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in cambellsville I have two fair mechanics. But you tube it. these are two very easy items to swap. and with amazon together below $50.

wowza! wheel bearing looks like a beast of a job, and requires some special tools :0/ replacing whole wheel hub with good bearing a method back yard mechanics often go ?

All tires are new, same brand, same size same tread pattern, Have not put in the fwd fuse to try it like that. car does not jerk, parking lot maneuvers seem fine no extra gas is needed. Brake system, not sure, new to me car so other than brief visual inspection brakes have not gotten any attention from me

ok, at about 70 mph the noise does get louder on turns ( I80) Noise seems slightly louder when going to the right more that the left but louder either way vs straight. Either when on ramps there was no difference, or was so worried about being run over I was unable to notice. Off to read up on wheel bearing until I get your response. Thanks.

"you have reached your quota of positive votes for the day" I will pay close attention to these situations this weekend and report back.

Hello. thanks for stopping by. First I have spent a good hour searching and digging before I posted this thread."pulse" and other terms I could think of brought up a lot of fuel system stuff but not what I feel is going, IE please hold your tongue for " do your own research" type replies. We are a community after all :0D The real thread starts here: 1998 Subaru Legacy Wagon 2.5 AWD automatic trans. I experience a pulse, " whoosh, whoosh whoosh" sound and feeling that picks up and slows down as the vehicle's speed does ( not engine speed, but vehicle speed) It felt to me like it was coming from the front. Things I have done / checked: 1. New tires and balanced ( needed them anyways did not fix issue) 2. checked boots at wheels , Front + back, No rips I could see 3. Checked boots at trans ( front axles ) no visible rips Unrelated recent maintenance since : oil chance fuel filter replaced Air filter service ( K & N type) Any thoughts/ Questions/ links / other threads related would be greatly appreciated

Hey this sounds Familiar ? Is it warm start issue only ? Always good from cold start ? edit: My similar issue with my "legendary 2.2' http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/151653-93-subaru-legacy-non-turbo-22-abs-pump-stays-on-warm-start-issues/

ok so all previously mentioned " did you try a . . . " repair attempts still left the car with warm start issues, and occasional stutter and stalls from say stop sign / red light resume acceleration. Last thing tried was the PCV valve ( old one still moved so not likly the issue) AND the COIL PACK. Not an issue since :0D Also picked up a newer subaru for my wife. 1998 subaru outback. took a picture, but don't have it on the interwebs yet to link into this thread.

After valve cover gaskets, and mass air sensor cleaning issues seemed worse. Stutters and nearly stall when acceleration resumed from stop, HOWEVER after about 30 miles I had my last few stop the resume accell go well no stutter. Also parked the car long enough to let the dog run around in some vacant lots a while, It started right up. Not calling it success or failure for that repair just yet. needs a few more drives.

UPDATE ABS AND WARM START ISSUES. - ABS Pump: cleaned up and verified ABS sensor connections, reconnected ABS pump connection passenger side, pump no longer stays on, ABS light went off * note I don't know if cleaning connection did squat or just one of those leaving it alone long enough reset something. - Warm start issue: Due to what was available locally I Started by cleaning the mass airflow sensor with Product linked above. Warm start / stutter from stop still occurs. * about to go out and start on valve cover gaskets, other sensors will not be here until Tuesday. Found what I thought was a helpful video for the valve cover gasket job : Edit: Replaced valve cover gaskets. . . Did the job twice as found out I was handed the wrong part at the auto parts store . . . reciept said the right number, but some how made it out the door with the wrong gaskets. Will see Monday if that resolves anything I have going on :0) Thanks again for all the help and thoughts so far. If you have a thought feel free to chime in, If you have a related issue feel free to post I will not consider it a thread jack. :0)

I am 90% sure it is a broken cable or sensor. Had to pull off the interstate onto rough shoulder at 70 MPH, hard breaking + rough surface, that is when the light kicked on, then that night the buzzing. Just moved, and have not found my ramps yet. Thanks so much for pointing me in a direction closer to a solution. I know for a fact my valve covers are leaking oil, So that too is nice to know. I will have to tackle that one soon as well.

Sorry I have not updated in a while, Been doing a little warm start issue research. Have had some stutters under acceleration from stop usually when AC is on. Some time in the next two weeks I plan to have my check list of " did you try a ____?" and "did you check a ________?" posted , and start working through it. So ECT sensor : http://www.amazon.com/OEM-9340-Coolant-Temperature-Sensor/dp/B000CSOIEY/ref=sr_1_4?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1425440298&vehicle=1993-13-64-96--16-6--185-120--1-421--1-0&sr=1-4&ymm=1993%3Asubaru%3Alegacy Look right? That will be the first attempt. Also thinking to clean the Mass Airflow Sensor with this stuff : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J19XSA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

If a Mod is lurking and catches this could you please change the thread title to match what I have been notified is the whirring ? Also to make the thread more easily searched for future users looking for stuff like this ? "93 subaru legacy non turbo 2.2 ABS pump stays on+ warm start issues?" Thanks!

did a few querries before I searched. Thanks for the term " warm start" so I can hopefully find better results. Thanks again to all who have replied so far!

EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. Thank you. Come to think of it the ABS light popped on during the first leg of my drive today. I guess I will keep looking into this. and I will post here If I find a solution for the both of us! I guess on the other starting issues, you or any other that fnd this post has some diagnostic tips or thoughts for those issues on a car of this age and make ?

My lasts posts on here where about tracking down a trans. Got one, got it in, and a new rear diff. Since have put 70k on my Good friend. Recently I had some minor stuters and such. . . Noticed my spark plug wires are dated 92 :0P got that resolved, + plugs from dealer. that and some basic regular stuff liek fuel filter and air filter. Car was her old self for about another 5k miles. Recently she has been not wanting to start easily ( most often when warm, IE: after 30+ miles of driving, then parked for quick trip into store and back out) she will either start and stall, or starter will have to turn longer than normal , and require a little gas from the accelerator pedal to fire up. Once going she drives fine and is currently getting 23-27 mpg which is better that what she got when I bought her over 100k miles ago. I Kind of Dealt with the starting issue for a while. . . But today When I got home I turned off the car and there remained a grinding + whirring noise from the car. I left it alone for about 10 Minutes while I unloaded. It continued. About 15 minutes later started the car back up, let it idle a little, then shut it off. Noise remained. Was able to track it down to Edit: ABS pump thing front right of engine compartment ( vehicles right not mechanic perspective) I unpluged the electrical to it, noise stopped ( did not want it to burn up or kill the battery) So . . .any of you kind subaru lovers Know what is going on ? Had this issue + resolved it, have theories based on more knowledge than I have ? what I have done briefly before I lost daylight: - checked fluids - checked for fuel leaks in engine compartment Thanks so much for first reading my long post, and thanks even more if you have advice, input or questions :0) ( pictures to follow when wife gets home with camera and she can hold flashlight for me)

Ended up grabbing a JDM trans that was modern, and fit, but was geared different. I just had to grab the rear differential with it. worked out well. and under $600 for both plus freight shipping. www.foreignengines.com

was looking into importing a full j spec soob. I am aware many states have weird regs on j spec vehicles( grey market vehicle), but that being said anyone on here imported one recently ? into what state etc ? Also I found this place, not sure how legitimate they are? www.japan-partner.com Feel free to inject your own questions/ hijack this thread ( if remotely related) Thanks for any info or just fun reading,

found a place in Washington that shipped me a 50k Japanese market trans and differential for a fair price. My Subaru is happy once again!

I am likely swapping a damaged Transmission from my 1993 Subaru legacy wagon LS AWD with 2.2l and 4 spd auto trans. I am having trouble finding what years/ makes would be an acceptable donor. If possible I am wanting to grab everything from the donor car, bolt up, flush refill and go. Also wondering if by chance any members have suggested salvage yard in Central Kentucky? ( Campbellsville/ E town area) Any replies and help would be appreciated. Thanks so much!

Just checking in and saying hello before I start diving into old post. Driving, repairing and loving my 93 legacy wagon :0). Look forward to learning more here and hopefully contributing knowledge to others at some point. Picture of her as she started needing loved.