bgd73 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 hello, After 9 years (with one repair) I gave away my 1987 DL wagon and inherited a "junked" 93 loyale 2wd (body was good).sedan I fixed 2 timing belts after finding driver side stretched and passenger side "maliciously"off exactly one tooth.The idle changed dramatically smoother and alot more power.Now in 4th and 5th gears, giving too much throttle slips the clutch. Anything I can check/tigten/adjust before ripping it apart? Also, Is it just me, or was the 1.8 Underestimated in about every way? oem numbers for mpg is 25/32, I get 38 on highway.@ 136,000 miles. the hp and torque 90 and 101?! I've been in the "inline" cars with 1.8litres and subarus absolutely walk away from them.(American 1.8's especially, oem'd with more "power") I intentionally put the largest, "fattest" tires i could fit because the torque could easily handle a 6th gear (helped drop rpm @ same speeds) This is a factor to add to the clutch slipping, i'm sure.Any ideas to toughen this old suby? I dont like high revving madness, want to use the torque and get up to speed a little slower.....which brings me to another point about oem facts: " Two engines are available for the Subaru Loyale, a 1.8-liter, horizontally opposed 4-cylinder and a turbocharged version of the same engine. The normally aspirated version provides 90 horsepower at 5200 rpm and 101 pound-feet of torque at 2800 rpm. The turbocharger changes the output to 115 horsepower at 5200 rpm and 134 pound-feet of torque at 2800 rpm. Both engines come standard with a 5-speed manual, with a 3-speed automatic as an available option. " Hmmmm......The Day My Loyale Hits 5200 rpm is the day I'm Shifting into 7th gear @ 150+/- a few mph!! p.s. Enjoyed some of the links i found here, great site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 after searching site further, i answered my question. Needs clutch. I have done all the work on my subarus and do have some helpful advice, hope to return it sometime! To further my question about clutch repair, should i just seperate the engine and tranny (i am 2wd) or should i pull engine completely...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYE_WHY Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Wow, glad to see another Subie owner in Maine. I live in Bangor. Do you do much offroading, know any good spots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted June 17, 2005 Author Share Posted June 17, 2005 Wow, glad to see another Subie owner in Maine. I live in Bangor. Do you do much offroading, know any good spots? No, even when I had a 4wd, I stayed on the road. I did know of a NUT in an old subaru, that went just about anywhere......from bangor, too,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYE_WHY Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Who is this Subie NUT you speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 ok one thing about the clutch, please try this before you assume the clutch is bad the cable may be too tight. if the cable is too tight it acts as if the pedal is partially depressed. back off the adjustmet nut till its floppy. tighten by hand enough to take the play out of the fork, and maybe a turn or 2 to adjust pedal height. try this first before tearing the clutch apart. how many miles? i stress this because a guy had me fix a slipping clutch. we tore the tranny out and dude realixzed he forgot his new parts. i looked at the existing parts and they were new lookin!. sanded off the glaze and put it back together. re adjusted the cable and no problem with the same parts. cable was too tight from whoever installed the parts. report back withy your findings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom63050 Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Hmmmm......The Day My Loyale Hits 5200 rpmis the day I'm Shifting into 7th gear @ 150+/- a few mph!! There's a free and easy fix to get it to rev better over 3000 RPM. Take off the airbox. Cut a hole (or drill a bunch of small holes) into the bottom of the airbox. This lets it breathe a lot better, and still looks stock. The big restriction for these motors is the small airbox intake. Try breathing through a straw while running, and you'll get the idea. I've done this mod and noticed a good increase in revving over 3K. I later put on a lower-restriction muffler, with little/no noticeable improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted June 17, 2005 Author Share Posted June 17, 2005 hey, thanks. I recently changed some timing belts, one was a tooth off. The distributor was all the way to one side of its allowable timing adjustment, gave me a crazy acceleration, and limited rpms. I moved dist. slightly back and clutch stopped slipping, and i can climb gracefully to 5000 or so ( I hardly go to 4000, with my driving habit). As far as the cable goes, I "attacked" its bad adjustment first thing, as well as the "hill holder" cable tugging the clutch arm the other way.That hill holder is handy... Didnt know what it was until i accidentally used it! (after adjusting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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