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Subaru Legacy
The Subaru Legacy is a mid-sized car produced by Subaru since 1989. It is available in five generation models, and comes as a wagon or sedan. This model serves as the flagship car of Subaru.
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Where would a starter relay be found on a 1993 Subaru Legacy 4door sedan?
Maybe on top of the starter Follow + battery cable should be connected to same
Drum have been around for ever (literally). Our caveman ancestors created drums for entertainment and things like that but the earliest recorded form of a proper drum was from Samoa. Its called a 'logos' made from a hollowed out log.
What must you do in order to tow your 1993 Subaru Legacy wagon behind your 29 ft RV?
If the car is AWD, the car must be towed with all 4 wheels off the ground. The AWD system is not meant to be running without the car running as well. If the car is 2WD, just put the two front wheels on a dolly and it's ready to be towed.
How long do I let the car idle during the winter?
Assuming the car is a gas powered vehicle, and not a diesel the answer is, just long enough to get all the snow off the windshield. You don't need to let the car idle before driving it. The only reason to let it idle before driving is to defrost/defog the windows.
How might a 1990 Subaru Legacy be stopped from overheating?
It is important to keep a cars engine cool. The best way to keep a car from overheating would be to keep the coolant full, make sure the hoses are open, and make sure the fans is working.
Where can you get a complete wiring diagram for a 1990 Subaru legacy gt wagon auto?
If you asked me where would I get a wiring diagram for my Subaru: I would visit my local dealer and they would copy their's for me. But I can understand how folks try not to go there EVER, because the parts are so expensive, I try to source aftermarket too, but I seem to end up there on a regular basis, there being some stuff you just can't get aftermarket. I think maybe a Haynes manual, there are wiring diagrams in them, but I can't really recommend a Haynes manual, as they are so crummy. I would try my specific question here and see if someone answers, there seems to be specific wiring trouble spots, common to all these cars (eg: Legacy 90-94), that if you own/have owned one of these cars you become familiar with.
How do you safely modify a Subaru WRX?
dont be a fool if you're not too smart, take it to a mechanic. Otherwise, remember to not overboost beyond the allowable threshold. 17/18psi on an internally stock wrx. - I, mista GeeKz told ya so!
If it's only your speedometer then you pulled a wire loose when installing probably. If it's the whole dash check the fuse also sometimes the ground used on OEM radios are not true ground and connecting the ground from your new stereo to it will kill the dash lights. Try running the new ground to a metal bracket under the dash or right out to the BAT negative.Also bulb burned out coincidentilly at that time? It's happened many times.
Where are can I find a Subaru Outback engine diagram?
Read the first answer here:
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There are Haynes and\or Chiltons guide for every Subaru Legacy\Outback to 2005(US Models) you can find the specific one you need on www.haynes.com they have engine and body diagrams.
How do you change the bulb for the instrument panel on a 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon?
I'm doing it now on my 1996 Legacy. I had to order the bulds from Radio Shack. Remove the cup holder first and then you'll see that you have to unplug the wiring harness for hazards, blower and another one. They are little brown flat screw type bolts that are kinda flush to the panel. Twist and pull out with tweezers and you'll see you have to remove the bulbs manually. Hope this helps and that your year of car matches what mine is. Check this out:
Replacing the lights behind the center
console
Every major button or control in the center console should be backlit when the headlights are on.
Sometimes the little bulbs burn out. The previous owner of my car demonstrated that they tend to burn
out faster if you soak them with a can or two of cola. The good news is that with some care, you can fix
the burned out lights yourself. This page details the steps I followed for replacing several different lights.
If none of the interior controls are lit up, check the dimmer ring on the headlight switch and make
sure it is turned to the brightest setting. The interior lights don't show up very well during the daytime,
so you may want to do this work in a dark or shaded location.
General instructions for replacing the micro bulbs
Each of the minature bulbs behind the buttons or switches in a Subaru has a base that is the right size for
its location. I recommend replacing only one bulb at a time or keeping track of where each bulb base was
removed from. You don't want to get poor lighting results because you plugged the wrong light base into
a given socket (even though it may fit). You may be able to buy the complete bulb assemblies at a
Subaru dealer, but in my case I was trying not to put any more money into these repairs than I had to.
1. Remove the bulb to be replaced by twisting it ~1/8th turn counterclockwise. If the bulb doesn't
fall out of its socket, you may need tweezers or fine pliers to grab the base of the bulb and remove
it.
2. Use a pin or fine screwdriver to unwrap the little wires from their canals in the base of the light
assembly. Once the wires are more or less straight, you should be able to pull the bulb out of the
base.
3. When separated, the base and removed bulb will look something like this:
Base: Bulb:
4. Radio Shack stores sell micro bulbs that will fit and work very well as replacement bulbs, but
you'll have to fit them into the Subaru light bases. They are Radio Shack #7219 and come in a
package of two. The bulbs are 12 volts · 60 mA. The other number on the package is 272-1092C,
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although I don't know if that matters or not. The 2-pack should be less than $2.
5. The Radio Shack bulbs are slightly shorter than the Subaru bulbs, so you may need to cut a short
piece of plastic to make the bulb stick out as far as the original bulb sticks out. I used a little ring
cut from the ink tube on a Bic Rollerstick and slid it over the wires like this:
6. Some of the lights have little green covers on them (the ones behind the climate control switches
are like this). The green covers will fit the Radio Shack bulbs very well and will also make it
easier to determine how much bulb should stick out of the base.
7. Feed the wires from the Radio Shack bulb through the holes in the light base (one wire per hole to
avoid shorting out the circuit).
8. Wrap the wires through the grooves in the light base, making sure to follow the path that the
original wires were wrapped along. The loops on the bulb side of the base are the most important,
since they form the electrical contact with the light socket. Before you trim the excess wire, it
should look something like this:
9. Trim the excess wires, make sure the two wires don't touch each other at any point, and plug the
light assembly back into the socket it came out of.
10. Turn the base ~1/8th turn clockwise to lock the light in position.
Foglight, Rear Defroster, or Cruise Control
switches
All of these switches have two light bulbs: one for backlighting the symbol or text, another for the little
light that indicates the button is in the "on" position.
1. Remove the switch from the instrument panel and disconnect the plug connected to the rear of the
switch. It may help to remove the instrument panel first, so that you can get at the back side of the
switches and pop them out more easily.
2. Remove the light assembly and replace the bulb according to the general instructions.
3. Reconnect the plug into the back of the switch and test for lights.
4. Pop the switch back into place and reassemble the instrument panel.
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Hazard Light switch
This switch has only one bulb that backlights the symbol. The only difficult part is getting the switch out
so you can work on it (the bulb is located on the top side of the switch so you have to disassemble the
panel pretty much completely).
1. Remove the cup holder, including the two screws and the socket that holds the tray.
2. Remove the whole center vent assembly (entire piece surrounding the heater controls, vents, and
hazard switch). It should pop out fairly easily (anchor points seem to be beside each vent).
3. Unplug the wires from the back of the hazard switch.
4. The next trick is to get the vent assembly apart from the trim piece that holds the hazard switch.
m Remove the two black screws holding the bottom of the vents to the trim piece.
m Loosen or remove the 4 small screws that hold the vent top & bottom together (two gold
colored screws on each side).
m Look in through the back of each vent and note that there are about 4 pop-in type "teeth"
holding the vent snapped together with the trim piece.
m Pop the vent assembly loose from the trim piece.
5. You should be able to get at the light bulb (on top of the switch) without detaching the hazard
switch from the trim piece, but it may be easier to go ahead and unscrew the two screws holding
the hazard switch in place on the trim and remove the switch.
6. Remove the light assembly and replace the bulb according to the general instructions.
7. Reconnect the plug into the back of the switch and test for lights.
8. If you detached the hazard switch from the trim, reattach it.
9. Pop the vent assembly back onto the back of the trim piece, making sure that all the "teeth" pop
back into place.
10. Replace and tighten all screws removed from the whole center vent/trim assembly.
11. Pop the whole center vent assembly back into place.
12. Reinstall the cup holder socket and screws and slide the cup holder tray back into place.
Climate control panel
The entire panel for the vent selection, fan speed, and internal temperature control is lit by three bulbs at
the back of the control assembly. Replacing them is a fairly involved repair, but worth it if you want to
see those controls at night. I think the little indicators beneath each vent selection (floor, vent, recirc,
defrost, etc.) are LEDs. All of mine work, so I haven't had to mess with them. The light in the A/C switch
is also separate, and mine works so I haven't had to mess with it either.
1. Remove the center vent and trim according to steps 1-3 for replacing the hazard switch.
2. Pop the sliding knob off of the temperature control slider.
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3. Remove the 4 screws holding the control panel in place.
4. There are three plugs going to the back of the control panel (one for fan speed control, one for
A/C, one for all other switches). Unplug all three.
5. The cable attached to the temperature slider will prevent you from removing the whole control
panel assembly.
6. In order to pull the panel out, you need to disassemble the sliding part from the rest of the panel.
This is somewhat complicated.
m There is a cover made of softer black plastic on top of the back part of the assembly. Work
with the clips near each end to free this piece and slide it up and out.
m Looking at the top of the assembly, you should now see a small circuit board held vertical
between two supports.
m On the back side of each support is a tab that secures the ends of the circuit board.
m As you lift upward on the small circuit board, use a small screwdriver to pry the tabs
outward (away from the back of the assembly) to release the ends of the small circuit board
and slide the circuit board up and out of it supports. It will remain attached by a short grey
ribbon wire.
m Remove the two small silver screws from the bottom of the assembly.
m Lift the little clips near where those screws were and slide the front part away from the rest
of assembly, leaving the A/C switch, the slider and cable still in the dashboard.
7. Now you should be able to look at the back of the main circuit board (across the whole back of
the vent control assembly) and see the bases for three bulbs.
8. If you don't know which bulbs are burned out, plug in the main plug to the little circuit board and
carefully test the lights (don't short anything out on any of the wires or pins).
9. Remove any burned out light assemblies and replace the bulbs according to the general
instructions. The light nearest the fan speed switch has a considerably longer base than the others,
so don't get this mixed up with other bulbs. All three of these lights should have little green
sheaths covering the bulbs.
10. Reconnect the plugs into the back of the assembly and test for lights (again, be careful not to short
things out).
11. Unplug the system again and reassemble it. Once you have slid the front and back parts of the
assembly back together and replaced the small silver screws, slide the small circuit board down
into its supports. Don't forget to put the black plastic cover back on behind the vent control
assembly, and the temperature slider knob back in place.
12. Plug all three connections back into the back of the whole climate control assembly, and mount it
back in place with the four screws.
13. Replace the center vent assembly, cup holder socket and screws, and cup holder tray.
Where would you find the fuse for a 1991 Subaru legacy power windows?
Are you sure it is a fuse? The power for the windows on these cars is fed through the driver's power window switch, these switches are positioned in such a way that they catch a lot of crap and rain water. Once the driver's switch dies there is no electrical feed to the affected door(s) causing them not to work on their own. The thing to do is pull the driver's door panel and check the power feed there with a test light. Nothing here tells you either fuse, or a break in the wire where it flexes every time the door is opened and closed. Power here tells you faulty switch(s). Switches are really expensive, but you can carefully disassemble them with a small screw driver, noting where the stuff inside goes, and clean them out, there is enough "meat" on the contacts to clean up with a small file, if after putting the driver's switch back together the affected window is still not working go to that doors switch, again testing for power, and clean it out, now your window will work. It is very rare that the window fuse blows, I will check my book later and post it's location.
How do you unplug a fuel injector on a Subaru legacy turbohow do you know if turbo is working?
There are two meanings for "unplug a fuel injector" 1) Your engine has 4 fuel injectors, they are triggered electrically, meaning: there are wires going to each one, the wires are in a moulded plug with a clip, you slightly move the clip (so as not to break it off) and unplug the connector. 2) It is fairly rare that a fuel injector gets "plugged", they can become dirty though and sometimes some relief can be had by adding a can of fuel injector cleaner to the gas tank, otherwise you would replace your injector(s) with rebuilt ones. "How do you know if your turbo is working?" Again, a question with many answers. 1) you "hear" it.... the "whistle" becomes quite "hearable" at 5000+ rpm. 2) you "feel" it.... a Subaru turbo engine is a low compression engine, while a non-turbo engine makes about 140 horsepower, a turbo engine with a non-working turbo would make about 100 horsepower. 3) you might choose to use a vacuum pressure guage connected to your intake manifold and when driving the car and accelerating note the state of your intake manifold (vacuum, or pressure).
What is the correct octane fuel for a 1999 Subaru legacy?
a 1999 legacy can drive on both 95 as 98 octane fuel, 98 is slightly more expensive, but still preferred by most legacy owners, since 98 is more efficient and slightly increases performance.
How do you replace the headlight bulb on a 2008 Subaru Legacy Outback?
See "Headlight" on page 52 of chapter 11 "Maintenance and Service" in your "OWNER'S MANUAL".....
How do you turn off awd on a 1998 subaru legacy wagon?
Put a fuse in the circuit labeled "FWD" under the hood on the passenger side.
What is the torque spec for the water pump mounting bolts on a 2000 subaru legacy?
The torque should be around 11 ft-pounds
What is the 0-60 time for a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT?
5.7 seconds for the manual transmission model. This information is from car and driver at the time of the car's release.
The first two digits of the VIN code tell you where the vehicle was manufactured. "JF" means FHI: Fuji Heavy Industries of Japan (Gunma, Japan). "4S" means SIA: Subaru of Indiana Automotive (Lafayette, Indiana, USA).....
How do you replace the cigarette lighter on a 1996 subaru legacy and where is the fuse located?
The procedure is similar to replacing the stereo. The key is to remove completely the surrounding housings and consoles. Use magnetic screwdrivers, because if they drop, they will fall into the console, and be very difficult to retrieve. All screws are Philips head. You'll need long-shaft and short-shaft screwdrivers.
The best approach is to start at the center console (between the seats and to the rear of the gear shift). Open the center console, and you will find 2 screws. Remove them. Remove the the center console.
Then go to the decorative trim around the gear shift. Most often it is a shiny plastic faux wood piece. Start at the top (toward the radio console.) Gently pry the front side up and work around the edges to spring the snaps out. Gentle flexing will get you there, be patient. At the bottom of the piece (toward the rear of the vehicle) is a tab that slides under the console to the rear. Once free, this piece can be rotated and removed around the gear shift knob, unless you've replaced it with a wide "T" handle. If so, remove the gear shift handle.
The trailing console piece can then also be unsnapped and removed. This allows the center dash console to be removed (at the bottom).
Slide the cup holder out (above stereo) as far as it will slide. It will not slide out of its housing completely. There is a screw on each side. Remove them and slide out the cup holder assembly out of its cavity.
Slide the ashtray out of its housing completely. Underneath the upper housing there are 2 SHORT screws. It is tight, so you will need a short-shaft Philips screwdriver. These are tricky... don't drop the screws.
The center dash console (around the stereo and ashtray / cigarette lighter) can then be removed. It is tricky to pull the console out, because the wires to the cigarette lighter are attached.
The wires are attached by slide-on connectors to the exterior of the cigarette lighter assembly. One connector attaches to the outside and the other to the rear pole. The cigarette lighter power unit is housed inside three metal cylinders that screw together.
Remove the cigarette lighter wires, attach to the new unit (~$7 at a retail auto parts store). Use a tester or a GPS unit to ensure that there is power going to the unit. There is a decorative ring that can be re-used if desired.
After the new unit is attached to the console, reinsert onto the central console housing. It's a little tricky reinserting the console with the wiring attached to the console.
Reattach all the assemblies and consoles in the reverse order described above.
How do you change door locks on a 1992 subaru legacy?
The first thing to suggest is to take your car to a shop that has done this before. This is a "no fun" job, and you should have replacement parts in hand before doing anything, because it will need non-stock (non-stocking) replacement parts, and doing this job more than necessary gets old in a hurry.
Tools required:
1) 10mm and 12mm wrench
2) Phillips and flat head screwdriver(s)
3) 5 gallon pail of patience
4) hands the size of a gnat, and fingers with 6 joints
The left front and right front are the same (mirror images of each other).
If you are here because your key seems to bind in the lock (but will go with jiggling) you NEED a replacement lock cylinder, there is nothing to fix, it was designed that way, get replacement parts in hand before doing anything else.
1) drop window about 1 inch
2) remove door panel (bezel around inside door lock, 2 screws 1 above door handle (behind black foam plug) 1 below door handle (behind square plastic pop-out insert) screw at front of door panel, 2 screws below door panel, it should now pull off, disconnect wiring to window switch at plug and place panel aside)
3) on the lock end of the door is a metal bar that goes from top to bottom, you must remove the bottom nut (12mm) and the two top nuts (12mm). The top studs have a slot in them, with a flat screwdriver turn them out. Now you should be able to move that black bar around enough for you to get the 2 10mm nuts behind on the bracket that holds the door handle in the car.
4) unclip the plastic rod clips and the door handle will come out in your hand.
5) the door lock cylinder is retained in the door handle casting by a clip, remove that clip and the cylinder falls out.
Putting it back together is the reverse of removal, keeping in mind those two top studs holding the black bracket adjust how the top of the window hits the weatherstrip.
Good luck!
Where is the fuse for the side mirrors in a 2003 Subaru Outback?
As per the Subaru Service manual:
Mirrors Remote Control: Fuse no. 6 in fuse box (behind coin tray) check label.
Mirrors Heaters: Fuse no. 9 in fuse box (behind coin tray) check label.
Fuse no. 10 in Main Fuse & Relay Box(in engine Compartment.
