On Wednesday night I put a fuel cleaner in my tank when I had about a quarter tank left and filled with premium as always. My husband looked under the hood last week and found that the coolant is completely dry in the reservoir. The engine was also idling roughly, something I had never noticed in this wagon. A failed trip will be erased if the next trip is a good one. You need to locate the black B82 connector, then pull it down and have a look at it.
Called dealer 200 miles away. I have worked at a dealership during a warranty audit, and watched the service manager pack up his desk while the owner of the dealership wrote a 6 figure check to the car maker. After failing to start, I popped the hood and saw that there was dew on all the plug wires. I live no where near a Subie dealer, any ideas will be of great help. In some cars, the computer also tells the automatic transmission when to shift. Justin Your site was a lifesaver! There is something that seems to be draining my car battery, because before my car shuts down, the radio will turn off and the abs light would come on. What can possibly be left? At the very least you can re-set the codes and see if it comes back.
Any advice you can offer me so I can seem semi-educated when I take it in to be services would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise, what a brilliant little car. Thanks much for the huge amount of time you have already out into this. In some extreme cases, the car's computer may reduce power for you, as it tries to limit the risk of damage. Privacy advocates are criticizing the idea as being too intrusive.
When I had it read, it was said to be the catalytic converter. We have a large number of resources to help you repair the problem. Especially with all the relays and fans kicking on and off. No light the whole day. You're driving along in your Subaru and suddenly a yellow light illuminates on your dash, telling you to check or service your engine. .
But about a few months ago I noticed my check engine light was off. Not sure if they are related or not. Ask the smog guy to check the sensors first before he runs the test. The light is an indication that there is a code set, ask for the code, and put pressure on congress to make it so car makers have to have a system in place to read out codes on the dash board not just a light. Now check engine back on and flashing at times. Thank you Hi Carolyn, Really you need to take the car to a Subaru Technician near you.
About a month after I bought it I had the oil changed and after-market exhaust put on it and had the check engine light come on and the cruise control stop working. Thinking of buying a 2000 subaru legacy with 195K on it. Now a few times, when driving very slowly the engine started run roughly. If you can come back with a code number I can try and point out a scenario for you, but with out the code numbers there are way to many possibilities. I cleaned the battery up and replaced the terminal with a new one.
We do our best to update these Subaru check engine light codes as frequently as possible. Not sure how cleaning a sensor will help, and what you need is to have a knowledgeable technician perform a proper diagnoses. I know you are looking for some direction, but without viewing the car there is just no way to know, I will share however that with fault codes showing for both front and rear 02 sensors the last thing I would suspect is that both 02 sensors had failed. Next time it happens, confirm the code. I am not sure that they are really taking the time to diagnose the problem but rather see a code and want me to fix what ever the code implies.
The only problem now seems to be with the constantly flashing check engine light. The Subaru service folks were not able assist. I took my Outback to the Subi shop and they found an oxygen sensor fault in the memory. For you and all others who read, know the code that was set, not that the light is on. Any help is greatly appreciated.