ninjaben43

did you put the ecu under the hood?

sounds like a normal wear and tear issue, i have the same car. when subaru switched to a ecu controlled auto choke, for the mpfi, they tried to keep it similar to the traditional carborated version from older styles, due to having all aluminum engines it is wise to have a higher rev when warming up so oil can pump faster, reducing any scaring to the cylendars etc. when your sensors get well used they start putting out false (only by a little) readings. thus, giving the ecu the impression that it needs to adjust the fuel to air ratio, or inccrease or decrease the timing. the same thing happens at high altitudes. i would suggest cleaning all of your sensors one at a time that read off the engine, chances are you would notice a difference even without a problem. even so, probobly eliminating it.

thanx for the update! some advice, NEVER LET YOUR BATTERY GO DEAD WITH A CAP IN LINE! it can crack and leak, or even explode.

i have a 92 loyale with a engine that took a poo, and a 91 legacy junker with a good engine. i am doin the swap soon, and i am looking for some advice from anyone who has successfully done the swap. i know where to get the adapter plate and flywheel, could anyone give me step by step directions?, and perhaps a list of everything i need. I am fully capable of doing it on my own, but the loyale is my daily driver and i need it on the road as soon as possible. let alone i need my 4x4 fix, and it is snowing as we speak, wich only happens once or so a year. here is some info: 92 loyale= 4 in. lift, 15 in. pugs, d/r 5 speed out of a 87 gl, fuel inj. 91 legacy= ej22, stock, 5 speed, the norm. if anyone has the ecu swap mastered and could give me some direction with that i would greatly appreciate it. and also, if anyoone has run into any problems adapting anything ie., radiator, hoses, fuel line(there looks like 3 on the legacy, and one on the loyale?) clutch cable, throttle cable, etc. thank you to anyone in advance for helping me out. ben.

ok first of all, its coming out of the tailpipe. to the point that noone on the road can see, like when a head gastket goes and coolant is being pumped into a cylindar. so lets see, i found alot of oil in the valve cover breather lines, the pcv valve line, and in the intake. it looks like oil gets past my heads, into the valve covers, up the breather lines, into the intake, and then gets run thru all of the cylendars evenly, witch would answer why none of my plugs are fouled out. i checed my oil, and i have burned over 2.5 quarts in less than 2 days, and about 150 miles. and no it does it in a straight line as well as turning, the pcv valve till worked with all the oil in it but i cleaned it anyways. here is the thing, the car runs great, no smoke no pinging, nothing thru 3 gears, but when its in fourth at cruising speed 55-60 (now that the lift and the pugs are on) for 3-4 minutres or so, the ************ hits the fan for 10 seconds, then goes away for at least 10 minutes.

i have a 92 loyale, it only has 140k on it.sometimes it smokes so heavily i cannot see sometimes verry thick blue to almost a brown hue. there is a pinging coming from the engine that sounds like some extra loud detonation. i think my front main or oil pump may be not sealed so well because i drip id say like 10 or more drops of oil when i shut it off. it looks like it is coming from behind the timing belt covers. i popped the drivers side cover when i put my lift on and it looked dry inside. my oil pressure is good and high when im warming it up but 10 minutes or so later it sits at 25 to 30 psi and at idle it hardly registers. it runs great, still has full power except when i give it too much gas, somehow putting all this oil thru the engine then it seems like i lose one cylinder. the exhaust sounds like i lose one too. i pulled out the spark plugs this morning and there wasnt a trace of oil on any of them, yet there was white carbon on them telling me the engine is running too hot, and my temp never gets above a quarter. this is my daily driver and i need it to last my at least 2 more months until i can get my wife another subie so i can drive hers while mine is getting the 2.2 conversion. i only want to do the bare minimum because i already have the 2.2 but i an not fully prepared to do the swap. any suggestions? ninjaben 92 loyale lifted 15 in. pugs custom everything., 84 gl wagon stock (too pretty to touch), 97 2.5gt sedan roomates with mtnman38 3 brats, 2 91 legacys

YO I think I might have one

you can always find out if a deck is good by puting the wires to the batteryconstant and power to pos. ground to neg. ive left cd's in by accident before and had to get them out

yea by the sounds of it you 81 guys made out like a banditts I also got a good discount from the guy who I bought my lift from because of the delay He was kinda up set but it happens

drop in a dual range 5 speed and rally the otch! sounds internal id lift it up and tinker with it, but id bet its your parking pin

if the entire stereo is stock, replacing the HU or the speakers will make a great deal of a difference, i suggest both. i am a panasonic HU fan, they are not too expensive, and pretty much any mainstream speakers, even close to the bottom of the line will sound ok, yet they wont like high volume

Hey all just wanted to say whats up Im one of the fn new guys Ha Ha so I ve been subaruin since I could drive only strayed from the suby for a small time I guess that my mind just went bad for a while. Tons of helpful info that I have found so far. Also I would like to ask any one if the have recieved there ea81 lifts yet from your group buy . I am supposed to be getting one from a fellow board member but he keeps telling me that they have not shipped yet. Just want to make sure that Im not getting jerked Most likely not maybee I am just getting impatient tanks the NINJA