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Yeah, so was I. lol It's idling a little odd now - it drops down to about 650 RMP, then revs up to 750, then back to about 650. When I started the car after letting it run for 10-15 minutes, the idle eventually leveled out for a while, but then slowly started fluctuating again. Could that just be th...

Got it running! Neighbor's friend came over, listened to it, got the air intake hose off, sprayed some starter fluid in there and it just about started. Disconnected the fuel filter, blew it out into a jar, and it came out the color of...well...it wasn't pretty. Kinda like the wood on a prefab compu...

Sparking on the driver's side, both coils. Couldn't check the passenger side since I did it alone. I was unable to pull the plugs, so I pulled the wires off the plugs, carefully inserted a screwdriver, and laid them above bolts. They both arced across to the bolt. I'll be trying to get my car into t...

Kk, will get to that tomorrow. It's storming, after midnight, and I don't own a spark plug socket. -_-

Ok, so I: 1) Reconnected the battery leads. 2) Turned the key to On - CEL did not light. 3) Tried to start the car - turned over, did not catch. 4) Connected OBD wires. 5) Turned the key to On - CEL flashed steady on/off about 40 times before I turned the key off. So now I'm completely at a loss for...

I'll pull the battery leads and see how it goes.

Unfortunately, I'm the only person I know with a similar-year Subaru. My friend who had a mid-90s wagon just sold it.

Ok, so I tried some starter fluid sprayed into the air intake - nothing. I removed the top outside bolts on either side and pulled the cover back - belt is still going around the three gears and spins when the engine is cranked. Obviously can't tell from that angle if the belt is missing teeth or if...

You do not need to remove anything accept the two small bolts I mentioned earlier to check the status of the belt. Before you start ripping your car apart, make sure the belt is broken. If the belt is not broken, then I would reset the ECU by removing power for a bit. Check the codes to make sure t...

Yeah, I meant the fans. -_- And no, it's an AT. I read you can disconnect the plug wires to keep make sure it doesn't start, then just give the motor a quick crank after wedging the breaker bar in there. Also, should I replace the timing belt cover gasket? There's a lot of overspill around the oil f...

So should I pull the radiator before I try that? Also, it sounds like I do NOT need to pull the crank pulley to check the condition of the belt? Even though it really sounds like I will end up having to.

Ok, neighbor got home and had a multimeter. Pulled the cam angle sensor and tested it. Got about 1.53 kilo ohms of resistance between Red and Yellow. Got zero ohms of resistance between Red and Black, Yellow and Black, Yellow and engine well, Black and engine well. Though I might not have got a good...

Awesome - thank you for all the very quick replies.

I'll have to hit my friends up for a multimeter and pull the sensor. I'd almost rather pay for the sensor than pull the timing belt - I'm pretty new to automotive repair.

I'll reply when I know more.

My Legacy was running fine on Friday. On Saturday, I went to start it and got nothing but cranking - it would try to fire, but never took. Today, I finally figured out how to get the Trouble Codes to display. It returns a Trouble Code 13 - Cam Angle Sensor. Where is the best place to start on figuri...