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| Thread ID: 102503 | 2009-08-21 07:10:00 | Subaru Legacy auto problems | Cuchulain (15188) | PC World Chat |
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| 803236 | 2009-08-26 10:08:00 | I've had a few that have had exhaust blockages. You normally have a lack of power right from the start & they have a very gentle flow of exhaust gas from the tailpipe. No or next to no cylinder pulsing. Sometimes they wheeze like a 20 a day person. The lack of oil pressure or faulty oil pressure switch won't stop a legacy of that vintage, nor will low oil level. If the coils have built in ignitors normally only one of them plays up & you can spot it easily. If it's got a external ignitor & it's old, it can & they do pack up when they get hot & restart after a short cooling down. There's no set pattern to how they pack up. Grab another one, even if it's off another car to prove the diagnosis. I think, but not 100% sure that the external ignitor is mounted on one of the suspension turrets or it could be on the top rear engine stabiliser mount, firewall end. If your mechanic has a scantool he should be able to tell you if you have any sensor faults. Ignition system won't show in a car that old. Now we've found that the engine's not under "load" then I agree the air leak scenario is unlikely. Could you imagine going to the doctors with a half baked description of what's wrong, he/she might take a wild guess & poke straight up your jack & look for hemorrhoids. No offence intended Cuchulain |
Phil B (648) | ||
| 803237 | 2009-08-26 19:39:00 | Just a thought: Let's clean the MAF. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 803238 | 2009-08-26 23:13:00 | The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is corrupt? That is shocking indeed, forget the boxer engines with their intermittent shorts, we have foul misdeeds afoot in the cow and trout fanciers' retirement home |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 803239 | 2009-08-26 23:23:00 | Subaroo might have stayed with boxer engine but they sure made it more complex with electronic add ons. I had 1400DL subaroo ( like swede tourists car killed by ex MPs brother, how do I know? the police came and looked at my car and took some measurements, road test and photos but wouldnt tell me what for) it was quite simple carb and points ignition. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 803240 | 2009-08-27 04:47:00 | I had the 1600 DL, good car except for the rust. Got an Omega now done 295,000 K's, nothing ever done to the engine. radiator leaking though, clutch cable broke 6 months ago, Subaru's are good cars. My nephew has a WRX sti rocket ship, the cornering G forces give me headaches. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 803241 | 2009-08-27 10:01:00 | Just a thought: Let's clean the MAF. You can try that. It doesn't usually work tho. If the car's got a pod type air filter, the MAF could be buggered, it's another thing to check. Get a known good one off another car, make sure it's got the same numbers on the sticker & try it. The MAF is the mass airflow meter, it's in the hose that's connected to the air filter box if it's a pod filter, otherwise it's mounted to the air filter box with 4 screws. |
Phil B (648) | ||
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