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There isn\'t a huge amount of info around on them. Legacies around that time did have in tank filters, may have only been on the import cars or something.. I\'m not sure. If it isn\'t under the hood it\'s probably in the tank. I just replaced the fuel filter in my 2000 tsr legacy. The fuel filter was in-tank, under the rhs rear seat. It\'s attached to the fuel pump assembly. Lift the seat and lining material and there is a plate to remove, then disconnect fuel lines etc and remove the pump. It takes a bit of manouvering to get it out because the float arm for the fuel level sensor is attached also. Then remove the outer canister of the fuel filter, replace the cartridge and put the new outer in and replace the whole lot. I bought the genuine part because I was told it came with a replacement O-ring. Mine didn\'t so luckily the original was in good condition. Part was 42072AE000 - $75 retail (not sure if that is + gst or not). The equivalent Ryco filter is R2626P buy may be a similar price to genuine anyway. If you\'re doing it yourself make sure you do it when your tank is as low on fuel as possible, in a well ventilated area and you have some rags handy. Did mine outside on a nice day, would have sucked in the garage! Can also pull the fuse for the fuel pump and crank the engine over a couple of times until it dies, that way there\'ll be less fuel in the lines when you disconnect them.

Wouldn\'t silicone be fine to use in the lock? It dries to the touch so won\'t attract dust and grime. CRC 5.56 and WD40 are solvent based so won\'t keep lubricating for long so not a good idea in a lock.

Rig up a couple of GoPro's in your car before you take it in ;D Good luck with your car, so shite that that even happened in the first place. After reading this, anyone know of a decent place to get repairs done in Dunedin?

Bought a new one from Tow Right for $303 incl gst, delivery, wiring kit, bolts & ball. Reasonably straight forward to install in BH wagon

Depending on how much you want to buy I may be able to sort something out through work for ya. We're Castrol distributors. Hardly sell any syntrax though as it's so expensive so we don't keep it in stock.

It's a matter of getting what you want. There are next to zero private sales of manual versions at the moment. Also, alot of the private sales I've seen recently have been asking as much as a dealer anyway! : [quote name='Jord said: Its probably more that 90% of the good ones are from dealers. haha exactly! plus you get the reassurance of a warranty etc and any small things fixed up prior to sale

The newer TX wagons 2000-2003ish are awd I think? Most of the ones I've looked at have been anyway... unless I'm horribly mistaken haha I have found a possible starter today - 2000 ts-r w 90k km for $9.3k at a dealer

Thanks for the replies guys, I'm not hugely worried about the performance gains of a turbo so I think I'll stick to n/a. Basically I need an awd wagon that I can chuck bikes on the back of, skis on the top of, and have room to fit a bit of gear inside. I don't really drive fast or hard, I just enjoy a car that handles well and can keep the speed up through the bends (the only place I bother pushing it a bit ). On the open road I normally cruise along just over 100. So with that in mind I don't think I'd miss having turbo too much. Especially since I'm coming from a non turbo set up anyway. I'm 24, so insurance costs should hopefully drop a little next year. Ideally I'd be at the 9k end of the price range, but there are bugger all private sales that I can find. Looks like it's going to be a waiting game for the right one to come up

From what I've seen, the TX models still have air bags etc but trim is definitely more basic, although there seem to be quite a few variations with some having digital a/c etc. I was mainly interested in the engine specs, but it seems like the TS-R is the way to go! I guess I'll keep waiting (and hoping) for the elusive manual TS-R with lowish km's to turn up locally at a reasonable price. A local dealer here is wanting 10.5k for one with 110k on the clock which wouldn't be too bad aside from the stuffed roof lining and bald tyres. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd hope there were better deals than that out there! Much tidier autos with same km's seem to be going for about 9k at dealers

Sorry about the (probably) dumb question, looking at buying a Legacy wagon to replace my 4wd Familia hatch, pretty keen on a non turbo with the associated lower costs & insurance etc. I seem to have either 2 options; the TX or the TS-R. Can anyone enlighten me to the differences between these models? I can't seem to find much out about them. Obviously there is a bit of a difference in trim, but they appear to have different engines too.. is the TX SHOC and the TS-R DOHC? If so is there much of a difference in performance? I've test driven a TS-R here in Dunedin in both auto and manual (man the auto was sh!t, staying away from them!) and found it nice to drive compared to my Familia. Unfortunately I can't find any manual TX wagons to test here in Dunedin, but have seen a couple in the NI that look like they could be worth investigating - I just don't want to go all the way to the NI to find a TX is significantly underpowered compared to a TS-R! If this has been covered before, my apologies. I have tried searching on here but I haven't come up with much. If it has been covered can someone point me in the right direction.. Cheers