Hey, im Chris from Olympia, Wa. Just picked up a '89 xt6. Everything works awesome. It has 160xxx on the odometer. I got it for a great price, and drove it home. This thing is a lot of fun. I needed a winter car, and i think iv found the perfect one for me. Heres a few pics.

 

Let mw know if you see anything out of the ordinary. This is my first subaru. Thanks

Welcome to the board.

Saw that for sale on CL, looked like a good deal.

And you might want to register over at http://subaruxt.com also.

You will a ton of info there.

Welcome Chris !

 

btw its me SubaruXT6 from Youtube.

 

glad you found the board.

 

turbone listed another site specifically for the xt's and XT6's i am also a member their. (same name as here)

 

-John

Awesome, thanks for the link. I was trying to find a xt board, but I guess I failed.

Awesome, thanks for the link. I was trying to find a xt board, but I guess I failed.

nah, you didn't fail, you found one and got the USMB too. they're both great boards, my personal favorites no doubt.

 

most of us are members of both boards, the XT group has more traffic from XT guru's if you need XT specific info.

Hey , i've got an 88 xt6 ,looks just like that - except for the ground clearence , has that one been lifted ? Or is that the air suspension max'd out ? My air ride was removed before i got it.

Just a few updated pics.

Let mw know if you see anything out of the ordinary. This is my first subaru. Thanks

 

 

The only thing I see out of the ordinary is that it is not in MY driveway:lol:

 

That is a sweeet XT-6. Good find.

Thanks. I picked it up pretty cheap, and I'm slowly fixing the problems I found. Tomorrow I'm going to check for engine codes. The check engine light is either unhooked, or broken. It runs a little strange, so I think a quick plug in will reveal the problem. I think its something along the lines of the TPS. I also need to put a new power steering pump in it(the car came with one).

Hey , i've got an 88 xt6 ,looks just like that - except for the ground clearence , has that one been lifted ? Or is that the air suspension max'd out ? My air ride was removed before i got it.

Sorry i didnt answer you. I beleive they are the original airbags, but the pump and stuff was removed. It has valve stem type fittings in the engine compartment and the trunk to raise and lower the car. The reason its so far up is because the cv's were clicking when it was lower. I might have to go take them off the xt at the local partsyard here.

You might be better off converting them to standard struts.

Trying to get the air system to work again is a real pita.

The airbag setup it has right now is fine. I was taling about the axles when i said i'll take them off the other xt.

when i said i'll take them off the other xt.

4 cylinder XT axles don't work in an XT6. make sure whatever you get is off a 6 cylinder XT6.

 

you mentioned you needed a new power steering pump. the pump doesn't need replaced, the brushes inside of it need replaced. they're less than $20. clean it up and replace the brushes. even if you have another pump it would be wise to clean it up and replace the brushes. very easy to do and cheap.

 

XT6 power steering pump takes a special XT6 only fluid.

 

Runs a little strange - it's your CTS connector, it looks old and original in the picture. Replace the connector. Replacing the CTS wont' fix it, the connection will just be green and nasty. Look in your engine bay picture in this thread. Just to the left and behind the alternator, it's *touching* the alternator in the picture, is a brownish sort of connector. That's your problem child.

 

You're welcome!

Edited September 23, 200916 yr by grossgary

Wow, i went and looked at a perfectly fine looking connector, and when i pulled it off, it broke into 3 pieces. The inside of the connector was all green and corroded. When i tried cleaning it out(because its my daily car, and i need to drive it today) it just broke it more, so i just put two small crimp type spade connectors on the wires, and plugged them in. It runs a lot better now, it starts easier, and it runs smoother. It still has a slight misfire every once in a while, but i think thats due to a sparkplug grounding out somwhere(i can see spark on the outside of the plug). Thanks for the suggestion. You were right.

looks like I'm not the only one who thought the Firebird spoiler would look good on an XT6 Just don't open the trunk and then turn the car on, that's how I screwed up my antenna when it extended up, directly into the spoiler

The antenna is not hooked up right now. I want to find a way to get it to retract. I dont have a radio in there right now.

looks like I'm not the only one who thought the Firebird spoiler would look good on an XT6 Just don't open the trunk and then turn the car on, that's how I screwed up my antenna when it extended up, directly into the spoiler

 

I didn't even notice that, it looks stock.

looks like I'm not the only one who thought the Firebird spoiler would look good on an XT6 Just don't open the trunk and then turn the car on, that's how I screwed up my antenna when it extended up, directly into the spoiler

 

I thought it was a fiero spoiler, maybe they are the same, and i have wanted to see how one would look on an xt.

seeing as this is my first subaru, i didnt even know it wasn't factory. It sure looks like its made to go there. Neat.

I'm Jealous!!

not that changeing axles is terribley difficult , but i personally wouldn't do all the work to put in axles from the salvage yard - odds are you'll be changeing them again very soon . hope this doesn't sound too hack - but i have got a bunch more miles out of stuffing some grease back in there and wrapping the boots with some construction grade cellofane - zipp ties - black electric tape , all wound in forward direction . super cheap fix - only temperary of course .