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thanks guys ... yea RSR 555, it would be cool if you could bring in a whole car for parts but I think they have to be cut in half ? If you could bring in a whole car, you could find a damaged one and use the compliance off that. My brother lives in Tokyo at the moment. He says Subarus arent all that...

dunno ...
Anybody had experience with imports ?
I know anything 88 or earlier doesnt need compliance but 89 on does.

Does anyone know how much it would cost for compliance on a 98 - 02 Liberty Wagon on a Japanese import ? And where to get it done ?

thanks guys.
Ive never done timing belts on a subaru but did one on an 02 Lancer recently.
At least with the subaru it looks to have better access.

My subie had 250 000 on it when I got it, only done another 5000 more now.
Im not sure about the condition of the timing belts.
Can you tell by looking at them ?
If a belt breaks, does it damage the engine ?

Actually, you might be right about the CV nut. It didnt feel loose but when I took the nut off to pull the drive shaft out, it came undone without any effort.

I checked the inner cv and that seems fine. Took it for a short drive and no noise sofar.

lol ... yea, what I ment was a 94 L series

I checked the front out, everything seems tight.
How often do inner CV's generally last for ?

Having replaced both outer cv joints and wheel bearings I thought I had got on top of the noises from the front of my 2004 L Series wagon. Now it has developed a noise that kind of sounds like the pad rubbing from a hot spot on the disc but I dont believe its the disc. It only makes the noise when u...

What economy are people getting out of EJ's in an L series ?

Thanks guys
Its a bit dissapointing then if thats the best I can expect.
Similar sort of economy to a 6 cyl falcon

But at least I know theres nothing wrong with it.

I finally got around to doing a fuel economy test on my L series. Turns out it used 42 Lt to do 358 k's , so that equates to nearly 12 Lt per 100k's Thats all city driving, but going easy on the pedal. Pretty poor economy from what I gather. Ive used the engine cleaning spray, replaced the air clean...

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Ive also sent Subis an email and a PM ... no reply.

The CV's seem to be more noisy when the car is cold , is that normal ?

except ... now i can hear the CJ joints making a noise.
I replaced the outers not that long ago, and it makes a noise in a straight line so must be the inners ???

Are the inner CV Joints any more difficult to fit on the shaft than the outers ?

I put a new set of sealed bearings in and now its nice and quiet ...

I have had for a while a noise in the front of my L Series wagon, that I thought was just tyre noise. The tyres are a fairly open GT Radial winter tread. Kind of a humming, rumbling. but recently it seems to have gotten louder. Ive replaced the Outer CV Joints recently. But could the noise be wheel ...

My first subaru was a 85 RX Turbo. ( about 7 years ago ) Guy had it for sale on the side of the road for $4000 and I stopped and had a bit of a look. A few weeks later hed dropped it to $3000. Probably a month after that, I stopped and asked if it was still for sale. he said it was but wasnt going a...

You had your alignment checked ?
Sure that wear isnt caused by too much toe in ?

lol ... nah, I go pretty easy on the gas, it doesnt make much difference if i put my foot down anyway. The ea82 is pretty sluggish. fuel/air ratio ... how do you check that ? I know there is probably a mixture screw on the carby, and generally if your mixture is right the exhaust pipe is a light grey.

The fuel economy with my 'L' is pretty bad. Lucky if I get 100k's on 20 bux around town. It does seem a bit better on a run.

I think I might start with a can of engine cleaner and maybe a carby rebuild.