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Everything posted by johnceggleston
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i've never seen an alarm that would not lock / unlock the door. so my guess is that you will not be able to lock / unlock with out arm / disarm. my alarm kept going off when at home so i cut the hot wire to the alarm horn. i finally figured out it was my wife's company car keyfob. her unlock button was my car's panic. i made her quit using it. i haven't had much trouble with it since she changed jobs. occasionally i will reach in an open window and unlock the door and that sets it off. i bought a fob from a member here, 30$ shipped, but i don't remember who, lmdew maybe. i can look in my paypal if you want to know.
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iirc from cars 101. the alarm is an upgrade from the remote entry, ie: costs more. so yes, you should be able to add a key fob. of course, remote entry is different that remote start. did a horn sound? my 97 outback has a horn added over by the wiper motor, my 97 GT just has the door unlock, both subaru.
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yes it is common on just one cylinder, and no it is not an indicator of a warped head. it will not go away with new head gaskets and head work. it is not an indicator of future engine failure. it is a side effect of shortened and lightened piston skirts which 'slap' around in the cylinder. i have been driving a 97 outbak for 30k miles with 'the slap'. it should only be a concern if you are going to resell the car. it it hard to convince folks/buyers that it is not serious. regarding the download site; if you have a haynes manual and do a fair amount of research here before you start i don't think you will need to download. just search and read. if you have trouble, ask and search and read. the haynes manual, even with it's limitations gives you a hands on security blanket, researching the process here before you start will give you the details and the general info you need. there are info updates that are not in the haynes manual. just my opinion. of course it never hurts to have an official service manual.
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also, i'd disconnect the battery overnight to reset the ECU and see how long it takes and which codes come back. the 0420 probably will, but may take a day, depending on how much you drive. if the knock sensor is bad i would expect it to come back right away, unless it needs a certain type of driving.
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i have no idea what the C7 refers to, but in mixing and matching trans here for several years, i have never seen the 2 last letters make a difference, if the 10 digits match, the trans match. maybe with the 95s it refers to the month?? i even went and cjecked my trans list and the ...AAAA is a 95, ...ABAA is 96, i didn't have a number for 94 but i'll look at http://www.car-part.com . do the diff check. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, be very careful while doing this. you don't want the car to drop while in gear with the engine running and run over anyone. if it is just regular torque bind, you can use the rear extention housing off of you old trans and swap it in, assuming it was ok. call the mechanic who did the swap in the morning and ask him to hold it in case you need it.
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i was doing my wakl around on my trailer the other morning, in the dark. i noticed the right turn signal was not working. i thumped it and it came on. yea!!!! the next day it would not come on even when i thumped. lights happen and then they don't. old joke: how many Californians dose it take to screw in a light bulb??? none, Californians don't screw in light bulbs, they screw in hot tubs.
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i don't think it will matter with the connector undone, but go ahead and pull the fuse. driving it before hand does not matter. by disconnecting the wiring to the trans it "locks" the trans in 4WD and with the car in neutral, when you turn one wheel by hand, the other should be "locked" to it and turn the exact same number of turns. the trans numbers are a match, but you have left out an "A" on the end. the actual number is TZ102ZAAAA. unless some one swapped out the trans and rear diff with a 3.9 before you got the car. it is a post 6/95 manf date trans. it has the 4.11 final drive. you can confirm the manf date on the b column between the front and rear doors, driver side, there should be a sticker. i don't think you have to do the diff check since the trans numbers match. it sounds like just regular old torque bind. is there a flashing light on the dash at start up?? a flashing AToil temp light may indicate a bad duty c solenoid in the transfer clutch for the rear wheels. if no light your first fix is a fluid swap, several actually. you can do it your self, just like an oil change, or pay to have it flushed.
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there is a 6/95 manufacture date cutoff date for transmissions. trans auto trans after are 4.11, auto trans up thru 6/95 are reported to be 3.9. there is a test for checking if the front and rear diffs match: jack up both wheels on one side of the car and put it on jack stands. unplug the large trans elect. connector at the rear of the engine on top where it meets the trans. start the car and move the trans shift selector to neutral. (parking brake off) mark the 6 oclock position of the front and rear tires that are in the air. turn one of the tires by hand 4 or 5 rotations. the marks should end up in the same position. when you undo all of this don't forget to plug in the electrical connection. if the car was only binding in turns, it is probably not mis-match diffs. it is probably just torquebind. it there a flashing light on the dash at start up, "power" or "AT oil Temp" maybe.
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i'm not sure i'd put too much value in the oil being "fuller" unless you had a routine habit of always checking it and adding if neede before you drove it every day. if your loses oil and you check it too soon after you turn it off, it may seem low and then you add oil, when in fact it was fine. the next time you check it it may appear ''fuller". watch it closely, check it every day in the same location and the same time. when in doubt, change it out.
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get pat numbers here: (this is for the 95 legacy you will have to look around for other years) http://opposedforces.com/parts/legacy/us_b11/type_6/automatic_transmission/at_transfer_and_extension/illustration_1/ and here: http://opposedforces.com/parts/legacy/us_b11/type_6/automatic_transmission/at_transfer_and_extension/illustration_2/ then i'd call jamie at http://www.subarugenuineparts.com . or http://www.1stsubaruparts.com/ or http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/ but until you have taken it a part, you may not know what you need.
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if putting the fuse in relieves the problem, there is a good chance that a fluid change will help. there are only a few causes of transfer clutch trouble (binding or no 4WD) : bad duty c solenoid - (binding) gummed up plates or fluid passages, from dirty fluid - (binding). burned up plates, ( i think this causes no 4 wheel drive, not sure?) wear marks on the drums, grooves cut by wear. (i'm not as familiar with this, i'm pretty sure it can cause slow to engage but it maybe can cause binding.) if you change your fluid a lot already doing so now may not help. but lots of people don't ever change the ATF, it can be an expensive mistake. you can leave it in FWD, until the duty c fails. no telling how long that will take. at that point you can remove the rear section of the drive shaft. you will have to leave the front section of drive shaft in place or the fluid will spill out of the rear of the trans. i have a 95 that has been 'shaftless' for over 20k miles... nice FWD car.
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it sounds like torque bind. if the fuse relieves the problem, a fluid change or several, may help. you can drive at hiway speeds with the fuse in but the fuse was designed for diagnostic purposes. long term it is not the solution. this is a 1000$ fix at the dealer, here in the US anyway. search "torque bind" and read up. there are tons of threads, including some on fix it yourself.
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for the money you are going to spend on this engine, you could probably get a used engine. of course you could be buying someone else's headache, but there are millions? of these engines around. at 244k, how long do you expect this engine to last, another 100k? if it were mine, i'd probably drive it a while longer until it quits or threatens to, and then swap the engine. but if you do rebuild it, let us know when you reach 500k.
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the last time i was at merchant tire and mentioned this subject, the mgr responded that they did not do it because they were very hard if not impossible to balance and align. i just assumed that they did not have the needed equipment to do the job and were justifying their inability with a lame excuse. besides, sell and shave one tire versus selling 4, what would a sales manager recommend. call around, you may find what you need.