It's pretty involved. Start by removing your wheel, remove the ball joint castle nut on the bottom of your axle assembly where the control-arm meets. Next you'll need to drop your subframe- Begin unbolting that to access one of the damper mounts of the arm. Now, you should have access to both damper mounts for the control arm, and should be free to remove.
It's inside the lower radiator hose.
Under back seat, remove lower seat squab. On offside righthand (drivers side) Remove inspection cover ,2.0 litre Impreza 2009 (not WRX )was All in one Feul module with filter built in. Replace the whole module.
lower left of steering column.....look for little cubby
Just changed this thermostat last night on a WRX (not sti). Just follow your lower rad hose (not very long) until you find the housing. Only two 10 MM bolts to remove.
lower radiator hose, remove the hose it sits in the block
Remove lower radiator hose at engine and there it is.
A 1997 Subaru Impreza RX is AWD, only the lower models (GX, LX) were FWD. the RX is literally a non-turbo variant of the WRX.
no you do not have to remove the strut just take the lower control arm lose.
one is under the hood on left side the other is behind the change tray on lower left steer column area
If this is the 2.5 liter engine it is located where the lower radiator hose bolts to engine not at the top of the engine manifold, spring goes towards engine.
Water pump is located behind the timing belt cover and is driven by the timing belt. The thermostat is located on the bottom of the engine. Remove the two 10mm bolts from the plastic housing that the lower rad hose is connected to.
You unbolt it