johnceggleston

subaru oem t-stats cannot be installed backwards, there isn't enough room. but after market t-stats can be installed backwards, they are much shorter.

i've heard this as well. i never fully understood the cause. but a timing belt jump is much more common. it doesn't much matter, both require pulling the heads and checking the valves. UNLESS, a new timing belt and correct timing resolve the issue.

if you still have the wrecked 96, use the vin off of that dash when having the emmisions done. they get a pass on the "not ready" part. but be sure to change back the vin when operating the car so you do not get in trouble w/ the cops.

more correctly, you did not fully seat the torque converter before you installed the engine and when you bolted it to the trans it damaged the oil pump. search"torqueconverter" under my posts to read up on how to do it. yep, you need a new trans. in the late 90s 2.5L cars had a different final drive ratio that 2.2L cars. you can use any trans from a 2.5L car 96 - 98. outbacks would be your first choice, but you can use a GT or LSi trans as well. if you find a GREAT deal on a 2.2L trans, 96 - 98, you can use it but you will need the rear differential that matches the trans. this added work usually means the 2.2L trans are not used.

before 99, the 2.2 and the 2.5 had a different set up on the plugs, 2.5 are horizontal and in the center of the valve covers at the bottom of a tube. 2.2s are above the valve covers, and angled up? i think, and not in a tube.

if the alt is not doing it's job the car runs off of the battery. i have also heard that a bad alt can kill even a new battery.

there is an id tag under the hood on the driver side strut tower. it will tell you that your trans is TZ102Z2DBA. this is also labeled on the trans bell housing at the starter. you can use any trans 96 - 98 that starts with TZ102Z2..... this includes outbacks, GTs and LSi. the last 3 letters don't mean much. these trans code numbers include: TZ102Z2ABA TZ102Z2CBA TZ102Z2DBA TZ102Z2BAA TZ102Z2ACA if you search here, http://www.car-part.com , you will have to search different years separately. what is wrong with your trans?

is it using coolant? do you have to add it to keep it full? do you have bubbles in the coolant? is there 'gunk' in the radiator or overflow tank? does the coolant smell like exhaust?

does this need to be an OEM part?? $75.73 plus shipping at: https://www.chaplinssubarugenuineparts.com/oe_parts_cat.html $88.99 at my local autozone. $78 - $153 at napa online. well that's a no-brainer.

is the tubing old and cracked?

more of a how. spray carb cleaner? or some such stuff all around the black plastic intake tubing and hoses. if there is a leak, it will suck in the spray and the idle should increase.

subaru went OBD2 a year early, 95, at least in the legacy line in the US. there is some debate about the impreza line and a recent thread to prove it. and regarding MAP vs MAF, the 96 lego is maf, and i "ASSUME" 95 lego is as well, but i don't really know. i have both and never noticed a difference, but i never really looked for it either.

check for leaves or snow on the radiator/condenser, or in between them. check the fans, are both working, especially when warm? check the wiring connectors. any recent work done?

i doubt i'll know the answer, but i would need the year of each to even begin to answer.

i thought 96 was the last year for HLAs???

check your crank sprocket, does it wobble??

good price, i'd take it. i paid 285$ to swap out rear section, add needed fluid. get it in writing.

96 - 99 had internal leaks so they those head gaskets were bad, or had a good chance of going bad. 00 - 03/04?/05? had external leaks so they changed the HGs for those years, but still some were bad, maybe not as many, but still a design problem. so at some point they changed the gasket again. i've been on here since late '05 and i have only heard that if you use the ''newest" subaru HGs you'll be fine. so it would appear that they finally got it right before then. clearly the original HG design had limitations, but what i find interesting is that not all of them went bad in the first 100k miles. some are just now going bad at 180k or more. and i like nipper's theory that the heavier outback overtaxed the hg on those cars more than on the lighter imprezas or foresters. but the more miles you put on any car the higher the chance of needing a major repair.

so what happens if you put a 95 2.2L plug, BKR6ES-11, a hotter plug, in an outback 2.5L. www.ngksparkplugs.com click on parts search button, lower right.

there is a slight chance there is no damage, but you probably have bent valves. there is almost 0 chance of piston or head damage. put the belt on, and drive it. if necessary do a compression test, then you will know which cylinders have problems. but even if it is only on one side, you will still want to do both head gaskets , unless they have been done.

how long does it take to pump out the old fluid?? how much pressure is the fluid under at the radiator during normal operation?

what would happen if you hung a bucket with a bottom drain/tube and 10 qts of new fluid so gravity would work in your favor. would the new fluid flow in fast enough?

i keep forgetting that both subaru and the internet are world wide.

a liter is 5% more than a qt. or a qt is ~5% less than a liter.

no, there is no chart. these are the numbers for the 95 - 98 legacys. i do not know imprezas. TZ102ZAAAA = 95 LEG 2.2L A/T AWD TZ102ZABAA = 96 LEG 2.2L A/T AWD TZ102ZACAA = 97/98 2.2L LEG A/T AWD with some research here you may figure out which impreza trans hae the correct diff ratio. http://opposedforces.com/parts/ in a nut shell, all of the TZ102Z..... trans that subaru made are the same. but they changed the final drive ratio to match the need. legacy and impreza? are 4.11 and outback, LSi, and GTs are 4.44. so a outback trans will bolt in the legacy, but the diffs will not match. ask here on the classifieds "wanted" section for a trans. i know there is one in pittsburg, subex i think is selling now. where are you located? and look here, www.car-part.com . sort your search by distance. you will have to search each year seperatly, because the trans have different codes for most years, the software on the site thinks that the trans are not the same.