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Just got my first Subaru!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:53 am
by sacaccess
I just got a Legacy LS Wagon! I helped an older man out who had some yardwork.. (3 hours of work) in exchange for a 1993 Subaru Legacy its got 150k Miles and im wondering...
WHAT SHOULD I LOOK INTO FOR POSSIBLE BAD PARTS / TUNE UP.. im not use to subies.. i love them and i know they truck on forever! and im a old school GL10 lover
anyways give me your insite i could use all the help i can get to get the best out of my new subaru... with gas on the rise i dont want to be blowing out my mind..
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:59 am
by douglas vincent
General tuneup is plugs, plug wires, air filter and change the oil and oil filter. Then fuel filter.
Brakes will take you about 1 1/2 and should at least be checked.
Check your tire pressure.
Check your clutch cable play, often it is kinda loose and needs the lock nuts (on the cable on top of the tranny), adjusted to take up some slop. (that is if you have a manual). If its an auto I would flush the tranny and get new tranny fluid.
Check the powersteering fluid and brake fluid level.
Check tranny fluid level.
Check the battery posts and if they are corroded, CLEAN THEM!!!!. If really bad, get new cables. YOu will have to splice some wiring in, but its better than having a pissy electrical car.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:01 am
by sacaccess
Its an automatic with Manaul hold....
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:56 pm
by quicklook
sacaccess wrote:Its an automatic with Manaul hold....
which means it starts out in 2nd gear for slippery conditions.
does it have awd?
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:41 pm
by Imprezive
I live outside of sacramento! awesome!
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:26 am
by Richard
Welcome to the LCO. You came to the right place for answers. You'll find a lot of what you're looking for by using the "Search" function at the top of your screen.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:21 pm
by sacaccess
Yes its AWD....
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:46 pm
by quicklook
Its an automatic with Manaul hold....
when manual hold on: the trans. stays in second when indicator is in second, and when in third shifts between second and third only. for slipperry conditions.
just wanted to clear that up.