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Hi All, Time to part with my trusty '98 Outback, as it's been replaced. I'm just trying to get an idea of what it might be worth, other than driving it to the wreckers for $100. It's seen better days, but still a trusty steed. I still drive it between Brisbane and the Gold Coast weekly, and its neve...

Hi All, I've decided that it's time to get out and bog my 98 (manual) Outback in the sand. I'm in Brisbane and thinking that Bribie might be my first port of call. I know there's plenty of members on here who regularly hit the beaches in their subies, but most of them seem to be lifted. Just how muc...

Sorry this has taken so long, I just never seem to get the chance to sit down and deal with my fuel receipts. On the plus side, this means I've done quite a few K's for this comparison. This is about 10 tanks of fuel (anyone know what the tank capacity is in a 98 Outback?). All of them were Caltex 9...

Just to jinx myself, it already seems to be getting much better mileage, still running on the first tank.
I'm not expecting too much, as I didn't see any great difference between 92 and 95, but we'll see what happens over the next few tanks.
Cheers!

SuBaRiNo wrote:Good read... Don't happen to want to do a tank of Ultimate 98 BP Fuel to test do ya??

Dave

Just for the fun of it, I filled her up with 98 the other day. I'll run a few fills through it and let you know.

Ok, I bought a cheap, high mileage, '98 5sp manual Outback in late November/ early December. I've tried to keep fairly accurate records of my fuel usage since (keeping the receipts and logging it into an Excel spreadsheet), and also what I've done to change it. I've tried to exclude the records when...

Not to be a smart ass, but here's what you need to do: Fill up the tank. Zero the trip meter. Drive. Fill up the tank again. Make a careful note of the k's travelled and the fuel required to top the tank off again. I write it on the receipt and keep the receipt. Do this a few times so that you have ...

OK then, so my crapped out cat isn't going to be affecting my lugging/surging...
back to the drawing board...

Vac was certainly between 18-22, if not higher.... (22-25?) Watching the vac gauge while driving would be ideal, but it's just a hand held gauge. Next question. I assume there's O2 sensor downstream of the cat? If my cat was crapped out, what's the likelihood that could be the culprit of the surging...

OK, so it's going to be 4 all round. Any suggestions on tyres? With all the Km's I do (about 40-50,000 per year), I need something with good wear. So far, the most 'off road' I've done is a 12km unsealed road into a camp ground, and dragging the boat in and out of a muddy/rocky boat ramp. That said,...

Are the Sub's running LSD diffs?

Regardless, if I have to buy 4 new AND a pair of CVs, I will.... Better safe than sorry. That new fishing outfit I had my eye on might just have to wait

Cheers!

Hi All, I've recently (Nov. last year) picked up a nice cheap '98 Outback. It's got an alignment issue, and one of the front tyres is wasted. This actually comes at a reasonable time, as I just got a little 'bonus' money (and having just separated from the wife, any money is an exciting prospect!!!)...

EGR valve could be the culprit. Bennie, when doing the upper engine cleaner, I did find a broken vac hose (which I replaced).... With the vac gauge, it did seem to be pulling a decent amount of vacuum. Then again, I'm used to old V8s with decent cams, so I guess it could still be low. Anyone know wh...

Hi All, Car in question is a 2.5L 98 outback. Been meaning to post up a thread on what i've done to improve the fuel economy (and the reading on the fuel gauge)..... Anyway, since I've had the car, I've run the 'upper engine cleaner' through it, some injector cleaner, and of course, oil, oil filter,...

Well, finally bought one. '98 Outback. Was supposedly a 'country' car from Roma in a past life, and I'd believe it as there's dust everywhere. It's got high K's (340K), but had an engine swap at 260K. As you'd imagine with that many K's, it's 'well used'. Paint has a few scratches and dents, interio...

Yeah, sorry about that. I did know it was EJ not RJ... not sure where that came from (other than a few beers, perhaps?). Regardless, does anyone else have more real world, specific details on their highway mileage? ie, having 'accurately' measured km's vs litres of fuel? If I'm to expect in the vici...

Hi Willie, Thanks for such a detailed reply, much appreciated! I've recently started taking my son camping, and towing the boat. The AWD will come in very handy on some of the poor quality boat ramps. I'm happy to accept a slightly higher fuel consumption for the advantage of the AWD. What about the...

Hi All, The time has come to retire my trusty ol' '92 Holden Nova with the massive 1.4L engine (and 410,000k's!). I've decided that, regardless of anything else, I'm buying a wagon. I hate commodores and falcons, and have thus pretty much set my mind on a Subaru..... Here's the thing, I commute over...