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Awesome. This is a question I was gonna ask at some point as well. I wanna swap an EZ30 into my 2000 Legacy GT wagon. I've got a 5 speed manual too. Should be sweet.

Alright. So when i make a discovery i have a bad tendency not share how i fixed it. NOT THIS TIME! I bought a ECT sensor from the dealer which was only 3 dollars more than the O'Highlies crappy Import Defect sensor, which 2 were bad out of the box. The dealer sensor fixed all the issues i was seeing and then some. My IAC used to be F**King up as well with 3k rpm cold starts, RPM oscillations, super low idling (300 rpms!) and stalling at take off. All thats gone. I read my Chilton manual and it says this bugger (ECT sensor) helps control ignition timing and injector pulse width. Go figure. My car actually runs better now that i have a good OEM sensor. Gauge now works correctly in correspondence with the temp readings on my scan tool, fans come on at 203 degrees on the spot. Damn i'm happy now Wanted to add: This sensor was bad but DID NOT throw a code. The only way i was able to tell it was bad was with my scan tool and watching the temp reading on live data. Please Read my original post to see what temp readings i was getting!

well, interesting new problem. Did a power test and got 10.3v, 4.8v, and 0v (that was the black "assuming" ground) My interesting new problem is this: I returned the first new sending cause after taking my DMM and doing a test, on the both the 10v and 5v circuits i couldnt get them to cut out no matter how hard i shook or pulled on the connector. So i'm assuming my new sending unit was bad out of the box. But now with the new one, when my engine is completely cooled down to ambiant temp, the gauge goes straight for the center where the fully warmed up normal op temp is, and as the car warms up to operating temp (while watching on my scan tool) the gauge climbs all the way to "H". Did i get another bad sending unit?

I didn't put anything on the threads cause the new sensor had an o - ring on it. I just need to know which of the 3 wires is for the gauge. Wonder if my Chilton manual has the diagram....

Anyone have a wiring diagram? I bought and installed a new sensor and now the ECU is reading coolant temp and turning the fans on, but the gauge is no longer working, and with the help of a friend found out that wiggling the plug makes the gauge bounce up and then fall back to cold. So, by the looks of it, which ever of the 3 wires is for the gauge is not getting a good connection. I know its not the ground wire in the circuit cause even though the gauge isnt working, my scan tool shows my engine temp. No codes.

After a good drive just got home and confirmed ECU is not telling the fans to come on. I pulled up to my house while the Guage was reading normal, turned off the A/C and tried waiting for the fans to come on. Sure enough the temp started climbing and the fans didn't turn on. At normal operating temp (by the gauge) my scan tool says 168 degrees. Definitely looking at the coolant temp sending unit, but which one? If there's 2, which one is the gauge and which one is the ECU?

Did not blow out, level in the reservoir just came up a little higher than usual. Bought a brand new thermostat from the dealer cause this is a fresh rebuild. I've put about 4k miles on it since the rebuild.

The shitty part is when i try to sit and monitor my car for the overheating, the fans will do their job and cycle. Every time this has happened to me it's been while I'm driving and in traffic. The exception with last night was that i was on some gravel roads following thunderstorms so I just stopped and checked everything out. It always randomly when I'm driving. Favorite times for the temp to randomly start climbing are at retardedly long stop lights and in heavy traffic.

OK. So here's whats happening. I've noticed a couple of times that my temp gauge would start to climb. After it got to the 3/4 up there area, i could turn on the A/C and it would cool down. I took notice that when the gauge started to climb, the fans didnt turn, so i was under the impression that my gauge just wasnt reading right. Well, I'm thinking it might be. Last night it started to climb, and watched it climb all the way to the "H" thinking nothing of it cause i thought it was my gauge. Well, i decided to plug my scan tool in and found out that at that point, with the gauge sitting on "H", that the ECU was only reading a temp of 178! I kinda thought, "That cant be right." and looked under the hood to investigate. Fans werent on, radiator damn near burnt me just to touch, and i looked in my resevior and it was filling up with coolant. I quickly turned my A/C on to get the fans on and my temp started to drop, but so did the ECU reading. It dropped to 167 on my scan tool. Took about a minute and half to go back to the normal spot on the gauge. So, to end with a question: Does the ECU and the Gauge use different sending units to tell engine temp? I really dont wanna overheat my car. I like my headgaskets. Oh, and here's a little more on what i saw with the coolant resevior: I looked under the hood and could see it rising, and when I hit the A/C and got the fans going, it stopped when i hit normal operating temp. When i got up this morning i looked under the hood and the resevior was back down to its normal level.

Where's it at?

And as far as a fix, only thing i can think of is swapping to an outback trans that's speedometer is geared for those tires

205/70-15 (stock outback tire size) on my 96 Legacy L made my speedometer read 68 mph 72. Makes it read slower. Should give an idea of about how far it'll be off.

I did get a hold of Mizumoauto on Ebay and they are sending me a replacement tensioner. I will definitely buy from them again.

It didn't lock up. It made a sound like it was clicking on a busted roller. I messed with it some more and found out it wasn't the bearing making the noise. The whole tensioner is moving up and down while the engine is running producing the noise I was hearing

What are my options? It trashed the timing when it went. Luckily it didn't break. I pulled the tensioner off cause I could hear a clicking noise and when I grabbed the roller wheel I could actually wiggle it a little. Bearing on it went. 150 bucks for the stupid thing from O'Highlies is fricken ridiculous. I bought the timing belt kit new 4k miles ago from an eBay add I was linked too here. Will that mizumomotors or who ever they are work with me on warrentying it since I've only ran the kit for 3 months? Or should I not even bother asking?

Dang. I finally got to drive a friends FR-S yesterday and I was thoroughly impressed with the perfect power and handling combination. He has 20000 miles on it and has never had a problem since the day he drove it off the lot with 8 miles on it. Seems like a solid car to me.

Yep. These body styles rarely had the LSD. And my 2000 GT has an LSD too. Is your GT a sedan or wagon?

Well, last week while raging it I wiped out and hit a ditch doing 40 on a abandoned road. I'm super lucky. It didnt damage the body at all, though it did do this: LOL. And i need an alignment. Pulls to the right slightly. Oh, and i fogot to take a pic, but it also messed up the tie rod end. On another note, my back up ride is a 1991 Jaguar Xj6 xD I'm currently letting her sit though cause i blame the wipe out on my completely wore out tires. I'm waiting till i have money to get tires and an alignment at the same time. Should mention, broken parts are at the bottom, the top parts are what i picked up from the junkyard. And on another note, i wasted no time getting my baby fixed. I had the parts and had my car back together on the same day.

You have ceramic brake pads. They do make heavy dust. I use em all the time cause they stop well. They don't have a long a long pad life but your rotors will run forever with them. I do all my own detailing so it doesn't bother me.

Well, found out my car didnt have a cabin air filter in it, so i installed one today. Also, pics of cleaning! After Cleaning All clean

Have some new pics. Sadly i failed to take pics while putting everything back together, but i've got some pics of the Bada$$ color i painted the engine plus some pics after driving around in the freezing rain. And i must say, this thing grips!

WOOOOO! Got her running and buffed, and got a new windshield. all done last week. Well just got the engine in last night. Already put 205 miles on her. Pics to come once we get a sunny day.

The 96 2.5s have hydraulic lifters. The 97-99 2.5s are solid with the shim over bucket setup. I'd definitely say you've got a burned valve. not all that uncommon edit: Lash adjusters. sorry. Need to quit thinking of push rod engines. lol

check all your tensioners and belt pullys. I bet the one making the noise is the one wiping out the belts.

I went from a 2000 Chevy K2500 with a 454 to my 1996 Legacy and love it. does just as good in the snow. still have the truck cause its for work but I will always have a Subie for a daily driver. just got a 2000 Legacy GT and it has even more safety options than the 96 did. I love it