Hello all, I have a 99 with a 2.5l and 111000miles. I live about 10 miles from pavement via a dirt/sand road. Recently, I hit a pocket of soft sand, and my front hit sand and sprayed it up everywhere. Everything ran normally after that, I made two 15 minute trips and checked under the hood and all seemed normal. I took out the air cleaner and knocked all the dust out of it too. Today (three days later) I tried to start it up. It started fine, idled for about two seconds then stalled. I tried again, this time giving it some gas and it revved up to about 4 and I could hold it there running, but the second I let off, it immediately stalled. Not sure if this is relevant, but I could also hear a click or small knock after it stalled (sounds like a pencil hitting plastic).

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am currently semi-stranded.

 

Thanks,

Andrew

There is an air cleaner hose that can be left off or falls off that can do that. I'd check that first.

Thanks- you were right. I suppose this attests both to the durability of the Subaru (can take a nose dive in sand at 40 mph with no problem) and my presumptuous tendencies!

And it also attests to the stupidity of those of us who have left this hose off and had the same symptoms.

And it also attests to the stupidity of those of us who have left this hose off and had the same symptoms.

 

ME!, it was the day after i brought it home after some hardcore offroading so i thought i messed it up