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by Bubba-Ugly
Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:39 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: gear oil for 5MT?
Replies: 6
Views: 1219

I would use a 90W-140 gear oil in the differentials and transmission. You may need the protection from heat because of the desert and mountain roads in your area. (Bend, OR) I once tried AMSOIL synthetic gear oil in my transmission and differential, but it would not cling to the synchros in the gear...
by Bubba-Ugly
Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:26 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: 1990 RS Legacy throwing codes?
Replies: 5
Views: 749

My CEL comes on after the engine warms up and I let the engine idle, for example, at the first stop light about two miles from my house. When the engine is cold, the light remains off as long as I keep the engine RPMs high. I pulled the codes, and found about five or six faults; the cam sensor, the ...
by Bubba-Ugly
Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:39 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Backwards TPS Readings
Replies: 3
Views: 817

In my 90 Legacy I noticed the same situation. I checked the resistance of the TPS, and discovered it was backward from the way Chiltons, Haynes, All-Data, and the Subaru '92 Shpp Manual descibed. THinking I had a biad TPS, I went to a junkyard and pulled a TPS off a '92 Legacy. It was the same way: ...