January 8, 200422 yr ok everyone, i got a question, what year, model, and milage is your car? mine is a 1986 Subaru GL Wagon EA82 4WD 5sp 131,xxx and still going VERY strong.
January 8, 200422 yr My car: 86 GL wagon 164,000 Parts car: 89 GL wagon, still ran fine before parted at 202,000 For sale car #1: 88 GL wagon 133,000 For sale car#2: 91 loyale wagon 120,000
January 8, 200422 yr 88 DL, offroader, daily driver 216,000 getting new engine by Feb 88 GL parts, 216.000 03 Forrester, dad's car, 4500
January 8, 200422 yr Mine started life as an 87 GL-10 4WD Turbo Auto. Now it is an 85,86,87,88,90 GL-10 4WD Turbo 5 Speed All of the parts are from GL-10's except the few small things from a 90 loyale. And of course the Pug wheels Approximately 160K
January 8, 200422 yr 87 Turbo XT (hybrid of other subarus also) - 350 miles on engine, 150K on body, anyones guess on trans 95 Impreza L - 127K
January 8, 200422 yr 89' ea81 GL hatch 199k nickname (Junky) came form a junkyard 85' RX sedan, 180 something on chassis, getting a 140k engine soon. 84' lifted GL hatch 222k engine is unknown.. retied 86' turbo wagon had 290k original. left for the scrapper last week.. i kept the engine and lots of parts tho
January 8, 200422 yr Author ok well what do you guys think is te most important thing to keep these engine running, im a chevy guy also so im more used to V8's and such on their parts, im now getting into these engines AGAIN, keep tight on the 3k oil change, change colant every year. what else?
January 8, 200422 yr On your EA82 - change your timing belts every 60k - they will blow like clockwork. If they do - no big deal - as these are non-interferance, but it will strand you. GD
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