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Twas the relay $6 and all is cool again.

Today’s junkyard find: OEM all-weather floor mats from a 1992 Loyale and the original toolkit. Mine was missing these bits. Got a bunch of other odds and ends. As I found em on top, a bit cleaned up on the bottom.

update - thermostat. Changed it out to a factory spec unit (aka dealer) and problems went away. Amazing the difference in size from factory to "replacement" you get from a parts store. I'd be ashamed to call that a replacement part.

The first item Rear Wheel Bearing @ $377 seems reasonable. But the other 2 items seem grossly inflated. But I'm only a shade-tree mechanic. Others will have a better take on these items.

Update. My Subaru tech friend came over with the Subaru code reader. I had eight stored codes in my Actron meter, but the Subaru meter showed just one code. That was for the oil temp sensor. I had forgotten to swap that in to the head I was using. I have no idea why my Actron meter was showing eight unerasable codes. The other procedure to erase the codes which I tried yesterday was what he called a cap discharge procedure. Thats with key out of ignition the positive and negative battery cables are clamped together for 5 minutes while holding down the brake pedal for 10 seconds.

if your reader is not able to clear them, then yeah, disconnect the battery - but NEVER touch the opposite terminal like that thing you found suggested. Unless of course you want to risk frying electronics or something.. best way to discharge completely is to step on the brakes a couple of times. then leave it sit for a little while disconnected to make sure. don't know who thought that would be a good idea, but they ought to be Gibb's Smacked for it.

You can pop a fuse in the FWD socket by the front passenger strut tower. This will show you the difference, too....It's not recommended to drive around in FWD mode for miles and miles (although some do) and it doesn't help w/MPG either.

I should add that the rear end is different for 2wd vs 4wd too. The swnig arms have different setups for the bearings - 2wd has a fixed stub axle, 4wd has a rotating stub axle. The K frame has a tab for the rear diff’s front mount with 4wd, the 2wd frame does not This mount can be welded in place and swing arms are interchangeable Cheers Bennie

if it has tires for the job!

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

Yes, XTs are rare. Even the "regular cars" of that time frame, which were related - the EA82 powered cars - a lot of parts are going No Longer Available. Both OEM and aftermarket. I don't know enough about XTs to be certain of which parts are interchangeable with the EA82 models I know well, although many are.

Oh, my... Maybe try hooking up a regular compressor, just to air it up, and see if it works at all. The struts / shocks etc are rare as can be, from what I've read. Most people seem to end up installing conventional ones. Even those might be getting hard to find.

Evening guys. all going very well with my XT. ive still not worked out how to post pics yet. I’ll sort it tho. rear end almost finished. one scratch made, wheel arch left to weld on. ive painted the underside from the cabin floor back. its looking amazing. i used epoxy primer over 100% clean steel . No rust left at all. them I used the original colour 518 basecoat and sprayed 2K Clear the inner wheel arches I used epoxy primer and upol Raptor ( in 518) for stone chip protection. ive started to reattach some of the components removed. But I need to make a new fuel pump bracket. I’ll make one in stainless steel my worldwide search for NEW rear air struts continues. But I’ve cleaned my old ones up to re use until I find new. im really happy with the work so far. just a shame I can’t post anymore pics at the moment. once I’ve reattached all the suspension I’ll move to the front. i have a good front wing ( fender) in its way from USA. there is a lot less work on the front, but lots of rust where the front tie rods attach to the body. I’ll strip all suspension re bush and refurbish the brake callipers. I’ll use a pair on my new (old stock) air struts.. Yay! Ill also galvanise / electroplate everything I can, including the engine subframe. sparkyboy, you were going to send me some pics of your interior. you managed to take them yet? what head unit you using? karmasrenegade97 welcome to the thread. welcome to the wonderful world of the XT im a novice to.. but learning quickly. The air suspension is the Achilles heal of these cars. I assume yours is in working condition? If so .. leave well alone your options for replacement are harsh. as I’m finding out.

New update, I just got done moving to a new place across town and I brought the car over to her new home last night. First time I have driven the car ever outside of the driveway. The ride was less than comfortable on my back because I still don't have my seats done, so a stack of old sheets had to suffice. I was very impressed with the ride, the shifting, and the power (props to me for knowing carburetors well and timing engines by feel ). The tires look like they were made in the last millenia and are not perfectly round but that's little stuff, and I'm hoping they get better with use. And the tires are supported by freshly painted wheels, complete with OE trim rings and center caps. They turned out great for a weekend job, I used my auto guns with a Nason primer and base/clear system. As soon as the seats are done along with some other interior tid bits, she'll be cruisin' around town regularly. Other recent work has included fitting the rear window trim, exterior trim, full brake job, axle, a replacement front hub and the like. More to come, Stay tuned

Alright well thank you all for the responses

Just what, exactly are you talking about ?!?!? Nobody here has a problem that I have noticed. Seems like a fun dialog to me...