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1998 Subaru Legacy Wagon - Loss of power in low gear when raining


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Hi, I have a 1998 Subaru Legacy Wagon. Sometimes when it's raining out and I drive through a puddle, the car seems to lose power. It happens when I'm just moseying along. When I step on it, it downshifts and is fine, but then when it shifts back, it feels like it's skipping and is working sluggishly.

 

I recently had the coil replaced, wires re-insulated and a new transmission.

 

Other than when I go through puddles, it works totally fine.

 

My mechanic isn't able to find the problem. Any suggestions?

 

Thanks so much!

best,

nick

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Wires re-insulated? wtf does that mean?

 

Sounds to me like you're getting water in your air intake somehow. Do you have some kind of cold air intake? A cone filter? etc? What kind of air intake do you have...and how big of puddles are we talking about?

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^ Also possibly a MAF sensor malfunction

 

That goes hand in hand with air intake. But I probably should have specified.

 

A mass air flow sensor getting wet can cause lots of issues ranging from loss of power, misfiring, check engine light, or even stalling.

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