jaredb3000 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Greetings! I have a 94 AWD legacy wagon (not turbo)-auto-178K which has been a champ for the three months I have owned it (trans was replaced a year ago, apparently due to an overheating of orig tranny because coolant hose was improperly replaced after new radiator was installed...). So about a week ago on the highway I noticed at around 65mph, if I accelerated as if to pass someone, there would be a brief sputtering loss of power, and then car would go just fine (no overall loss of power). Getting up to speed is not an issue either- full power from stopped to 65mph. Yesterday I noticed this power loss is accompanied by what I would best describe as a backfire noise, usually 2 or 3 really quick... then full acceleration no prob: also a rough idle has started (keeps wanting to go to 0, then goes up to around 750rpm) I am going to replace plugs and wires this afternoon. Yesterday, I put in a new air filter and noticed that 3 of the 4 bolts for the filter housing were m.i.a.... so possibly this is related to the MAF sensor? I found a thread the other day that mentioned cleaning this sensor. If anyone thinks this would be a good idea, I would greatly appreciate a how-to on exactly going about cleaning this sensor... Any and all input is greatly appreciated! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I bet new wires and plugs will help solve this problem. Let us know if trouble continues. We will be glad to come up with other solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredb3000 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Sure enough-plugs and wires did the trick. I appreciate the response-and the site! A wealth of info for the first time subaru owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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