Cutoutsurge on 93 Legacy L AWD
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:31 pm
Hi,
I'm new to the forum and recently bought a 93 Legacy L (2.2L) AWD wagon in January. After about a month it started developing a quirk where it felt like the engine would lose power for a second and then the power would return with a "lurch". I replaced the alternator, but that didn't help. So I took it to my local Subaru dealer thinking it may be a fuel delivery issue (oxygen sensor). They told me they found "gapping" on the plugs and replaced the plugs & wires to the tune of $400. Of course when I picked up the car, it still had the same problem-so back to the dealer. They claimed they scoped the computer twice and got absolutely no codes. They suggested it might be a transmission issue, so I tookit down to the local transmission shop and they checked the transmission. They claimed the tranny was fine, but it needed a new clutch-another $900. Of course when I picked it up the gears shifted smoother, but it still had the cutout/surge problem. Since it has gottensteadily worse I talked to a mechanic freind who thought it might be the fuel pump-so I replaced that last week. It still didn't solve the problem!
I like the car other than this persistent problem, but I feel I can't keep "throwing money at it" replacing parts that are not the problem. If someone out there has any ideas please let me know!
Thanks!!
I'm new to the forum and recently bought a 93 Legacy L (2.2L) AWD wagon in January. After about a month it started developing a quirk where it felt like the engine would lose power for a second and then the power would return with a "lurch". I replaced the alternator, but that didn't help. So I took it to my local Subaru dealer thinking it may be a fuel delivery issue (oxygen sensor). They told me they found "gapping" on the plugs and replaced the plugs & wires to the tune of $400. Of course when I picked up the car, it still had the same problem-so back to the dealer. They claimed they scoped the computer twice and got absolutely no codes. They suggested it might be a transmission issue, so I tookit down to the local transmission shop and they checked the transmission. They claimed the tranny was fine, but it needed a new clutch-another $900. Of course when I picked it up the gears shifted smoother, but it still had the cutout/surge problem. Since it has gottensteadily worse I talked to a mechanic freind who thought it might be the fuel pump-so I replaced that last week. It still didn't solve the problem!
I like the car other than this persistent problem, but I feel I can't keep "throwing money at it" replacing parts that are not the problem. If someone out there has any ideas please let me know!
Thanks!!
