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2000 Subaru Legacy possible MAP sensor problem


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My daughter has a Legacy (automatic transmission) with about 180,000 miles on it. So the problem is very intermittent and has never occurred while I drive it.

It seems this car has a MAP sensor instead of a MAF Sensor. There is no check engine light but a PO420 code occurrs from time to time. Poor mileage. Occasionally runs rough or stalls, hesitates, jerks and lunges. Does this sound like a failing MAP sensor? We already removed the throttle body and cleaned it.

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Try replacing the coil pack. The one on our 2000 RX Liberty (EJ251) gave out at ~480,000km. 

This gave a jerky drive sensation and was most obvious under load. Initially it was random but got to the point that it would always do it under load. Higher load = worst cut out etc. 

And yes, MAP on these engines.

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