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Subaru Legacy Wagon Hesitation problem

31 messages,  Last post on Oct 09, 2011 at 5:20 PM

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#28 of 31 Re: 97 Subaru legacy wagon [bshifty73] by xwesx

Dec 08, 2009 (11:28 am)

Replying to: bshifty73 (Dec 07, 2009 7:23 pm)
What engine does it have in it? 2.2L or 2.5L? The 2.2L is a non-interference engine, so there should be no damage due to snapped timing belt. There may be other damage, like a camshaft or crankshaft position sensor, that is causing the lack of spark in those two cylinders (which two are they?). If it is the 2.5L engine, that is an interference engine (meaning the the pistons can contact the valves and cause physical damage if they are out of phase). However, there would be noise... a very painful, crunchy noise... if this happened. I would double check to make sure the belt is aligned on the camshafts and crankshaft correctly first (it can be a pain in the butt if the belt broke, because the camshaft sprockets go all which-a-way), then look to make sure there is no physical damage to the sensors.

#29 of 31 Re: 97 Subaru legacy wagon [xwesx] by ateixeira

Dec 08, 2009 (12:31 pm)

Replying to: xwesx (Dec 08, 2009 11:28 am)
Plus it sounds like that mechanic created the problem, so I still might go to a different one, who knows boxer engines.

#30 of 31 Tranny woes by lomo50fo

Feb 01, 2011 (2:42 pm)

I have a 2007 Impreza. Got it at 6000 miles. At around 30k miles 4th gear acted like the syncro was gone and grinding. It did this for 5 or 6 k miles. The very day I took it to the dealer it stopped grinding and started working as it should.. It stayed that way until about 58k miles and has done it ever since. It now has 67k on it. Any thoughts?

#31 of 31 RE: [chinookcpt] by newsubieowner

Oct 09, 2011 (5:20 pm)

Replying to: chinookcpt (May 29, 2009 12:54 pm)
Have you looked into the TPS (throttle position sensor) my 98 subarau legacy 2.2L had the same issues and i put a new TPS in it and it seemed to solve the problem.

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