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Update: I figured it out! The hill holder cable, which I thought was used to make the clutch fork return, well, isn’t needed. I discovered the clutch returns on its own. The hill holder cable is not required for normal clutch operation. Now with it removed, my car is fully able to drive as expected!...

It turned out I just forgot to put the gasket on one side. Put it in, torqued to spec, all seems well now!

I’m having an issue with my hill holder now though. It’s the only issue still holding me back. I posted about it in the Drivetrain section if you’re able to help!

I’ve finally gotten my car all back together, it’s running and driving fine, but the hill holder is getting stuck on every hill. The brakes get stuck on and I can’t get the car to move forward or backward at all. I’ve just come back from being stuck on a hill where I pissed off everyone behind me at...

I’m making good progress on the engine rebuild, just waiting on a helicoil kit to rethread one of the pulley bolt holes, and then it should be set to go back in the car! I’m having an issue with my valve covers though, wondering if I’m missing something dumb. I’ve torqued them down to spec but they ...

It’s not around any of the holes for oil or anything, it’s just in the middle of the head in the thickest metal bits. So I’m not super worried about it.

Sure, here’s an Imgur album with pictures of anything that looked relevant: https://imgur.com/a/gyNS6lJ I think I’ve figured out what I need to do, which is to replace the header with something newer that’s more compatible with modern universal cats. The muffler is totally rusted through but that sh...

Update! While I have the engine out of the car, I decided to pull my whole exhaust to figure out where the trouble spots are. It’s not looking great. I had to cut several bolts off due to the heavy rust. It’s difficult to inspect the cats through the small holes but they don’t look as bad as I expec...

Unfortunately, being unemployed and that I only paid $400 for the car, I have a hard time justifying spending the $200 it’ll cost to have the heads resurfaced. I’m doing it by hand with sandpaper, some straight edges and a feeler gauge. They’re both warped only about .001”, though the left side head...

Here’s an Imgur album of my EJ22 cylinder heads : https://imgur.com/a/w1wQm4g What’s your guys thoughts? This is my first time taking any engine apart, so I’m not sure what the normal amount of char and grime is for a 286,000 mile engine. The piston heads look a little rusty and dirty to me, but I’m...

Yeah, I ended up passing on the 05. After doing a bunch of research, I figured getting the old engine to communicate with OBD II would be too much of a headache. Let alone all the extra emissions stuff. Good news is, I’ve got my seals, timing belt, and clutch kit! I’m starting on the engine today, c...

So here’s an odd question! I have my old 1993 Legacy AWD 5mt, love it, just finished pulling the engine out today to address some severe oil leaks and do the timing belt. Now, I randomly stumbled across a 2005 Legacy GT shell for very cheap, the only thing it needs is an engine and transmission... w...

Thanks for all the input. I’m very much not an electrician so I’m trying to be careful and educated before I start doing stuff to it.

The tires are the stock 14” size, I think something like 185/60? Whatever it suggests in the manual, I made sure to get that size specifically.

Hey everyone, I have a 1993 Subaru Legacy L wagon (5 speed manual, AWD, naturally aspirated, completely stock). It’s got a few electrical gremlins that I’ve decided to try and nail down while I’m waiting to get the catalytic converters replaced. So main question, why are my gauges inaccurate? The sp...

Glad to know it’s expected, thanks. This is my first Subie and first time really working on a car, so I’m new to a lot of things.

Unfortunately not, can't smell regular oil anyway. I put a pan down and caught a bit, confirmed it was for sure transmission gear oil because of how thick it was. It was very dark black though. I also noticed a persistent tapping sound that seems to be coming from the passenger side of the engine, m...

That’s spot on, it’s specifically the 25th Anniversary Edition (based on the little bit of that sticker left). 5MT and AWD with the naturally aspirated EJ22. Despite the emissions trouble, I love this car. I’ve owned a good variety of sedans and sports cars before, but I’ve had way more fun in this ...

It’s the five speed manual, so I’m not sure how different that is, but I only checked the dipstick on the passenger side at the top. I think you can see it in the pictures I posted. For mileage, it’s almost at 286,000. And I think it was run pretty rough for most of those miles, I’ve only had it for...

That's one serious leak. Are you sure you didn't overfill it? I have no idea, but would a new pcv valve have any effect on anything? To be honest I think I did. Nothing was showing on the dipstick, so I just kept pouring until I saw it at the L. Now I'm wondering if it's supposed to be warm before ...

Update: Took it in for emissions today and failed hard. Emissions results were: HC GPM 0.4478/1.5000 (passed) CO GPM 21.6857/15.0000 (failed) CO2 GPM 443.0862 (no pass/fail) NOx GPM 0.9835/3.5000 (pass) Since my last test, both HC and NOx have improved slightly, although they were already passing. B...

Before you install the new MAF, note that the JEC/Autecs GREEN label plastic housing '92+ all used the same MAF (except turbo) thru '99 Legacy, Impreza and '98 Forester ('99 was Legacy OB/GT only). Find another used one. MAF will frequently cause a stall at idle, if (going) bad. GL (HI Josh!) I'd a...

I'm so dumb - I left my cheap multimeter in my car, and the screen/case literally melted. It's just giving me random numbers and now it won't turn off lol. I went ahead and ordered a new MAF sensor because, well, it'll either fix the problem or I can return it and get a real multimeter if it doesn't...

I ran D-Check mode and it blinked at a steady rate while driving (suggesting no trouble codes found), but then I used the regular test mode and the MAF sensor code came up again. Looks like the MAF might be bad and cleaning wasn't the solution. I'll try changing that next and update if that lets me ...

Hey, just saw your response! Sorry for the delay. My first emissions results, when I bought it (all measurements in GPM): HC 0.5988/1.5000 (pass) CO2 417.2267 (no limit, no fail) NOx 1.8297/3.5000 (pass) *CO 19.4713/15.0000 (fail)* My most recent test a few months ago, after some work (in GPM): HC 0...

I'm wondering where to go next in chasing down this exhaust demon. I'm failing emissions on Carbon Monoxide, just slightly over the limit. The O2 sensor, Camshaft sensor, sparkplugs and wires, and oil have all been changed. The air filter is pretty new, but I'm going to try cleaning it. There was a ...

I'm not sure what the actual terminology is for this part. But I have a lot of frame rust behind this metal bar: https://imgur.com/a/XSsK5DP It looks like it's not meant to be removed, so I'm a little worried since I don't have access to a welder right now. But there is a lot of rust behind that bar...