Bubonik Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Hello ! This site is great ! seen lots of things that will be good to know when i have time to start doing work on my new sube but first i have some questions i hope someone can answer for me here goes ....... i recently bought a '90 Loyale Wagon - 4WD - 5-Speed - 260,000 Km {High Klicks, But Really good price} when i got it i could hear a CV 'click' from the rear drivers side i took it in to get that fixed and was told the drive shaft was way worse and had to be done instead ok, fine still has the rear CV 'click' now, my first question is: Does the rear drive-line always spin ? or should turning off the 4WD stop all activity back there ? some times it feels like i'm always driving in 4WD {but i'm new to standard, so i'm not sure if it's just my driving} and to go with that question: Is it difficult to do the CV myself ? {or my cheap backyard mechanic friend} and is it that ? or am i barking up the wrong tree ?? OK next question : i also have the 'check engine' light come on alot sometimes in the driveway, sometimes i drive drive for awhile before it shows up i've been told by my sube friends that its probably the o2 Sensor that sound correct ?? OK, last one : {for now} i've noticed in the last few days when i park in my driveway {sloped} i get a leak not sure if it's engine oil or tranny oil ..... doesn't seem to show up if i park in a flat place bad seal ?? and if so how hard is that ?? any other thought or suggestions would be great !!! other than these few problems i'm really enjoying my first Subaru {and standard!} what a great little car !!!! thanks alot in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubonik Posted October 25, 2004 Author Share Posted October 25, 2004 Or is the CV 'click' the wheel bearing maybe ?? seems to get louder with weight in the back hope someone can help !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Welcome! It would help to know a little more about your car before some of the questions get answered. Such as whether or not your 4WD is "Fulltime", "pushbutton" (on the shifter), or "shift on the fly" have to grab a lever to put it into 4wd. On the Loyales I am not sure what was offered... might have dropped ome options by then. Anyway, rear axles are pretty easy, as they are just slid onto splined stub axles at the differential and at the wheel hub. There is a roll pin (aka compression pin) that goes through the driveaxle and stub axle to hold them together... need to drive it out with a pin-punch 1/4in or 7/32in... not sure what metric "real" size (metric car, eh?) is. Sometimes the splines are rusty or gummed and don't want to break loose. Not too hard to do, though. Yes, the driveshaft and driveaxles always turn on the 4WD Subarus. Depending on transmission, it may or may not be getting power at any given time. Engine leaks are common. Front/rear crankshaft seals, camshaft seals, cam cover gaskets all are common leakers. Lots of threads here talk about this. And consider replacing the timing-belts unless you know that they were replaced recently. As far as the engine check light, the enginc control unit (ECU) is under the steering wheel, prob behind a plastic trim piece, and has a flashing LED when there has been an error. Count the flashes (blink-blink..blink-blink-blink.....) and we can tell you where to find the mening of the code. Good luck! And 260Kkm is just broken in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubonik Posted October 25, 2004 Author Share Posted October 25, 2004 thanks ! to answer you its push button {on the stick} i don't have a clue about the timing belts the other belts look great but ...... and the computer only seems to give me '1990 Loyale' as a code nothing else ever seems to show up am i doing something wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 ... and the computer only seems to give me '1990 Loyale' as a code nothing else ever seems to show up am i doing something wrong ? Huh??? Either I am trying too hard to use pre-"Loyale" experience, or you are not looking where I would like you to look. Or both... Without meaning to sound flippant, how does a blinking light give you '1990 Loyale'? Are you looking a blinking LED under the steering column (aha! I said "wheel" didn't I?)? Sounds like maybe my directions were inaccurate... maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 thanks ! to answer you its push button {on the stick} i don't have a clue about the timing belts the other belts look great but ...... and the computer only seems to give me '1990 Loyale' as a code nothing else ever seems to show up am i doing something wrong ? Did you try the diagnostic connectors under the hood before reading the blinking light to get codes? Heres a good article covering the process. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/article.php?a=44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubonik Posted October 25, 2004 Author Share Posted October 25, 2004 yup i was in the right place under the dash i tried to follow the code retreval directions in the haynes manual {standard purchase with every car i buy} all i got was the code for year and model or something like that maybe i didn't do the correct connectors ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 The connectors on your car, unless its a turbo, are under the hood, drivers side firewall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubonik Posted October 25, 2004 Author Share Posted October 25, 2004 Hmmmm the Manual implies theres two under the dash and two under the hood not sure if i was hooking up the wrong ones ? maybe the book is wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubonik Posted October 26, 2004 Author Share Posted October 26, 2004 another question regarding codes i've read the link i was given thank you i'm still having some trouble figuring out which connector is for which action the instruction just say to hook them up the haynes manual shows pictures of themm but under the dash there are three or four that look almost the same anyone know the color scheme or anything ?? any help would be great !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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