Manarius

No! Don't part out a running SVX with a blown tranny. Find someone who's willing to replace the tranny and sell it to them. We don't need any more mutilated SVXi, there's so few left

I have no idea. I just know the brown one is the sensor you want to replace. It's $26 at autozone.

No removing the intake or anything, just look on the back of the intake on the passgenger side....it's the brown plug in the picture Coolant Temp sensor is easy to remove - No harnesses or tubes; just unplug the sensor, undo it w/ a deep socket wrench (preferably w/ car facing down hill) and replace the sensor (make sure to wrap it in plumber's tape).

Yeah, assuming coolant temp doesn't fix it, IAC wouldn't be a bad shot either. About this time in the age of the car though, the coolant temp sensor (located under the throttle body on the passenger side) usually goes bad. It also exhibits these kind of symptoms, so that's why I thought that first.

My vote goes to making the dealer fix it as well. The car is brand new, no need to search out free sources of information.

What year? Smells like broken Coolant Temp Sensor to me.

Interesting tidbit. Another reason why EDM > USDM

Umm..are we forgetting that it's a 99? OBDII codes do not mean the same things as OBDI codes. Or, perhaps his car is so mucked that it has an OBDI system in it? Because that completely defies its year.

100% irrelevant. The motor mounts are the same, the exhaust makes no difference. If any thing, he'd have to somehow get his hands on a turbo cross member, but that's it otherwise.

Gauge sender contacts are rusted. Only way to fix them is to replace them, and even that's a temporary solution. Best solution is to ignore the gauge and go by the low fuel light and average mileage. The low fuel light is on a separate circuit that almost never breaks.

You have a 99. Any sort of engine code reading information is irrelevant unless you have an OBDII reader. The connectors under the dash will do nothing.

No. 1995 Subaru started with OBDII.

OBDI engine into OBDII - not a fun experience. Aside from electronic issues, the engine would go in just fine.

Recommended is 100k miles. If it's not installed correctly, the car will not start, or it will run so horribly that you might as well have not even started it. And if you install it wrong on an interference engine...byebye top end.

Your car is wayyyyyy different from a 2000. Cars nowadays are much less tolerant than the older cars. I think the 30k maintenance is excessive, but the 60k maintenance is not.

I'm going with Knock Sensor on this one as well. My friend's 97 2.2 was sluggish in the same window when the knock sensor was toast. After it was replaced, the car drove tons better.

Eh, it'll get fixed or they'll replace your car and you'll get a car that will last forever...or at least 200k miles.

I wonder if your PCV valve is shot. Car run weird lately?

I run 20-50w all year as well. Keeps the leaks down but hurts the gas mileage a little.

I bet solenoid C isn't plugged in or isn't working correctly.

Works for 4WD cars, not for AWD cars. The system would go crazy.

'nough said.

I don't see anything electronic about that 5MT. http://www.subaru.com/shop/specifications.jsp?model=BAJA&trim=SPORT&command=features

There is no FWD fuse with the MT transmissions. The MT AWD system is 100% mechanical. You cannot fake the computer into making it RWD, cause there's no computer! Besides, even in Auto AWD setups, you can only go 50% to the rear, max. If you want a RWD car, go get a Corvette and don't massacre a perfectly good baja.

You're treating me like I'm doing something wrong here. All I'm aksing is that you think a little bit before you go and post "How do I replace the O2 sensor?" It's not a sin to think a little bit before you post, or even, God forbid, go try it and fail and then make a post asking for some help. Working under the hood isn't rocket science, and it'd be nice if people here would use a little bit of logic before asking questions that one could answer themselves. My major in college is teaching, I have no problem teaching people, in fact, I teach people all the time and I enjoy it very much. But, at least the people I teach try to figure stuff out for themselves before they ask me. Or, they think about it and can't grasp any idea how to complete it before they come and talk to me. It's one thing to teach how the ignition system works - it's another to tell someone to undo a sensor and screw a new one back in. It's pretty self-explanatory. We're not 5 year olds here, most of us are adults with minds, minds that should be able to do basic things.