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racinraders
04-08-2007, 10:42 PM
Like to say hi to everyone I got my 95 legacy about 3 weeks ago and now I have a major oil leak :cry: I'm not to mechanicaly incline but I got a Hayes manual and hope to have the leak repaired soon.

I will say till the leak I really like my 1st subie
Wiscon_Mark
04-09-2007, 12:43 AM
Welcome!

Where is the leak coming from?
d1giPhux
04-09-2007, 08:35 AM
Welcome! Could be your front main seal.. it went on one of my legacies once, and its pretty common on these cars.. yet, looks like it would be a huge pain in the ass to fix.. so i paid to have it fixed rather then doing it myself. =X

My host is down right now, but if you check in a day or two.. i got a link in my sig that might help you out. :wink: .. FSM = factory service manual.. could be pretty close to your year if you have the 2.5 engine.
Huffer
04-09-2007, 10:36 AM
Welcome to another Ohioan... there are more of us north of C'bus in Cleveland... www.lersoc.com (http://www.lersoc.com)

Some hardcore tech guys reside there also. Including a few normally aspirated specialists.
sansMYSTi
04-11-2007, 09:14 AM
Could be the separator plate. If you have oil dripping and burning on the collector pipe of the exhuast (the y-pipe) then it is probably the separator plate - a common Subie problem from what I understand (I had the problem too)..
Superu264
04-11-2007, 09:45 AM
Welcome! Could be your front main seal.. it went on one of my legacies once

same here, costly to fix too
Wiscon_Mark
04-11-2007, 10:06 AM
Welcome! Could be your front main seal.. it went on one of my legacies once

same here, costly to fix too

That's why you get it done at the same time as the timing belt & water pump.
dplacencia
04-11-2007, 05:36 PM
Welcome! Sorry to hear about your oil leak.
racinraders
04-12-2007, 01:24 AM
Thanks I hope to find the problem this weekend can't wait to drive the subie again.
Plays_with_Toys
04-12-2007, 12:35 PM
Try and find where on the motor the source of the oil leak is. If its in the front then it's probably a crank seal or cam seal. If its near the valve covers, its the valve cover gaskets. If its near the back it's a rear main seal. I believe these are all the common ones.
racinraders
04-15-2007, 09:01 PM
That is were it seems to be leaking from.Hope this is'nt to expencive to fix.



Could be the separator plate. If you have oil dripping and burning on the collector pipe of the exhuast (the y-pipe) then it is probably the separator plate - a common Subie problem from what I understand (I had the problem too)..
sansMYSTi
04-16-2007, 10:18 AM
That is were it seems to be leaking from.Hope this is'nt to expencive to fix.



Could be the separator plate. If you have oil dripping and burning on the collector pipe of the exhuast (the y-pipe) then it is probably the separator plate - a common Subie problem from what I understand (I had the problem too)..

Not cheap to fix, but it wasn't expensive. I had it done with a few other things while they were in there, so I do not know how much it was for the separator plate alone.