1996 Subaru Legacy - Page 4 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

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It sounds like your engine may be seized. When the water pump goes, your engine can't get the coolant it needs, so it overheats. If the engine overheats badly enough, it can actually melt together, or 'seize,' which will let it crank, but nothing else. I would take it to a mechanic, purchase the Haynes manual and consider having the engine replaced if your Subaru is otherwise in good condition. For $1500 to $2000, a new engine on a car you've already paid off could give you a few more years without a car payment. Look for a mechanic specializing in imports and ask about engines from the JDM, or Japanese Domestic Market. Japan makes consumers replace their engines when they're still fairly new, so a secondhand engine from there might be as new as 50K and cost as little as $500. Good luck with it!

it seems to be on top of the throttle-body----------------high/low beam

If you have no other symptoms other than a faulty reading then it can be 2 things, leaking ignition high voltage wires or a faulty tach, i would go with the tach.

HelloThe engine and automatic transmission in this vehicles drive train are fully electronically controlled by a computer called the PCM (Power Train Control Module). Whenever a problem like this occurs the computer stores a record of the problem (there are of course some exceptions to this, like the fuel pump, engine coolant temperature sensor and MAF sensor for instance) in the form of a fault code in its memory, to read these fault codes you must have the systems memory scanned with a special tool. Once the fault code(s) are read you then must perform the appropriate diagnostic testing to find and resolve the problem(s) DO NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS UNTIL A TRAINED TECHNICAIN HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO AVOID SPENDING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON PARTS THAT MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM

if wont open from in or out door panel has to be removed and will be damaged most of the time. and it may take up to three hours to get door open then more time to repair take to a good shop it can be job. depending on what happened it can take a few minutes to open some times a air chisel must be used.

any codes like air temp sensor, MAP or o2 sensors. A local auto parts place should be able to read the live data stream for you at no cost. Could just need an intake clean. I have seen a bad coil here and there(when wet). Great car.

Eng bay or bottom of dash pass side there could be continuity at the fuse but resistance further down the line so check the demist unit itself failing a blown fuse

Binding on tight turns are usally caused by a fault in the transmission tail end. You can check in the following order.1. Trans fuel level/ Change several time to flush the system.. 2. Speed Sensor that sits on top of the tail end.3. Duty-C Solenoid inside the tail end3. Clutch Pack

Have you ever had the transfer case for the all wheel driver serviced with new oil? If not do so and see if that helps with this problem. I suspect it will.

That is transmission fluid or power steering fluid, get the leak looked at right away, it does pose a serious fire hazard if it blows back on the hot exhaust system, have many fires from theses types of leaks..

There is a single fuse wire on top of strut tower fuse in and out put it in or out of 4 wheel drive it throws people off all the time.

There is a problem if you leave a check engine light on to long there is what techs call. Check light burn in the code get burn in to momery. first have a code check due fix the basic line problem if you have done that you will need a new computer ECM.

it is all time 4 wheel driver there is a wire with a fuse that is in the front sets right in the strut tower. If you put a fuse in it, it is 2 wheel drive you take it out it is 4 wheel drive. As weird as it sounds that is the switch no fuse or with fuse.

Body parts yes, but not all engine part are interchangable.

You can download or buy a repair book at most vehicles for any auto part store. This will show you all you need to know on this and all other repairs. (Book companies eg. Chilton or Hays)

Plugs and wires?

Your shift-lock solenoid is not working. The solenoid is controlled by your brake lamp circuits. The first thing to do is to check your brake lamps to see if they are working.If the brake lamps are working, the solenoid is most likely defective. If the brake lamps are not working, then you need to diagnose your brake lamp circuits to get your shifter working. Most likely cause would be the brake lamp switch or a short in the system that has caused the brake lamp fuse to blow.

on most subarus there is a switch on top off the steering counsel. you may have bumped it. good-day !

By your description it sounds like a rod or crank bearing has gone bad. This is a VERY serious issue and you should have it looked at immediately by a good mechanic. If either of these is the issue, the repair is expensive and time consuming, just so you know in advance. But if it is not addressed, it will result in the destruction of the lower half of your engine. There is no good way to predict when, either, but it is not likely to last more than a few hundred miles.