New to forum. 1998 Legacy question??
02-02-2003, 06:58 PM
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New to forum. 1998 Legacy question??
Hi all I'm new to the forum. Definitely thinking about getting the WRX STi soon. I do have a quick question. My wife has a 1998 legacy and is reaching 40k miles. Is there any required maintenace due at that mileage??? i cant find it in the manual anywhere. any help appreciated. thanks.
02-03-2003, 09:08 AM
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welcome to the group. hope you get your STi!! 30k and 60k are the big ones. 60 being the biggest. well, if its a 2.5 anyway. the book says plugs, coolant flush, oil, trany flush (if AT), check brakes, gear oil, maybe some more. i can't remember everything the book says.
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02-14-2003, 12:21 AM
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I own a 98 Legacy GT Ltd. At 60 thou you need to have the timing belt replaced, it is the most important! If you have the same motor I do(2.5dohc)and that belt goes on the road, you run the possibility of losing your motor! DOHC's will lock up alot faster than a single will, That's straight from my master mechanics mouth at the dealership!
02-14-2003, 09:58 AM
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Service Intervals
Sorry to differ, but my 98 GT Book specifies the 2.5 motor requires Timing Belt at 105 K-miles. It does show the 2.2 Liter at 60 K-miles however. Here's a link to the schedule.
http://www.mysubaru.net/maintain/98maintain.htm
Glenn O
http://www.mysubaru.net/maintain/98maintain.htm
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02-16-2003, 12:08 PM
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Glenn,
That 105K maintenance/replacement interval on the DOHC Timing Belt is for us Californio's. All other 49 states indicates at 60K. Guess we just don't stress our cars with weather (you know, hot, cold, salt, snow, moisture, etc.). Just one of the few car benefits that accrue from living in this state.
Br, Dale
That 105K maintenance/replacement interval on the DOHC Timing Belt is for us Californio's. All other 49 states indicates at 60K. Guess we just don't stress our cars with weather (you know, hot, cold, salt, snow, moisture, etc.). Just one of the few car benefits that accrue from living in this state.
Br, Dale
02-16-2003, 04:13 PM
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Glenn,
You are correct mon frere. Just checked on Subaru.com and the Fed and CA intervals are set at 105K for the 2.5L DOHC. If it's the 2.2L SOHC, then it's 60K Fed and 105K CA. I'm sure I was thinking of the 2.2L (have 2 of them and was just re-reading the maintenance schedule on them both hence my confusion). Thanks for the clarification.
Br, Dale
You are correct mon frere. Just checked on Subaru.com and the Fed and CA intervals are set at 105K for the 2.5L DOHC. If it's the 2.2L SOHC, then it's 60K Fed and 105K CA. I'm sure I was thinking of the 2.2L (have 2 of them and was just re-reading the maintenance schedule on them both hence my confusion). Thanks for the clarification.
Br, Dale
02-16-2003, 06:49 PM
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Almost wish I still had the 91 2.2 that served me so faithfully. Gonna look at that 98/99 EJ25 tomorrow. Mine is running like crappola right now and instead of dropping a thousand+ at the dealer I thought i might have found a low mileage alternative. I've looked over the poor thing pretty carefully, no codes or anything, but sounds worse every time I fire it up. Waiting for my bonus 3/5 to get her into the shop for a looksee. Maybe I'll get lucky on one front or the other?
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02-17-2003, 05:53 PM
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Glenn,
Are you able to pull codes from your OBDII? There's not a whole lot that typically goes wrong with these things except the 2.5L head gasket thing. But, it sounds like you have a mis-fire situation going on and I'd bet it's got something to do with either your coil or your wires. My 98 BD5 GT was running lousy and "burbling" at low and cruising rpms and gave me a check engine light. Turns out it was the plugs this time (originals at 55K) so I just replaced them but the time before it was doing this lousy running and check engine light it was a bad coil. Replaced the coil and everything was golden again. Are you getting carbon buildup on at your plug wire connections? Pretty subtle buildup over time on those will cause the mis-fire too. Long live the 2.2L - what a great engine!!!!
EvilMav - Not trying to jack your thread. This kind of discussion goes on interalia all the time. The other thing to check on your wife's car is the inner and outer, front and rear CV joint boots for cracks, tears or leaking around the clamps. Check and clean your battery connections and do the single point ground mod. Also, check your front and rear differential where the shafts come out of their respective diffs for any leaking around these areas too.
Br, Dale
Are you able to pull codes from your OBDII? There's not a whole lot that typically goes wrong with these things except the 2.5L head gasket thing. But, it sounds like you have a mis-fire situation going on and I'd bet it's got something to do with either your coil or your wires. My 98 BD5 GT was running lousy and "burbling" at low and cruising rpms and gave me a check engine light. Turns out it was the plugs this time (originals at 55K) so I just replaced them but the time before it was doing this lousy running and check engine light it was a bad coil. Replaced the coil and everything was golden again. Are you getting carbon buildup on at your plug wire connections? Pretty subtle buildup over time on those will cause the mis-fire too. Long live the 2.2L - what a great engine!!!!
EvilMav - Not trying to jack your thread. This kind of discussion goes on interalia all the time. The other thing to check on your wife's car is the inner and outer, front and rear CV joint boots for cracks, tears or leaking around the clamps. Check and clean your battery connections and do the single point ground mod. Also, check your front and rear differential where the shafts come out of their respective diffs for any leaking around these areas too.
Br, Dale
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