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She was definitely clean! Driven an average of 4,500 miles per year since she came off the line. Plan is to keep her as close to stock as possible, but that’s always what I say when I get a new project...(but it never lasts)

maybe low oil pressure? i seem to recall others mentioning tightening the screws on the back of the oil pump when doing a timing service.. if they are loose, you could be losing a little pressure, but it gets made up for when rpms are higher. fwiw, the only time my 95 ticked was when oil was a little low, or it was due for an oil change.

there is nothing wrong with your car. it is doing exactly what it is supposed to be doing. If you were to increase rpms a little with it up in the air, the rears would most likely kick in. if you get binding while doing tight circles, then worry about the duty c. Otherwise, drive it, enjoy it. I miss my 95 Lifted Lego, but i do like the Foz, too

Good day everyone. Picked up a 1990 Loyale wagon over the weekend. She's in amazingly good shape (no rust, tons of service records) & I'm so looking forward to building a long-term relationship with her. My first Subaru, coming from the world of Volkswagens and looking to get into something new. Found this site after searching for answers to some common problems and fixes in older Subarus. So many of you have helped me already, even before I signed up! Cheers!

Twas the relay $6 and all is cool again.

if it has tires for the job!

well, yeah, you guys up in the PNW are a bit luckier than we here in the midwest as far as all that goes. I did put used Forester (had the car in the driveway) struts under my 95 Legacy but turned out they were shot already and I ended up buying all new - struts, springs, tophats - the works. Was well worth it tho. Loved the added height and being able to stuff the forester wheels on to boot.

Suspension parts are interchanageble. If your XT is 4wd/AWD, you’ll want the rear struts from a 4wd L series sedan or wagon. Front struts are a direct swap over, as are the rear swing arms and “K” frame, and the front control arms and radius rods. The engine crossmember is turbo specific, but the NA unit can be swapped in and modified for the turbo up pipe. Cheers Bennie

Good to know. I get no binding in tight turns, and sometimes i take them a bit more spirited for the fun of it. I guess when i actually notice something during all weather driving and tight turns and ill consider it an issue. Until then ill stop worrying. Thanks.

I typically agree, but where im at, subarus in junk yards are numerous, and considering strut components swap up until late 00's depending on model of the donor(foresters and wrx), its not a bad way to go for me... i found some shocks barely worn in for 100$ on all 4... for a free car with dead struts with 240k on them. id say its a good fix for now

^^^ good point !

most likely the axles, as was noted earlier.

cheaper to swap the internals from a WRX or something, cheaper still to just get a WRX :\ LegacyGT forums has a killer write up on which engines can turbo, whichs ones can but shouldnt, as well as every hybrid combination of EJ Heads and Blocks that are good for turbo, or a cheaper alternative to turbo... Id really check it out tbh before you even think about adding a turbo or anything performance based to the engine really.