Loyale 2.7 Turbo

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Awesome! ... ... Welcome to USMB, Willy.

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... ... I Didn't noticed that, only what seemed to be White LED background illumination on the instrument cluster, and the Blueish LED lights inside the Engine Bay: I Bet that the Speedometer Needle is Stuck there... ...or the Owner is really Crazy! Kind Regards.

Thank you Josh for your kind reply. There is no known problem with the Oil Pump on these T8D engines, as far as I know. In the case of my Subaru, the Oil Pump is located outside the engine and it is designed to last pumping within specs, for ~ 100,000 Miles, then it looses pressure a little as it wears ... but continue working; but EA82 Subaru engines has Hydraulic Lifters that makes noise when they works with lower oil pressure, and that lets you know that is time for a new oil pump. Since the 2003 T8D Kia Spectra engine I installed onto the "KiaStein" has a Similar Oil Pump, Designed to be outside the Engine, and it is nearby the 100K Miles; and since that T8D doesn't has Hydraulic Lifters that gets noisy on lower oil pressures; I was thinking that it will be Good Idea to change the oil pump along the timing kit as well, before the lower pressure starts to wear the internals faster. The compression and overal engine conditions are pristine; I want to keep this T8D engine pristine the longer time I could ... but please let me know if you consider that I'm doing a wrong thing by changing the Oil Pump, along the Timin' Belt Kit. In another subject, the Waterpump had to be changed around a year ago, so I will not touch it. Kind Regards.

As far as I Know, the LADM (Latin American Domestic Market) Got Brats sold brand new on the Subaru Dealers, up until year 1994, and I've read that the same happened in Australia, by what I've read at AUSubaru forums. ~► http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_BRAT In my own humble opinion, the info above, must be a SOA / USDM limited info, Kind Regards.

Welcome! / ¡Bienvenido! Nice Legacy Touring Wagon. / Bonito Legacy de techo alto. Kind Regards. / Saludos Cordiales.

Are you completely Sure that the Three A/C Relays are in good working order? I've seen similar A/C Behaviour due to a failing Relay. Kind Regards.

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Idle Air Control Valve. Maybe this thread contain helpful info for you: ~► http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/87850-ea82-idle-air-control-valve/ Kind Regards.

I was thinking to do soon a Timing Belt Job on the "KiaStein" as the Timing belt on it seems to be the Original one... The Engine is a 2003 Spectra T8D, which I purchased with only ~ 67,000 Miles, the Car had around Twice that Mile count; (~136K) now I've added around 26,000 Miles and I know it is Time to do that Timing Belt Change... but I've been too short on Money due to many expenses. In Honduras there are by Law, two especial bonus payments per year, one at the middle year which is known as the "Fourteenth" payment, The other bonus is the Christmas Box, or "Thirteenth" in December; so I plan to use that money to buy the Timing Belt kit and I want to ask you a Question: Do you believe that it will be Good Idea to Change the Oil Pump along the Timing Kit? Kind Regards.

In another subject, the Kia Rio's Alternator is working Flawlessly onto the "KiaStein", thanks to God. I'll fix the older Alternator in order to have a spare sitting on the shelf. Kind Regards.

Let me share here a small story: Yesterday my wife was Drivin' the "KiaStein" when some douchebag driving a motorcycle, decided to cross a street without respecting the Stop signal, cutting in front of her too close; that happened nearby her office, which is in a residential area; at the time all employees are going home after work; obviously my wife wasn't expecting that, and as she told me, the car was doing around 25 MPH... She Stomped at the Brake Pedal, closed her eyes and the car stopped so immediately, like never before, that the Driver behind her almost hit the "KiaStein". The driver behind her, who saw the motorcycle doing that and going away without caring on the mess he left behind; is a co-worker who told to my wife a Common Honduran Joke, in Spanish: ¡Que Brecazo!, Hasta la llanta de Repuesto agarró. That means: What a Braking!, even the Spare tire Locked. My wife told me that with the older brakes, she would hit that motorbike for sure. Thanks to God that everything ended being only a scary moment without consequences, and she even feel more confident to drive her car now. Kind Regards.

As far as I remember, Some Old-School Subarus from the EA81 engined series, weren't allowed to have an EGR system, so it was Blocked for California only, also more smog stuff requirements. By the way, my 1985 Subaru EA82 "BumbleBeast" came running that year (new) from California to Honduras, and it had EGR... and lots of Smog control stuff, the engine bay was a spaghetti of hoses everywhere, prior to my Weber carb Swap. Kind Regards.

Very Respectfully, I have to Disagree with that Statement. Have you ever tried that setup? I Run my Subaru "BumbleBeast" with Honda Accord front coil springs on the Rear, with Awesome Results, since many, many years ago; as you can read, Here: ~► http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/106807-improved-shock-absorbers-and-spring-coils-on-loyales/ At first, I used them with the Stock Shock Absorbers, then along the 4Runner Shock absorbers and I've put many thousands of Miles on mixed driving styles with them, without a single problem so far; in fact, the Car's Handling unloaded & loaded becomes Amazing. Let me Share here, another Member's opinion on the same Subject, he installed those accord coil springs on his wagon: Kind Regards.

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More Photos of one of the Subarus, from the "Dallas Zombie Patrol" Those LED Lights looks Huge...

This was installed onto a EA81: ~► http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=231629&postcount=14

Nope, those are built by a guy named Willy Fisterbottom who is a Member of AUSubaru.com forums; in fact there is a whole thread going there, just about his name... The question about those unequal Exhaust, is this: Beside an Engine's sound Change, there could be any other advantage / disadvantage with that Setup? Seems like it would transfer heat to the Oil Filter / Timing Belts area. Kind Regards. as usual on my posts, underlined words are web links

Enough time has passed since the Rear Disc Brakes' Swap and after some Highway Travels and many city daily driving, including some unintentional Panic Braking to avoid accidents; I could assure that the "KiaStein" featuring all the Brake parts updated as I explained in previous posts of this Thread, now has an Outstanding braking Behaviour, using way less Space to Stop, and Without Lockin' the Wheels too Hard. As I explained, the car needed these parts: ► Improved "Groveless" Proportioning Valves. to avoid air getting onto the system / leaking brake fluid. ► Increased Bore Master Cylinder + Dual Diaphragm Booster. to solve the "Deep Traveling" brake pedal, which goes even Deeper with Rear Disc Brakes, due to the increased Brake Fluid Chamber on the Calipers. ► Rear Disc Brakes. to get rid from the noisy rear drums and their useless self adjusters, that lead the drums to do almost nothing, letting the front discs to bear almost alone with the vehicle's braking, with the consequent premature wear / warp of the front brakes. Unlike the useless rear drum brakes, the Rear Disc Brakes' setup on these Sephias is Awesome; the only drawback is that the Parking Brake on the Drums is Stronger than the Parking Brake on the Discs. After the install I also cleansed and painted the front Calipers with same High Temp anti-rust ceramic paint; let me share a couple of Photos: The Front Calipers: (By the Way, here you can see the '03 Spectra T8D engine) the Rear Calipers: So now I can Assure that the Weak Brakes problem on my Wife's Kia Sephia, the "KiaStein" has been completely Solved, and if you review carefully this thread, you'll notice that the Kia Engineers did almost the same upgrades I did, on their Sephias that featured Rear Disc Brakes from Factory. Disclaimer: Use all the information I post, at your own Risk. Kind Regards.

After that, I searched for the cause of the A/C Compressor's fail to engage, and the culprit was a blown Fuse, I imagine due to the old Alternator's overcharge. Fuse changed and everything is in Good Working Order, once Again Thanks to God. Kind Regards.

It is important to be known that the Basic Sephia, which has manual crank windows and no power locks, etc... is the model that came from factory with a 70 amps alternator; the Luxury Sephias, which came with Power Windows, Power door Locks, etc... came with a 105 Amperes alternators... the Luxury first gen Spectras came with 110 Amperes alternators as well. All of those are phisically interchangeable, but they must match or surpass the amount of Amperes from the one that came from factory on your Car, otherwise there could be a poor charging issues with lower amp alternators. Kind Regards.

Yesterday I changed the Old Alternator from the "KiaStein" with the above one, that came off from a 2003 Kia Rio; the differences between the Sephia Alternator and the Rio Alternator, are these: Kia Sephia Alternator's part Number: Kia Rio Alternator's part Number: ► The one from the Kia Sephia has only 70 Amperes power. Part Nº 0K241 18 300 ► While the one from the Kia Rio has 80 Amperes power out. Part Nº 0K30D 18 300 Also, the Rio's unit has a slightly bigger Pulley for the Belt, comparing it with the one on the Sephia. But beside those differences, everything is identical; Plug & Play.

Oh my waffles! ... ... After I purchased this unit, which was the Newer / best looking one, from all of the junk yard's ones, I realized it is an Aftermarket unit, not an original Kia product... So, that was the reason why it looked like an Almost New unit. ► This, is a Mando AB180140 which replaces: ► The Kia 0K30D-18300 ~► Click Here I hope this unit will last enough to worth the price I paid.

So, I went to one of the Local Junk Yards and obtained this: It is an Alternator from a very low mileage 2003 Kia Rio, which seemed to be phisically identical to the one on the Sephia.