dealershipo told me the bulb is dead how hard is this bulb to change do i need to rip the dash apart to change it???96 legacy gt?? also is that the same bulb that my gas light uses cause that dont work either?

To change those bulbs, you have to remove the instrument cluster, which requires a screwdriver and about ten minutes. Most of which is spent trying to squeeze the cluster between the dash and wheel.

The Check Engine bulb is the same as the gas idiot light bulb.

To change those bulbs, you have to remove the instrument cluster, which requires a screwdriver and about ten minutes. Most of which is spent trying to squeeze the cluster between the dash and wheel.

 

That's why giving the two bolts that hold the steering column some slack helps a lot.