Jadu108

indeed, will be pulling this week then. thanks.

discovered that the previous owners headgasket job wasnt the best. did it with the engine in, seaping a bit of coolant on the rear corners of each side. cam seal and valve covers are leaking oil. trying to decide if i wanna throw the money at it as everything else checked out fine. compression, transmission, suspension, steering, etc. Solid car except for the above noted problems. i have an offer to do a total reseal plus machining and such for about 2k, give or take. Hard to find a better deal at the time, seems car prices and related costs have sky rocketed in the pandemic economy. Considering i got the car for under 1000, seems like i still got a decent deal considering what people want for their cars in this pandemic economy :|. but wonder if anyone else has any thoughts

Removed the serp belts and it became immediately obvious. Alternator pulley wobbled and made weird clicking noises by hand. Started without the belt, noise was gone. Problem solved. Figured someone might find this useful in the future... Mechanic/friend did agree with the tensioner pulley initially until we did that. However new problems require a new post i think, so this one will end here.

That's what I thought, but where the sound is coming from doesn't seem right. Of course it wouldn't hurt to get back down there. But the sound is always under load, not cruise, idle, or slowing down. Ill poke around today, record a bit of the sound too and share back when I can. Thanks for the answer.

Title is the short end of it, but the long in. Recently picked up a 96 Legacy outback Auto w/ 185k. Runs and drives fine. Shifts fine and when you would expect. It has new tires, new brakes, calipers, rotors, front bearings, head gaskets. All in all seems pretty decently maintained mechanically. But, there is a rattling noise(sounds similar to a heat shield or bad cat), hard to pin point but sounds like its coming from the front-center of the engine, almost below the alternator. It goes in time with the engine, generally noticable under stress, not cruise or idle. I am assuming it could be the timing belt tensioner or something of the sort? Any one deal with something similar?

Well, seems to me air shouldnt just keep coming into the system when you were burping. Things i would check, Radiator and hoses for cracks, leaks. Refill to proper level, and from cold, start the car without the radiator cap and see if you see air bubbles come up and out of there... You should not. Also check your oil and make sure its not getting milky.

Sweet, ill probably do NGK Coppers and Denso Wires personally here in the next day or two... Does anyone have a particular preference of the V power vs standard flat tops?

while we are here, whats typical recommended brand of plug wires aside from subie dealer?

Its lookin super nice. Cant wait to see it all back together.

you didnt check your fuel system? pump, filter, etc?

sounds like a lot of fun... where do you go off roading out there? I didnt stay in that area long enough to explore around, however Ive been all around the desert of Tucson, and over in Quartzsite/Parker quite a bit.

Washed the car and changed the oil... I think now I will just leave it off the stands for awhile and drive it

Washed the car and changed the oil... I think now I will just leave it off the stands for awhile and drive it

i would change the wires with the plugs tbh if your getting a code and its been awhile since the the wires were done.

i could only find body wiring for 90-96 Legacys that applied to outbacks, but i could only see where the interior lights run from and on what color... from the mode actuator behind the dash a blue/red and blk/white run to the interior light system... im assuming it would keep that color throughout, so maybe check around for some blue/reds running into the door?