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Thanks guys for the feedback, that's about what I was thinking. It's drivable but not road worthy. Rooster, it's the same car in my sig but with about 296K miles now. Was hoping to see the 300K mark... Tires are brand new but think I'll give them to the mother-in-law. jmoss, that offer include you pulling the motor?

My daughter's Legacy got t-boned the other day. She is fine, albeit a little frazzled. It was a slow speed hit. A full size pickup hit her right in the B pillar and pushed it in about a foot. No airbag deployment or broken glass. My question is, is there much demand for parts for a vehicle of this age? Interior parts are good and the motor, although it has high miles burns no oil and runs like a top. Transmission has torquebind. No idea of the condition of the rear ends. Am I better off just selling it for scrap? What's the value of a high mileage engine like this one? Thanks,

Just a stocky Legacy sedan with 290,XXX miles, new Michelin tires and torque bind. We got another 15" last night but not had it out in it yet, no purpose really since the river is over the road now I can't go anywhere anyway...

I bought a '97 Legacy sedan from a friend for $650 with 289K about 2 years ago. She got it from a friend who bought it new so we know the history and all the maintenance. It had torque bind when I got it and still does. It was my daughter's first car for a year and a half then I inherited it (after her driving record was impeccable so she got a newer nicer ride). I use it as a backup so its only got a couple thousand miles more now but this past week been driving it everyday since we got 12" of snow. I had to do a little maintenance (plugs, wires, igniter, knock sensor) but this thing starts every time (-15*F yesterday) and burns no oil. It has a rattle coming from the TC and the 3 flush didn't fix the bind but for $650 what can I expect? Like everyone is saying, for $800 its hard to go wrong for what you plan to use it for.

Man this thing is like a tank! We got about 12" of snow last Sunday, then wind, then -15*F. This car has started everyday and went everywhere. After the winds I had drifts up to my knees in our rutted drive and the gravel lane to the barn and it busted right through them. I drove this thing out to feed and check the cattle, my 1992 Dodge diesel 4X4 and 1976 Dodge full time 4X4 farm truck never had to leave the barn. Now we're getting 3-7 more inches of snow/sleet/freezing rain, we'll see what happens...

No FWD light with fuse in. AT Temp light flashes. Did the 3 time drain and fill thing right off the bat. Anybody have a picture or diagram of the wire running to the tranny? All I see under there is a loom going on past to the rear. But it is pretty tight and there's a bunch of greasy gunk on the trans too. Happy New Year

So what good does disconnecting it do then?

And then I have just FWD right?

OK, I'll check that wire then, is that the one coming out of the tailshaft on the driver's side? I assume the C-duty is in the tailshaft as well? Thanks,

Yea, did the drain and fill 3 times. FWD light used to come on with the fuse but not any more. That's why I figure I'll need to R&R the Trans but didn't realize it would be easier to do just the tailshaft. Wish it was just a wire, not checked that yet, which wire was it?

Rusty Green 1997 Legacy L, EJ22, Automatic as in the signature. Thanks,

Thanks. So if they are compatible could I just swap the tailshaft then?

I'm still dealing with my torquebind. Found a "good" auto tranny with 90 K that's supposed to fit an Impreza or Outback. How can I tell if it will fit my Legacy? The number on it is TZ102A5AA-GN and 215772. Is there a reference somewhere I can look it up? Thanks,

Did the 3X flush thing with no luck but thanks, Bought the car hoping it was the cheap easy fix but not my luck...

I guess we'll find out unless I sell it in the mean time. I'll go easy with the gas as usual. I usually don't down shift while going down a hill, but I do have a big hill before home that I downshift at the top of. It's fun to go up as the bottom has a 90* curve so you have to slow to about 10mph before hitting a long steep grade with a nice bend in the middle. The 90* also makes coming down fun too! I generally don't freak out in the snow. At home I have a 1951 Power Wagon with 10K PTO winch & 9.00x16 Power Kings (chains available) which is back up to a 1976 full time 4x4 M880 (Dodge W200) with 7.50x16 Grip Spurs, in waiting is a 1992 W250 Cummins with a bunch of weight in the bed should one fail me. What scares me is the other drivers, especially those with 4WD SUVs and the newer the vehicle or younger the driver the scarier they are.

Thanks for the many thoughts and anecdotes. The sig says its an automatic. The FWD fuse thing failed a while back. I'm full time now all the time. My commute to work is about 12 miles, not a big stressor. Tires are brand new Michelins (Harmoney?). I slid off a farm road last winter in the snow but that was with worn out tires and it was a side slope up a hill in about 10" of wet snow.

I've been driving it occasionally as is anyway. Just trying to decide whether to try and sell or wait and use it this winter. Thanks for the input,

What's it like? I've not fixed mine yet and am considering using it for snow duty. But the way I understand torquebind, I'm thinking it would be like driving a 4X4 with lockers? Not a lot of directional control and slipping downhill on a sidehill? Or is it more like full time 4X4 and actually do better in the snow? But these are just surmises. Anybody done it and can report the behavior? Thanks,

Oh, THAT right side... Thanks,

OK, you're going to have to be a little more specific for me I guess. Other than metal and wires I see nothing there except for the knock sensor.

Ah, thanks for the tip. I'll check that out. Much obliged

For the past year and several thousand miles I've been trying to track down a noise. It started as a faint ticking that I assumed was a heat shield. It would come and go and speed up or went away with rpms. I played around with the heat shields and used a hose to the ear stethoscope to no avail. I even considered that it may be a lifter ticking. It has gotten worse so I drove it up on ramps and crawled under one more time. I finally determined that it's coming from the flywheel/torque converter area. It now sounds like a clanging. Almost like a bolt is rolling around down there. It still comes and goes and seems to disappear above idle speed. I can barely see the teeth and a plate. I spun it around and the bolts that I could see are all there. Could the flywheel be cracked or the torque converter coming apart maybe? I've been driving this like it was a heat shield rattle but now I'm worried that it will grenade itself. Anybody have a similar experience? Thanks,

Wow, thanks. That's a great link. I cleared it and drove about 50 miles yesterday with no issues.

No, seems to shift fine. 1997 Legacy Thanks,

Now I'm getting a P1722 code "Auto Trans Diagnosis Input Signal High Input" I suspect this is related to my torque bind/ Duty C issues. I've searched but can't find out what Auto Trans Diagnosis Input Signal High Input means. Anybody have a clue? What's an input signal anyway for the trans? Thanks,