silverracerkh2005

nice find. lots of potential.

ok i'll try those things thanks guys:)

i trust the dealer. they gave me paperwork to show it.it was driven to the dealers repair shop after it broke (100 miles or less).so i think it should be fine for my trip. thanks guys:burnout:

i bought my outback 3 months ago. the odometer says 1100 miles. the car dealer says the gages were bad and they had to replace them. they told me the odometer was at 98000 before they replaced it.how often do the timing belts need to be replaced on a 1999 legacy outback? i know on my gl they have to be changed every 60000. also since it's at 99000 is it possible it would be running on the original timing belts? i wonder if the owner replaced the timing belts before the dealer got it.i have a 400 mile trip(each way) to go one in two weeks and i wondering if it is safe to take the outback.

i daont have any pics for you but thats a coll mod.

bucky92 you helped me with suba (my 88 gl) so i know you can work on these. probly as well as your buddy. and i know i would never get rid of suba. if your like me bucky is a friend to you, not just a car. i would keep bucky if i were you.just save money and fix him up over time. suba has 275k on her and besides the smog issue you have been helping me with. she is still purring. 205k is nothing. remember he is a subaru. lol and i have to aggree with the truck thing. i got rid of my jeep truck no prob. the car are horses trucks are mules coment has one eception though. the brat.

is the fan realy needed,lol.and were did it come from?

i think my gl wagon gets about 32mpg in fwd mode.

i checked the ecu code it flashed 6 over and over and over and over.not short than fast. but all the same mabey because the check engine light is not on right now. what does hla stand for? also the oil was changed when the timing belt was and it was fram. whats wrong with fram?atf as in auto trans fluid? in the oil? also i would like to read the How To Keep Your Subaru Alive book in pdf in some one would email it to me(my email is listed in my profile).and whats fsm's?and all we have here is kragen and napa. no autozone. but i will order parts and comp tester on friday(payday).

I'll Try Those Things. And The Check Engine Light Is On Sometimes. I Dissconnected The Baterry Before I Took It To The Smog Place. That Way It Won't Come Back On For An Hour. A Friend At Kragen Said The Check Engine Lights On Old Cars Are Just An O2 Senser, And Wont Effect Smog. I'm Thinking He Was Wrong.whats The Hla Trick?i Will Have My Dad Help Me And Do The Repairs My Self. As I No Longer Trust Repair People.

i cheked out harbor freight, and there website does have good deals. i will order a comp tester and see if its good.our napa sucks too.kragen is way better, they are like pep boys.also the splitfires are whats in both my subies. so i will pick up some ngk's. what type of ngks should i buy(i.e split, quad etc)? the wires were also replaced when i had the timing belt changed(they are ngk).i will try the other things you mentioned too. also suberdave, where did you find those wheels for your gl-10? i can't find much for my gl because of the 4 lug. and ones i did find were from the 80's.

sorry i lost the test sheet, i think it got tossed out when the car was cleaned.but i remember it wasn't even close to passing.they were bosch spark plugs, but they were the cheapest ones(as i was out of work at the time). is that a good brand? because i put the best ones bosch had in my outback.are those ok? i have been learnig from my dad. i am good at the electrical stuff, i installed the new stereo and l.e.d lights my self, i did have trouble with the turn sig on the outback though,lol.but i don't know a whole lot about the engine. i have done some minor repairs with him on some of his cars (chevys and fords mostly) and i find my subies are much easyer to work on. i know the loyales are almost the same, i have taken parts from them in the past.i have tools but not a comp tester.can i get that at kragen? i think that, and napa are the only auto stores here(in tahoe). my dad and i can work on theses cars. so if the engine is bad he says he could rebuild it with me. but kragen does not have rebuild kits for these. is there a site that offers them? and do you have any info on what you have to do in these "kits"? i will try and check the spark plus after work and let you know how they look.

no he did not do a compression test. i said the engine needed to be replaced because it wasn't burning all the feul. and that he didn't need to do a compression test to know that.when i asked him about the compression test he said i would be better off buying a new car than wasting the money. i was offended by his attitude so i stop asking him questions and left.i did buy a new car (the 2000 outback) beacause i needed somthing to drive and didn't have the money for the engine.but i don't think he knew what he was talking about. i think he just didn't want to do the work.it has new wires and plugs. but kragen says the plugs have to be gaped, and they werent gaped( i know because my dad put them in for me). does that make a difference? also i don't know why it's loud. if it has an exhaust leak, will that make in not pass smog? my dad can work on theses cars. so if the engine is bad he says he could rebuild it. but kragen does not have rebuild kits for these. is there a site that offers them? and do you have any info on what you have to do in these "kits"?

when i got this wagon 3 years ago it ran fine then before i could register it the timing belt broke. back then i didn't know much about subarus so it sat for a year and a half. then i found usmb and was told it wouldnt start because of the timing belt. so i had a local subaru only repair shop fix it. when i got it back from the repair shop it ran but, its much louder now than before. I let the loudness go and tryed to register it. when i went to smog it it failed(i live in california). and the smog guy said it is not burning all the gas. and that if i wanted it to pass i would need to get a new engine. kragen says the new engine costs 1900$.the local repair shop said it would be 1100$ for them to install it. the car has been running ok. is there somthing i could try, that might fix this. could it be the spark plugs. i dont know a whole lot about cars, and don't have 3000$ laying around to fix it with. i have a 2000 outback to drive. but the gl is special to me and i dont want to get rid of it. i put 5000$ into it over the past three years. it has tvs,an awsome stereo system and the interior is almost perfect still. what should i do?

I Have An 88 Gl Wagon. Does Anyone Know A Site I Can Buy New Fenders On? Also Can I Replace The Original Subaru Floormats, If So Where Can I Get Them?

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE HELP

your writing is the same way

My keybord must be doing it my lil sis spilled a drink in it.

So In A Race On Or Off Road Wrx Would Win Right? And We Live In Tahoe And Get A Lot Of Snow Thats What I Mean By 4w Driving. What Other Fast Cars Can Wrx Beat.

Hi My Dad Does Not Belive A Subaru Wrx Is Real Fast. He Says A Bmw 750 I Can Beat A Subaru Wrx In Speed. I Am A Subaru Fan And My Dad Is Not. And Want To Prove To Him That Subarus Are Powerful And Cool Cars. But I Need Some Help. Can A Wrx Beat A Bmw 750 I In Speed? And Wht Other Fast Car Can It Beat? My Dad Is A Chevy Fan And Thinks His Suburban Can Beat Subarus In 4w Driving So I Could Use Some Help On That One To. I Have A 1988 Gl I Love And My Dad Does'nt He Thinks Subarus Are Dangerous Because They Aren't Real Big. So Please Help Me Prove His Rumors Are Wrong.

I took it apart and the drivers side timing belt was broken. thanks for the help.

I have never changed one but the previos owner said she had it replaced 3 times. the car has aprox 257,000 miles on it she told me it hasent been replaced in 90,000 miles. but i didn't know that would cause this problem. so now i can fix it. thanks for the help

Thanks for the info and sorry about the caps. Do you have to take the engine out to replace the belts and how many timing belts are there? p.s. How often should the timing belts be replaced

OK I CHECKED THE ROTAR UNDER THE DISTRIBUTER CAP. IT WAS NOT SPINNING. SO THE TIMING BELT IS BROKEN RIGHT? IS THAT HARD TO REPLACE? AND DOES IT COST ALOT? P.S.HOW OFTEN SHOULD THE TIMING BELT BE REPLACED? AND NO I DO NOT WANT TO SELL MY CAR. I LOVE THAT CAR.

MY 1988 SUBARU GL WAGON WON'T START. WE WERE DRIVING IT ONE DAY AND IT JUST DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP.WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS. WE TOWED IT HOME AND LOOKED FOR A PROBLEM. THIS IS ABOUT ALL I KNOW, IT HAS OIL, THE BATTERRY IS GOOD,THE ENGINE IS GETTING FUEL, THE FUSES AND FUSEBLE LINKS SEEM OK. BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE SPARK. ANY SUGGESTIONS?