Arthur Digby Sellers

Thanks. I'll take a peek at the IAC valve, seems it winds up being the cause of a lot of idle related issues.

Upon having both T-belts swapped after the driver's side slipped, I got my 92 manual Loyale back from the shop to find it would not idle properly. Occasionally, it will stay at about 1000 RPM. In other cases, the RPM will drop, in tiny increments, until it dies. There does not seem to be any correlation between this happening and any other factors; occurring at random, from what I have observed. Lightly applying the throttle will keep it from dying. My research has led me to lean towards a leaky vacuum line or an issue with either TPS or IAC sensor. Additionally, a member of the forum suggested the cam sprockets could be one tooth off and I will be starting there, unless someone advises that is likely to not be the cause of the issue. TIA for all of the help. This forum is a lifesaver.

Didn't maintain the relationship long enough to figure it out, although by the above post, I might have to swing by and have him check the cam sprocket position. Given my history with him, finding he did a job in a way that wasnt entirely correct would not be a massive shock.

Finally convinced the "mechanic" the T belt had slipped. Upon replacing those, issue was resolved. However, an ew issue has presented itself (seems to the de rigueur for this particular Loyale) Car now idles inconsistently, starts fine but idle drops and dies if throttle is not applied to keep it around 1000 rpm. Put a bottle of injector cleaner in the tank and it seemed to help, issues is now intermittent rather than constant. Initially thought it might be a vacuum leak somewhere. Further research on the forum's also seems to indicate a possible ICA or TPS issue. Any guidance to help locate and resolve issue is greatly appreciated. Lmk if I should close this thread and start a new one

I was under the impression it had spark which I was just informed is not the case.

Yes, SPFI. Covers have been off the entire time I have owned the car. I did ask that he check compression, which said he did, more on that below. As far as the timing being correct and there being compression, this is according to the mechanic that has failed to diagnose the issue in the 13 days he has had the car, so the certitude of that information is somewhere between a soft maybe and completely worthless. He said visual inspection of the timing belt and pulleys indicated it is still timed right and he could hear that is has compression. Again, seems like a pretty low reliability way of making those determinations. Upon a more lengthy debriefing, he informed me that there is, infact, no spark at the contion between the wire and the plug. Additionally, it sounds like he was trying to tell me he suspects the ECU is bad, and was just calling it a Ignition Control Module due to ineptitude. After a visual inspection of the ignition control module igniter that the auto wrecker sold me for 350 dollars is a coil. Car is currently being towed to my home so that I can try my hand at it, rather than this guy throwing parts at it until something sticks.

Will try this in the AM. Tried starting fluid in the throttle body, no change.

Died suddenly and has shown no willingness to change her tune.

Coil was the first thing replaced. Rereading the post, that wasnt explicitly clear. Changed it to reflect that

Edit: Issue wound up being a slipped timing belt. Thanks for the guidance. Wish my mechanic had listened rather than suggesting 450 dollars worth of parts that didnt need to be replaced. 92 Loyale, 192k on the clock. Car was driving fine for roughly 90 miles. All of a sudden, she dies and refuses to start. Checked wire from coil to distributor, spark looked yellow so coil was pulled and replaced. No change. ECU reads code 11, crank angle sensor. Distributor was pulled and replaced with a junkyard part, no change. Covers are off and belts are intact, rotor spins and timing appears correct. Mechanic advised a faulty Ignition Control Module was to blame. Contacted wrecker and they pulled what they though was that part except they called it a Ignition Control Module Igniter. Installed and no change. Not sure if that is the correct part and neither is the mechanic. I'm in the weeds and am about to end my love affair with the Loyale. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Kinda weird issue. My rear wiper reservoir seems to be partially clogged. I pour about 2-3 ounces of fluid in and in starts to overflow. After about 30 minutes I can use the fluid but if I activate the spray prior to that, I hear pump noise but nothing comes out. Anyone experienced this before? Any solutions (pun intended) out there?

Works as expected. Car is a 1994 Subaru Loyale.

When I first turn on the AC, the compressor whines for about 5-10 seconds then stops. It will then run without issue for a while and whine again.