August 14, 201015 yr well my 94 legacy has been having a major problem. its become way hard to start and sometimes it wont start at all. sometimes when its running it will run fine but usually it does a lot of sputtering and stuff. while sputtering if i let it idle it will die instantly. so i have to keep giving it gas and it seems like it lags when it revs. kinda stumped on this one. gas is ok as far as i know since its been doing this and ive had different gas in it. everything looks normal. the only clue i have is that i get this really wierd smell when it start getting the power loss. smells kind of like antifreeze really. but i dont believe i have a HG issue. possible since the HG was done a few hundred miles ago but i dont believe so since my oil looks ok (except its gotten dirty really really fast since i did work on the engine and put new oil in it and all that). i havent noticed any loss in fluid in my radiator. the exhaust is a light blue color. subaru for ya. so im kind of stumped. i might start it up and drive 5-10 miles with it behaving fine or i can start it up and it runs like hell from the get go. ive had this car for 2 years and ive had nothing but one problem after another. just need it to keep running for the moment but when i take it to the crusher i definitely wont be sorry to see this subie go.
August 14, 201015 yr Coolant temp sensor. Car cant tell how warm it is nor how cold it is so it is running too rich. Subarus dont usually burn oil, replace the PCV Valve.
August 14, 201015 yr where is the coolant temp sensor? This thread should give you the general idea: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=108631
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