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Thanks Andy_Mac, had a look like you suggested and the fuse marked as "backup" blew. Replaced it and now the stereo and AC is working, however theres no lights on the buttons. Ill check tomorrow in day light for more fuses. My car didtn even lock, but it does now with the new fuse

Hey guys, bought a new 2006 Legacy model last week, tried installing a new head unit. I had to do some wiring so I bought an extra plug for the consoles' plug so I dont have to solder on the cars' wires. Got the new unit in, check if everything was ok and the console didnt power on. I took everything out and plugged the console's plug back in and still no power at all. Is it possible a fuse couldve blown or another problem in the console occurred? I checked the fuses and they looked ok.

Cant truly answer that one as I don\'t know too much about the ecu\'s.However same problem happened with me, checked the codes and was 22 as well. Went one like that for probably a week when the CEL came on and off intermittently, mostly when driving 100km/h. Changed the knock sensor straight away which fixed the problem. CEL never came on again and no more sluggish or jerkiness. So I\'d say replace it if it continues happening. Just my 2cents

Thats the problem,no sure way to find out.Ill have a look, see I can find replacement parts for cheap.If not Ill take the car in for a scan.Thanks anyway

Thanks Wiretap.Ill look into those things and see if they are the problem. Do they have any signs of failure on them or is it just a case of replacing them and see if they work?

Good day. I've been having a problem with my 1999 B4. It ran beautiful for a year and 3 weeks ago it stared with its bitch fit. So basically I start the car,the starter turns and the engine fires. As soon as it fires and actually runs for a second, everything dies.The electronics on the dash,radio and engine just dies. With the key still in the ignition, 2 seconds later everything comes back to life, I hear a sound like something is loading/powering up and the electronics are back.When I try and start the car again,the starter turns, the engine fires slightly and everything dies again. This went on for 3 tries, 4th time I gave a little gas when it started to fire and the revs jumped up to 2300.The gas I gave was not enough to throw it up to that revs but 1500.After this the damn thing runs fine with no problems. Every time this happened it was in the morning and it was cold.It only happened three times so far and every time in the morning.Today it happened twice,once at home when I went for a WOF at 7am and 45mins later when I left the garage. When I start the car later in the day its fine with no problems at all. What on earth can the problem be?Is it the cold, spark plugs, fuel pup, crank sensor? I might take it in for a scan but Id love to get help first,see if I can fix it instead of paying $80 for a scan.

Hey,need some advice to confirm or smash my assumptions. So at the moment, when I start my car and start driving, the clutch pedal is nice and soft and the clutch basically engages as soon as I let go of the pedal.So to my knowledge that's called the clutch takes low. When I drive around for a while pressing the pedal becomes a bit harder,almost like there's more force pushing the pedal back,and my clutch takes higher when I have the pedal almost fully released. Does this make sense or should I start drawing pictures Will a clutch bleed fix this?

Right, thanks fozze.Ill start having a look around

So what type of end pipe would I be looking for thats not that hard to find? ;D

Well Ill ask a question then ;D Is there a way to get a deeper engine rumble?Im not a pro on upgrades etc, Im assuming some muffler or exhaust will work.

Great,thanks Joker and Clintondane Im planning on doing a oil change on my car this week.Should be fun ;D

I have two questions today. 1. Would 5w-30 engine oil be the right grade of oil for my Legacy B4 1999? 2. Where on earth can I find the meaning of my VIN number?Ive done a lot of searches but cant find a decent decoding list to an exact match. Most VINs on the information I find start with a J1F or something like that,mine doesnt look like that.The number I have on the Subaru plate under the hood looks like this BE5-######.The VIN I have that is from the NZ govt is a long one but will that give me infor about the engine etc?

I can imagine man.What a load to drive around,but the Subarus can handle it.My baby just wanted to run even though I had the boat on.Uphills was no problem,boy can these cars drive ;D

Whoa!thats just awesome!I love Subaru haha.What power!

Hahaha yea to be honest me too.So I'll stick to the 90's

Thanks for the info guys.Joker,towing those big things really makes the subaru's look strong.Makes the boat look like nothing Damn Divine,whyd you go and spoil my mood?I wanted to go 120 lol.Nah thanks for that,wasnt to sure about the speed limit.

Monday might be the first time I use my baby(1999 B4 legacy) to tow a trailer with a 3.5m inflatable boat on,will probably be 30min's drive.How well do the Subarus handle trailers,I know some cars cant handle over 90km/h,how about the Subarus?Any other tips for then?

Ah I see,only the newer one have the nice features :'( So whats the right name for that feature,gauge sweep like Joker said? if its going to cost me and arm & leg to get it screw that.Might really not be that worth if only me and those worthy enough to drive my baby will see it.

Hey all Im after some info. My friend a long time Subaru driver, but unfortunately not anymore. Told me that some Subarus have this feature, when you start the car the speedo and rev needles go up all the way and then comes back down and then work as normal. Does this feature have a name?Would it be possible to install something like that into my B4?

Replaced my boot lid today.Had a dent in mine with a broken garnish.Bought a boot lid with spoiler and garnish for $160.

Changed the clutch kit on my B4.What a damn job,jeez.BUt it was good,understand more of my car now so it was a good learning curve. Holy crap DRFVDR....Really doesnt look to good.What do you think made that?

What have I done to my car today?Burnt the clutch out :'( Dont know how but it happend lol.Will try and replace the clutch this week.

Does anyone know what size clutch plate a Subaru Legacy B4 1999 has?Or what size clutch I need?Need to replace my clutch.Got on the motorway and it all went downhill from there :'( Really not my day :-[

Haha well Im gald my thread helped someone else too.All this info really helped me.

Thanks for that j4mie.Found the bad link,made a modification and it works for now.So Ill get one of those when I have the money to spare.