iluvdrt Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 My subie(87 gl10 ea82t 5 spd). I have done nothing but baby this car. It has had new struts, rotors, calipers, a brand new jdm ea82t, clutch, axles, interior, wireing harness, air intake, exhaust(factory), and only the best tune up parts, oil, and filters, all in the past year(except oil and tune up parts of course). Basically I am sick of having old cars and dropping a fotune to kepp them running, especially one I cannot feel safe about putting my 4 year old son in the back with a booster seat for fear of it not having a shoulder harness. The axles are already going out after 25k miles, the wheel bearings on the passenger side are shot, the damn maf sensor is shot, the climate control is starting to mess up, and my windshield broke for no reason(That I can find). I am going to try and finagle with the parts place to replace my axles under warrenty(lost reciept), take the hub and bearings off the 85 wagon and hope they are in better shape, screw the windsheid I can still see, and hopefully WJM will hook me up with a maf sensor if I can ever get around to finding him some stickers(sorry dude). That should get her ready for the ohio winters I hope. As far as its punishment goes, I have been contimplating(SP?) and am pretty sure(while supplies are free) I am going to debadge it, strip the roof rack and fill in the holes, and paint it flat black from a spray can. Why you may ask? I just read in the new SCC mag about the sti they did and it looked cool so why not? I have all of this to do while selling my house, fixing the camaro, helping the wife with the kids(I had a new baby girl a few weeks ago. Her name is Lindsay Ann), working 12hrs a day, and keeping my sanity while being behind in bills. No biggie right? I will then drive the crap out of it on gravel roads like it probably wants to be driven, which could be why it is breaking. It is retaliating aginst me. Then in about a year I am getting my new legacy GT wagon, while retiring the 87 from daily driving privlages except in the winter. For those who read this thanks. /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 I agree. Drive the crap out of it. I do that everytime I get in the wifes 86 T-Wagon. I learned not to do that while shes in the car tho :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Hey Josh: I have a MAF if you need one. It's sitting in my trunk right now and I can get it down to you fast if need be. By the way, I'm the one looking for the stickers. I'm the one who came down for the tranny. Congrats on the new arrival and if I can help in any way with the 87 just let me know. I drive mine to death and it hasn't died yet. Maybe we can figure out what is causing your problems. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Ya I got sick of it too. Thats when I went and bought a new car with a warrenty. Then I made my Subaru a toy. I dont care if it sits for a while or if I break something. No need to baby it anymore cuz it's gotta get you from A to B or else! I feel free to floor it and do not worry about denting the crap out of it offroading It's also great having a new car I can both afford and not worry about breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdrt Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 Hey Josh: I have a MAF if you need one. It's sitting in my trunk right now and I can get it down to you fast if need be. By the way, I'm the one looking for the stickers. I'm the one who came down for the tranny. Congrats on the new arrival and if I can help in any way with the 87 just let me know. I drive mine to death and it hasn't died yet. Maybe we can figure out what is causing your problems. Mike Yes, I could definatly use one. It is getting like 10 mpg, belching black smoke under full boost, and it even slows down during wot. If you can stop by on a saturday or friday I would really appreciate it. I could help out with some gas if you like. How much would you want for the maf? I will probably be doing the axles and hub this weekend. If you want to come by I can provide food and drinks. I am at ends wits with this car. I can round up some stickers for you in the mean time. Thanks for the congrats. Have you done the tranny yet? -Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Jason: I'm pretty sure my wife has me tied down to the house this weekend. It is a four hour drive each way and this is prime bird watching season, so she gets preference. Let me dig up the MAF and ship it to you. I can probably get it to you by tomorrow at the latest. I paid 25. for it. I will talk to my Subie Guru today and see what he says it could also be. I know that when my purge valve control solenoid went bad I had the same symtoms. It dogged and belched black smoke. Are you getting any codes? Call me if you want to. 804-393-0516 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subyrally Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 damn, scc has started a new trend, flat black spray can paint jobs. i thought i was the only one thinging about going stealth with my rx... oh yeah, good luck with you car, check the o2 sensor, perge control and then the maf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdrt Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 Jason: I'm pretty sure my wife has me tied down to the house this weekend. It is a four hour drive each way and this is prime bird watching season, so she gets preference. Let me dig up the MAF and ship it to you. I can probably get it to you by tomorrow at the latest. I paid 25. for it. I will talk to my Subie Guru today and see what he says it could also be. I know that when my purge valve control solenoid went bad I had the same symtoms. It dogged and belched black smoke. Are you getting any codes? Call me if you want to. 804-393-0516 Mike No biggie, I thought it was only a two hour drive. Where is the purge valve located at? Would that really do something as bad as this though? I thought the purpose of the purge valve was just to get the air out of the fuel system while attempting to start it. See the thing is, is that when the car is cold it runs like a champ, but after about 15 mins of driving it starts acting up. To me this means it is electrical, as electrical things don't like heat. If it is a heat issue, than I don't think getting the fluke meter out and checking resistances across sensors is going to do the trick. It is not throwing a cel so that makes it even harder to determine. The car does run cooler now that I have put a 170 degree thermostat in, and hard wired the fan to constant on, but If I don't keep it that way it will run hot(about 210) while sitting at the long rump roast lights here in the hot sun with the a/c on. ( I will not sacrafice my ac. It still gets above 90 here with 85% humidity) I send you out a money order for the maf sensor if you can pm me your address. I will include something for shipping as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Coolant Temperature Sensor, perhaps?? Just a thought.............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdrt Posted September 15, 2004 Author Share Posted September 15, 2004 Coolant Temperature Sensor, perhaps?? Just a thought.............................. New. It would throw a cell. So is the o2 sensor. Thanks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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