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Wow, tremendous effort D. Thank you. Lots of information there. As the underdash is already exposed and I have jiggled the connectors quite a bit I am leaning toward another solution. You mentioned connectors being in a death spiral. Just to split hairs does that mean that electrical connectors can ...

Thanks for the help. I believe that these two diagrams should be what I need: http://surrealmirage.com/subaru/files/swap/6-3_power_supply_routing2.jpg http://surrealmirage.com/subaru/files/swap/6-3_power_supply_routing1.jpg Only real problem is this is my 1st shot reading wiring diag's and it sorta ...

Thanks D for the reply. Very good info in that. Didn't get a chance to check any connectors, but did do a quick check to make sure all sbf's were seated well. New wrinkle popped up its head tonight. Now auto shoulderbelts have stopped working. Briefly had power windows and power in sun roof, along w...

The 1st part of the problem started about a month or 2 ago, and I assumed it was the radio getting old. When the wipers were being used the radio volume would drop, then build up again, then drop again when wipers engaged. Then the radio went out altogether, sometimes from using the wipers. I figure...

I'm at a traffic circle, waiting to go, and once it's clear and I start to go I get this huge wump 3 times, as if I hit something. Car won't go anywhere. Shift back and forth b/w r and d and nothing, both w/manual button engaged and not, nothing in all drive gears, l to h. Sometimes the 3 wumps happ...

All good suggestions, but panic @ the disco is over for now. Just plain lame battery. I've never had one die so completely before in mid-crank so threw me for a loop. Guy that jumped me had smart jumper cables which you don't even have to use color-coded wise. Hook 'em up anyway and they work. Seems...

subydaddy: -Have you checked all the fuses? Namley the Ignition fuse. * checked fuses 1st thing - but not sure which is ignition. Not labeled. I'll check haynes/chilton, etc. -Is it a manual or an auto? If manual.... clutch switch? * 4 spd auto trans -Maybe a lose cable connection on the battery. * ...

Ok, so my car was sitting for about 2 wks. in the winter cold because I made the unfortunate decision to try and change the tps during the winter w/o a heated garage. Yeah, turns out pvc and cold don't mix, so I had to wait for a warm day to cobble the broken pvc tubing together and reinstall. I hav...

Ooooold thread, this I know. No disrespect to vrg3, who is very knowledgeable, but there must be @ least some ferromagnetic components in a Subie engine. For those who wish to experiment w/the concept this might be an option: http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/MAG-74/0.105-X-0.2-X-0.4-N...

In this post: http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=552 Morgie says "if you have a volt meter you can test the O2 sensor wire while driving. At closed loop your readings will fluctuate between .01 and 1 volt. When in open loop, your reading should stay ALOT steadier . . . maybe within .0...

ok, in reply to this thread even though it's mega-old. Yes, dropping the hot oil is best, as der Fahrer says: "Hot oil drains faster and more efficiently. I only change my oil after it's been running." . Talk to any old timer and they'll tell you never use an engine flush before dropping y...

Yup, the oem thermostat is the way to go. I just had to replace my autozone or whatever it was w/an oem, part # 21200aa072, which supercedes the aa070 and aa071. The difference in appearance b/w the two(oem vs. non) is exactly as pictured above (thanks forestpearl). If u look at the oem on the left,...

Yeah, I saw those blue connectors 2 when I was down there. Mine weren't connected, but a 93' @ the junkies was so I connected them. what they might be ihnc. As far as cel i think u hit it. Change the bulb, then you'll be able to read codes. When i do codes something clicks by the ecu w/the key on as...

I watch my mileage like a hawk 'cause it's crap! Always has been since I got the car, 94 ej22t wagon, and recently it's sunk to about 12. It's fun watching the needle drop on just short local cruises - not! Trying to diagnose, but leaning toward vacuum or wastegate problems. For reference sake on ju...

It may be that only the stand alone scan tool has the "clear codes" option. If the laptop scan tool parallels the stand alone then after either the coolant temp screen (default on the stand alone) or before the stored trouble code screens there is an option to clear. Check vrg3's posts on ...

Check spoon's post: http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=35771 "The silver lining? I learned from the dealer that I can clear the engine codes by removing the positive battery cable and jumping it to the negative battery terminal, which will drain the ECU capacitors and reset the comput...

No cel because I'm using vrg3's stand-alone scan tool. The tool connects directly to the ecu and reads/displays ecu output and codes. I have to scroll through codes while jacking up rpm's to see if there's any active trouble codes, which may be, but there are no stored codes that I know of. As I und...

I'm a relative newbie to this forum, so I don't know what to do with this problem, or even what it's really about. 94" turbo legacy wagon, ej22t, with super poor gas mileage. Just replaced the o2 sensor, which seemed to be oem and unchanged, in the hopes that it would get better. Didn't. Owned ...

A long overdue thanks to Vikash! I bought my tool from him about 3 months ago and love it! While there seem to be a few small problems here and there (more about the limitations of 1st gen ecu's and juice boxes themselves) it works just like in the pix and I absolutely would not trade it for the wor...

Of course somebody had to spoil the party - "At least one person took stuff out of my code (stuff that was the result of a lot of hard research on my part) and is using it in non-free software and even soliciting money for it." I sympathize w/vrg. A lot of his had work, time, & effort ...

Iron monkey: That having been said, it's not really a matter of money, I'm guessing much time slipped by w/o me realizing that my plugs were that far gone. (And I've never seen plugs so gone in my life!) Next up is magnecor wires. Expensive or not it's worth it to me to have reliable components in m...

Holy freaking crap! Absolutely amazing and awesome! Every kid on the block w/a subaru (and even those w/o) will want want one! Definitely on my Xmas list! And here I was admiring what I assumed was a dash-mounted oil pressure gauge or temp gauge in the 1st pic! Seriously, I wanted to have a temp sen...

See my new thread w/easy solution here:

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=34836

Thanks to all who pitched in!

Plugs of Death: Don't let this happen to you or R u mental or what?! Please save your guffaws and well duhs till the end. In my 1st post as an newbie I asked for help w/a bizarre engine sputtering problem: http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=34740 Help me, help me, I'm a newbie and my subar...

Using ngk plugs that haven't been changed for a while, don't know if they're the # you mentioned. About to change them out, so if I didn't buy the right ngk's I'll have to exchange them. No constant check engine light to answer an earlier question. Checked wires to coil and plugs, no loose connectio...