20 Most Recent 1990 Subaru Legacy - Page 8 Questions & Answers

A mechanical water pump is generally found on the front of the motor in the center of the motor. The fan should be bolted to it.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE A WEAK CYLINDER ,FROM NORMAL RING AND PISTON WEAR A COMPRESSION RING COULD BE BROKEN! I WOULD JUST CHECK COMPRESSION ON ALL 4 CYLINDERS. AND LOOK FOR EXCESS BLOWBY IN THE AIR FILTER OR FROM A VALVE COVER VENT HOSE, OR OIL IN THE AIR CLEANER.

Check the fuses for the defroster,if fuse ok check continuity with a ohm meter to see if a break in circuit.

Not easy but if you have a understanding of reading the haynes manual for this car it will tell you how to do it. I had to replace the water pump and the timming belt had to be removed. I did it for the first time ever by myself i remember couting the exact number of belt notches on the left and right side of the center crankpully notch , crank pully and right and left cams must be at top dead center. Belt only cost about $35.00.

Take spindal off and take to a shop that can press old beering out and install new beering. I did this for my car, beering cost me $40.00 and the shop charged me $20.00

Check ball joints, (wheel beerings), tie rods

have the cv axles checked out my grand prix had similar problem it was the inner joint of the axle binding

Let the engine heat up first this should help.

use $33 head gasket repair from Bar's Leaks. It worked for my car's seepage of antifreeze into the cylinder. It might help you for a reasonable cost.

Just pour it in and let it work for 15 minutes and hopefully your car's coolant system will be fine.

Otherwise, it may cost hundreds of dollars if not over $1000.

Good luck to you on this.

Its located on the lower right front corner of the engine (facing the front of the car). The coolant hose fitting has 2 bolts holding it in place the thermostat is inside.

I hope this helps...

Sounds like a short in the wiring. I.E bad ground

Pull the bell looking part where the hose attaches on the engine, it should be on top or top front, The fluid should be caught in a pan, you can pull the hose off first and salvage more fluid that way, The thermostat will be sitting right there, clean the gasket, replace the thermostat, replace gasket, tighten back up, fill with coolant. Should be all set. Do not drain coolant, try to save as much as you can, it has a purge plug up there somewhere and is not an easy job, air will get locked in the system and create problems, so try to save all the coolant that you can, keep it in the engine, radiator.