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I fully agree with what Imdew's response above. Don't bother dropping the pan, as stated there is only a screen in there. I made the mistake of dropping the pan on a 91 Leggie years back, found the screen clean, then had a hell of a time sealing the pan cover back on. Removing the old gasket material is a nasty job, as it is very difficult to remove. It forever slightly leaked afterwards, even with a new gasket. I too, have had good luck with Walmart's Super Tech brand of ATF. I have been using it for years with no issues. I have done the drain and fill three times approach to changing ATF, with short drives between changes. Seems to produce clean fluid afterwards. I hope a fluid change improves your tranny performance. Keep us posted.

Well not specific experience of removing the back window from a Subie, but I have seen windshields removed from cars in wrecking yards by workers. The used piano wire they inserted from outside the car, by drilling a hole in the weather stripping. Then, inserting the piano wire. Next, the wire was tied around a wooden sticks to become handles, on both the inside and outside the car. Two guys would "saw" the wire around the window stripping, thus cutting the window out of the car. It was hard work, but it was an effective way to remove the window. Check the fuse on the hazzard/signal lights, but perhaps you have already done this.

If compressor cycles at 4 seconds..........then either low, or over filled on freon.

At best I think you may get 1 mpg more with a turbo-backed exhaust. Exhaust sound (noise) will be slightly louder too. More then likely you will like the "throaty" sound, but it will compete with the car's stereo system, as the trade off.

Sounds like it was a fun project. I remember the 914 being a nice car, Yes, doubling the OEM horsepower with a 2.5 motor would make for a go fast car.

Curious..........I remember 914s had air cooled motors...........how did you modify the car to run a water cooled engine?? Where did you put the radiator??

Welcome aboard, lots of good people here with great advise to help you the best we can........... It would be helpful to know what year and model Subaru you are driving. Also, how many miles on the car. Thoughts after reading your post, is that you may need new spark plug wires. If so, it is an easy do it yourself swap out installing new wires. Just please be sure to buy good wires, not the cheapie low end line wires from a parts store. New wires, may well solve your problem. Subarus run bad on cheapie wires. It is also possible that you got a tank of gas with some water. That happens some time, if the gas station has a bad seal where the gas is added to their store tanks. If the gasket is bad, rain water can leak into their large tanks, and get sold with their gasoline. Slight water in your gas, can cause the motor to "cough" under acceleration. Add one gallon of E-85 the next time you fill up with unleaded. The E-85 alcohol will absorb water in a gas tank. Doing this has helped my car several times. Not sure what O rings you are referring to. If somewhere around the spark plugs, then I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe a little leakage somewhere, but nothing to worry about, but please tell us more about the O ring story.

Google "nationwide auto parts." I looked around there for you, but couldn't find a lock for you. However, if you keep looking, or post your need on a bulletin board there, you should be able to find the sedan trunk lock. Those locks are pretty well made, and not easily broken. You may want to try lubricating it with graphite oil to see if that "frees" it up, or checking any linkage to see if anything is bent, that would prevent the lock mechanism from working properly. Also, perhaps re-post here asking members to score you a lock unit from a wrecking yard. Many people on this forum roam wrecking yards all the time. Ask for their help.

Good to hear you solved the problem.

Way too much work swapping in a 2.2 motor to another brand of car. The wiring harness, computer, and tranny won't match up. It would be a nightmare. Yes, it has been done successfully with Volkswagen vans with all the changes needed learned, and passed on to others. However, the first guy who did that had to have a tremendous engineering feat to complete.

Dune buggies and swamp buggies could use a 2.2 as well. The 2.2 is a darn good bullet proof motor. The 2.2 transplanted into my 98 OBW has worked out well.

Perhaps a tire problem caused by bad wheel alignment. That is what I am living with on my 99 OBW. I should have gotten a wheel alignment after changing a half shaft but didn't. Car drove just fine with no directional pulling. Eventually, i wore the tires unevenly, so now I have the whuupwhuup sound. You might rotate the tires, and get an alignment to see if that helps.

if all of a sudden this problem started, any chance a bad tank of gas with some water in it is causing this to happen??

Will the wiring harness and ECU of the 90 n/a mate with the EJ20G turbo motor??

I had a 91 leggie wagon with the mouse fur cloth seats, that were comfortable. Those seats from the 90-94 Leggies were made differently, and IMO, better with springs in the seat that flexed to a higher degree then the 95 and later model seats. Recommend you check the mounting bolt lay out to see if they will easily bolt in. Also, you will prolly need to swap in the seat belt receiver clasp from your current seats.

I am not aware of anything after market. Like you my 99 OBW driver's seat was shot. The foam rubber was so compressed, that it felt like I was riding on a cowboy" buck board wagon. If you have a wrecking yard or two nearby that has Subies, then go there. Try to find a Subie from 95-99. If you are lucky, you might find leather seats. They are great, very comfortable. Another approach, is to buy a couple of seats that have good padding. If seat color doesn't match your car's interior, no problem, just take the seats apart to harvest the good foam rubber inside the seat You can use seat foam from a right front seat to swap into the driver's seat. It is not hard work to swap in replacement foam. Use nylon cable ties as replacement for the metal ties tie down the cloth or leather seat. The 2.2 litre motor in your '95 is legendary for its reliability and smoothness. Just keep the oil changed, and the motor is easily good for 300K+ miles. Enjoy your new 95, and hopefully better seats.

I think I paid $75 for a used knuckle from a wrecking yard a couple of years back. It is a pretty easy swap in. You should be able to find a shop to install the knuckle. My 99 OBW knuckle is from a 99 Forester, as they used the same part. Should be lots available from wrecking yards.

Somehow, it sounds like oil passages are plugged up, so oil stays in the top part of the engine, then slowly drains down. Any chance of a sludge build up. Maybe oil wasn't changed frequently in the past?? If gummed up, maybe a can of MMO added to the oil would clean out the sludge. Does anyone know if a plugged PCV could cause this??

Yea, epoxy will work, also JB Weld. No need to replace, if repair holds up.

My 99 OBW has 213K on the ODO. I am the third owner, but am certain that all 4 struts are the originals. I don't detect any bouncy problems, so I just drive on. No use in creating work, if what you got is not defective. I would just drive on with the shocks that you have on the car now.

Finding the heart of your problem, you gotta be happy to know what's causing your trouble. I hope the timing belt kit fixes things.

Looks like you are from New York, so I am thinking that road salt did this damage. Car must have been left in a damp place for a long time, with winter road salt left on the car. WOW, what rust. Looks like metal pulled from bottom of the ocean floor, that has been there for 50 years. Looks the same, except missing barnacles on your rusted mess. If me, I would replace everything I could with parts from a wrecking yard. What your finger is pointing at, doesn't look like anything to keep. Does NY, where you live have tough state vehicle inspection laws?? If so, will this car pass inspection??

OR...........the screw in the gas tank was put screwed in there to seal a leak in the gas tank?? Re: "I think that the someone dumped the old gas but I am not sure," perhaps the gas simply leaked out?? Has simply driving the car with the MMO added, improved how the engine runs??

I located where my A/C system is loosing 134A; it is at the lower connection on the condenser. My guess and hope is that a new O ring will fix the leak. My question..........since I will have the system open, is it a good preventive maintenance to replace the O rings on both sides of the compressor? They don't leak now, but part of me also thinks " it it ain't broke, then don't fix it. Any advise??

So you are saying Subaru realized the problem, but didn't "man up" to the problem with a proper recall to fix the problem they created. That doesn't speak well of Subaru management to do the right thing for their car owners.