his web site.
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Idle Probs
lmdew replied to sleepylegacy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
Temp Sensor on the Water manifold under the Intake manifold. There is a Temperature Switch, small one with a blade connector and the Temperature Sensor, with the connector. -
Idle Probs
lmdew replied to sleepylegacy's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
It could be many things at this mileage. I'd start with the simple things: Seafoam the IAC and intake track Ensure the Plugs and wires are in good condition Clean the MAF sensor Does it do it all the time? Hot or Cold? Other than the idle does it run fine? Is your gas mileage good?
