Swagon_lives Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 :confused:Hi, I have a 97 Legacy GT wagon. About 2 weeks ago on a cold day I went to start my car. All winter long when I have started the car, it has died shortly after starting it, so you need to sit with your foot on the gas a little bit or else it would shut off. Well 2 weeks ago I was doing this and the car died a few times and I restarted it a couple of times. Well after the first few attempts the car sounded like it wasn't firing right. so I shut it off, restarted it and it continuted to keep doing it. So I decided to drive it home in hopes that it would go away after warming up a bit, I also has to be to work in an hour so no time to waste. The car would only go about 40... in 5th gear... at high RPM's. It's been parked since, with the exception of starting it trying to figgure out if i was something obvious that could be seen that was broken. Is it the head gasket? or some other problem? I would really like to get the car running again! Just need to know forsure whats wrong with it first. Any help would be much appreciated! thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemingway Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Can you reply with any maintenance that has been done on it in the last few months/years? For example, spark plugs/wires, belts, filters, etc. Also, can you state the mileage and transmission type? Any indicator lights on (check engine)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snederhiser Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hello; #1 cause is the fuel pump and or plugged fuel filters. Steven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooln30 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Could be a stuck open IAC aka idle air control valve. They tend to get carbon up and get stuck which would allow too much air in and the engine will want to die. Any check engine lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 check the timing. check for an open or loose vac line. maybe the one going to the IAC. the hard start sounds like an open vac line. it will start but you have to give it gas or it dies. then it sounds like the timing jumped, hard to start, no power runs like crap. do you have a CEL? check engine light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagon_lives Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 stand alone ecu so no check engine lights perrin v1 fuel rail bigger injectors, not sure what size gss fuel pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 with all of those changes all bets are off. you have more experience than any one else. but it still sounds like the timing is off. did the trouble start when you made any of the changes mentioned above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagon_lives Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 its had trouble starting on cold days for a while, you would have to sit and give it a little gas or it would die until it got warmed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooln30 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sounds like you need to remap your cold start settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemingway Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Might be an issue with one or more of the gas sender units (two for AWD Subies). Also, maybe I missed it, but have you changed the fuel filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Remap cold settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Wow I just saw that spooln, sorry haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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