Beaudiggity

thanks. I should have thought of that but you know how that goes. I never call the dealership. Only to ask what a part number is and they almost try to charge you for that (jk). Beau

Hello, I recently started having this strange problem. When I turn the ignition off on my 95 Impreza L, AWD the taillights and one of the parking lights stay on. They only go off if I take the fuse out in the fuse box. My brake lights work fine but at night when I need my tail lights I have to put the fuse back in. Would this have something to do with teh communication between the ignition and the lights when you turn the ignition the lights go off also. If anyone has had this similar problem I would greatly appreciate any insight into this problem. Beau

Solid Lifters are usually put in performance engines. They are exactly what they sound like. You can really tell when an engine has these by the valve "tick" that you can always hear. Solid lifters can handle more stress than non solid lifters. I don't know to much about them but I thought I'd give you my .02.

1stsubaruparts.com. Many members on the board recommend this site. I just bought a timing belt, water pump, cam seals, and crank seal from them. They beat NAPA including shipping!

My 1995 Impreza does the same thing. When I go over small holes or something it sounds like something is loose and only in the back. I was thinking it might be the strut bearing. It's located on top of the strut and not that hard to fix. My friend just replaced them on his 89 Jetta and it made that same noise and it doesn't anymore after the fix. If you don't want a stiff sporty ride just go to NAPA or similar parts stores and see what they have for strut/shock deals. They are usually pretty inexpensive. If you can put them on yourself which isn't to hard you can save yourself some money and it is not all that hard. Make you you get a 4 wheel alignment after your done!

Any recommendations as far as a place to purchase an engine? I know on flashoptions.com you can get the 96 turbo Impreza engine (EJ20G ?) for $1500.00. This seems reasonable. After looking around this site $3000.00 +/- can get an engine and also have it installed. I'm in no hurry since my EJ18 has only 73000 on the odometer (1995). What do you think. I would love to do this to this car because it sounds like it can be insanely quick with this motor (from what I have heard) I would also pay the right person to put it in for me.

Anybody have any input/experience with this?

I can get a hold of a header for my EJ18 for pretty cheap. Do you guys think it's worth it? I know the best way to get more power out of my 1.8 is to do the EJ20G swap but maybe in the future. If I get this header I would mate it with new exhaust (cat back) What do you think?

The jumping on the bumper works if your trying to diagnose a simple strut. When you bounce on the bumper and let go it should only bounce momentarily then stop. If not your struts are bad. A good way to tell also is in cornering. How bad does it lean to one side in a tight corner? What about when you hit those little waves in the road that seem to be everywhere. Shouldn't feel like a boat or they are bad. just my .02 on struts. I've replaced a few.

I'd replace it. Just like you said when the bearing does go out or sease up you'll be buying new clutch parts again.

The cooling fans always come on at a certain temp. Usually at 210 or somewhere around there. Your saying they come on at the normal time and your car is putting out good heat and it doesn't overheat. I'd just leave it and it should be fine. If your still concerned just take it to an import mechanic and have them test the relays on your fans.

I thought about doing it myself. I'm going to do more research on the correct way to do it. The only thing I'm really worried about is the timing belt. don't want to screw that up.

thanks for all your input. I went and bought the parts myself and it was around $150.00 for parts.

I am going to have my timing belt, water pump, and cam seals replaced on my 95 Impreza. (Thought this was already done but upon inspection - NO) It has the 1.8, 5 speed and 72,000 miles on odo. I seen somewhere that just the timing belt would cost around $275. Thanks for the soob input.

That's probably it. It gets only a few more mpg though. Someone put a fart pipe on it before I bought it. Sounds kind of neat.