Hey guys, for anyone that doesn't venture into the loyale section I own a 92 loyale wagon that's lifted and all that jazz named Trailbaru. I've been dailying an 04 golf for about a year and I don't enjoy it much anymore. I picked up a pretty decent condition 96 legacy outback 5 speed, 2.2. Now I work on a Lot of subarus so I know most of the issues to look for (leaky head gaskets, check timing belt service records, how much oil it burns, etc etc) This car has 233k miles, which is above what I wanted but I can track down a much lower mileage 2.2 pretty easy. Trans shifts good, engine sounds good (gets a lifter tick on the passenger side from time to time but it's real quiet) this car has the dryest subaru engine I've EVER seen. The only oil underneath the car is from the oil filler neck that just barely leaks. Other than that it's dry as a bone under that car. Kicker with this car is it needs a clutch, which I'll do next week when I get back from vacation. Basically I want to know if there is anything specific to look out for on these particular roos that aren't as prevalent in the others? Sorry for the long post guys.

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Transmission rear input shaft bearings. 

 

Plastic engine rear separator plate. 

 

Power steering pump rear cover gasket. 

 

Head gaskets usually wear out somewhere between 250 and 300k. 

 

That's the usual stuff. Honestly those years are pretty reliable. Basically the same as the 90 to 94's still. I have a 90 Legacy  with 316k. HG's wore out at 285k. Engine has had Mobile 1 synthetic every 3k since new. I got it from the original owner. It's a fairly accurate benchmark of what's possible with perfect maintenance. 

 

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don’t overheat or go lazy on the oil. I’ve taken or helped others take a few over 250k with no headgasket issues. I wouldn’t think about them until they made me.

 

Replace timing belt kit for reliability, one of the pulleys will be what strand you.

 

Subaru dealer sells alternators for $75 for that car.

don’t overheat or go lazy on the oil. I’ve taken or helped others take a few over 250k with no headgasket issues. I wouldn’t think about them until they made me.

Replace timing belt kit for reliability, one of the pulleys will be what strand you.

Subaru dealer sells alternators for $75 for that car.

I'm gonna do a timing belt component kit, plugs, wires, fuel filter, already changed the oil and ran some marvel mystery oil with it which quieted the lifters up a lot, I'm very strict with oil changes on my cars we've put a few engines in subarus at the shops in roos run out of oil lol and are the alternators common on the 2.2s?

Alternators are common on every car. 

 

If the lifters make noise you need to replace the lifter o-rings. 

 

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Alternators are common on every car. 

 

If the lifters make noise you need to replace the lifter o-rings. 

 

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Only car I've had an alternator go out on was my loyale lol and that was before I got it, drove it home on just a battery 100 miles. Ran out of juice as I got into town and swapped to another I brought (and this was at night so had the headlights on lol) and I'll definitely do the orings then probably the same time I do the clutch.

No I was just telling you a quirk about that vehcile. Alternators aren’t common failures but Subaru Alts are usually $300-$400 and this is one case where they’re cheap so i was just letting you know so you can avoid craptastic aftermarket one if needed. At that age and mileage it’s no shock for an alternator to fail.

No I was just telling you a quirk about that vehcile. Alternators aren’t common failures but Subaru Alts are usually $300-$400 and this is one case where they’re cheap so i was just letting you know so you can avoid craptastic aftermarket one if needed. At that age and mileage it’s no shock for an alternator to fail.

Ohhhh awesome thank you!

definitely check/do the rear separator plate when you do the clutch (easy access)

If it still has the plastic one, pick up the metal replacement one and the screws that go with it, and be done with it.

I'm not impressed by the phrase "the engine sounds good". If the guy from the car service who fixes my car had said that, I'd have believed him. But if this is coming from a guy trying to sell his old car, it sounds unconvincing. You'd write the complete characteristics of your car, listing them in a column. Then many users would be satisfied with your post. Take an example of a list of attributes from any car sales site like jdmbuysell.com. There they write them on a table, show some photos of documents for cars, etc.

Edited November 17, 20214 yr by yerixo

19 hours ago, yerixo said:

I'm not impressed by the phrase "the engine sounds good". If the guy from the car service who fixes my car had said that, I'd have believed him. But if this is coming from a guy trying to sell his old car, it sounds unconvincing. You'd write the complete characteristics of your car, listing them in a column. Then many users would be satisfied with your post. Take an example of a list of attributes from any car sales site. There they write them on a table, show some photos of documents for cars, etc.

huh? this is the current owner relaying his findings, not the seller. he acknowledges tick and proposed treatment.

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wonder how the car is holding up...

maybe XHigh will get a notification?