Emjayex

Ahh crap. Thats kinda not what I wanted to hear We did change out the rear main seal as well, so it must be one of the other two (which Ive never heard anything about until now). And Im assuming to replace the separator plate or the piston pin access cover, that means the engine would have to be out anyways? Thanks for the input though, Ill look more into that

Ok, long story short, oil is leaking from the rear of my engine and is leaking onto 1st cat/headers area. Its burning, causing quite a bit of smoke. Full story, I was driving home from a road trip. Stopped to rest, stretch my legs. And a bunch of smoke comes into the cabin, and through my hood scoop. I freak out because I hope its not on fire or nothing. (Car did not overheat, temps were normal) I let it cool, everyone is looking at me like Im a fool. And Im seeing smoke coming from said cat/header area. I do have a power steering pump leak that does burn just a little and has a very small amount of smoke come out here and there. But nothing like this. I checked oil levels, and it did go down, just a bit. Nothing concerning. So I topped it off with a bit more oil just to be safe and drove the rest of the way home. Its still smokes a bit, not nearly as much as the first time, oil levels are still good and there is some small drips on the driveway. Attatched are some pics of what the underside looks like, and where some leaking can kind of be seen. (Car used to leak a ton of oil before I changed headgaskets, valve cover gaskets and almost all the other seals/gaskets you could think of. So there is still a bunch of residue I never bothered cleaning )

Yeah, Im not sure why its missing either. But Ive got the line in and cruise control works like a dream!

That simple, eh? Who woulda thought lol Thanks man

So I found a pic of a legacy engine bay and there IS a vacuum line or SOMETHING thats conmected to the end of that metal tubing. Does anyone know what that is??? Do I just need some tubing to pop on there? Or is there some sort of hydraulic fluid or something that goes there too?

Ok, so yes, my cruise control isnt working on my 98' Legacy OBW, so it has the EJ25D. And after everything Ive researched, I just thought it was just some steering wheel issue. So I didnt worry about it. But today I was trying to clean my iacv (car was still too warm so I started looking at some other things around the bay to make sure it was all good) and I noticed my cruise control (module?). We'll just refer to it as the CCM for now. It has a cable connected to the throttle body, right? So I followed the cable to the CCM, and then connected to the CCM is some metal tubing? At the end of the metal tube, theres...nothing??? (Shown in first pic) And then I noticed that there also seems to be another valve or something that doesnt have anything connected to it either. (Shown in second pic) Is there supposed to be something connecting the two and thats why my cruise control isnt working??? Yellow represents the cable/tubing Red is just the Cruise control module. Any insight or thoughts are very much appreciated.

So sorry man, I just realized you already told me the specs lol But thats awesome. Ill definitely keep a close eye out for any rotas that pop up. I just dont want to overpay whenever I find a nice set

Looks great man! Ill keep an eye out for some Rotas. If ya dont mind me asking, what are the specs and how much did you get em for since they were used?

Awesome man, any pics? And where did you get em? Used? Brand new?

Lol good to know Ill update if for some reason cleaning the iacv works though

Ok, so I recently got a cel and p1507 popped up. I had this code when I initially bought the car (1998 Legacy OB MT) but replaced the neutral saftey switch, cleared the code and never had any cels until just recently. It idles fine, everything seems normal, but I just have the code. I was prepped to go to the store get some carbon cleaner and clean out the iacv, but my car still runs fine and doesnt have dirty iacv symptoms. What do you guys think it could be? Old vaccum hose with a leak? (Side note my power steering pump is leaking a bit and Im going to replace the O-ring soon, but I highly doubt thats whats causing the cel)

Ohh ok I see. 16s dont look as bad as I thought theyd look. Again, thx so much!

Oh man! It does look real sweet. Seems to be about perfect dd ride height. I think Im getting H&R. Thanks so much Silverton! (And jeez that prius really left a mark. So sorry man ) Also, are those Konig Runlites? Wheel/tire specs pls?

Awesome! Any pics of how it sits?

Update: I found that there are legit lowering springs made by H&R for my gen 2 legacy. Lowers about 1.25 front, 1 inch rear. Any thoughts on those?

Hey all, wondering if anyone has, or had H&R OE Sport Springs and what opinions you had on them. I own a 98 Legacy Outback, and I just wanna lower it a tad. Might try autocross, definitely some spirited driving, but I mainly just want to lower for looks while not going too low. The springs im looking at says theyre for 04-07 sti. 04 should work with my stock shocks for the meantime. It also says it lowers about half an inch or so all around. Since I have an Outback, that means Ill be roughly and inch and a half lower. (Will probably need saggy butt spacers) Any thoughts, opinions, ideas?

Thanks everyone!

Theres a replica Cobb short shifter on Amazon for less than 40 bucks so I think I will try it out and see how it goes

So replacing bushings, short shifter upgrade should fix all those issues then?

Lol well I guess it makes sense. Ill try it out then and see how it goes

Ok, some context... 1998 Legacy OBW, 5 speed manual, 163k miles. So heres my problem. Its an intermittent one, but a strange and possibly dangerous problem nonetheless. This has happened to me maybe 3 or 4 times in the past 2 or so months. 2nd, 4th and reverse gear seems to get really tough to get into. 1st, 3rd, and 5th are all perfectly fine. When it gets stiff, it almost feels like a misplaced shifter bushing is in the way of 2nd, 4th and reverse gear positions. Its popped out of 2nd on me a couple times trying to get into gear. Again, its weird because it doesnt happen all the time, and seemed to start happening once it started getting cold. Its happened to me while turning onto a busy street most cars going 50-60 mph and it got sketchy. Side note: my shifter does need bushings replaced as it rattles like CRAZY. I was thinking of just going for a short shifter in the near future. Any thoughts? Tips? Will a short shifter fix the issue? Would trans fluid be the culprit? Might the whole trans be ready to fly out the window??? Edit: fixed some typos

So, tires...dont want to necessarily "cheap out" on tires, but I hear that its best to get the best tires you can afford. So Im wondering what are some "good" performance/summer tires that are under maybe $500-$600 bucks a set. Im not tracking my car, but have been considering dabbling in autox. Definitely some spirited driving though Tires im looking at: (all come in 215/45 r17 Kumho Ecsta Hankook Ventus V2 Lexani LXUHP

Btw, I did just want to update that I got my heatshields to stop rattling. I got a bunch of steel wool and stuffed it in the heatshields where it was rattling and for now, its all fixed I have some clamps just in case it starts rattling again

Thanks man, will do!

Ahh gotcha. I am planning to do all the work myself, and I think I will just rock the current struts for now. Ill try and remember not to cheap out on everything. I guess its pretty obvious that Im new to modding cars (its my first car) Thanks for not being snobby about everything and being patient with a newbie!