So a friend got a hold of me about buying his old soobie.
1998 Legacy L 2.2 engine, 183k and some change on the clock, manual.
Took it for a drive and it sounded like someone had thrown sand into the clutch pack as the engine rpm's dropped when foot was taken off the gas. Clutch was replaced 20k ago. What would be the possible cause of this noise? How expensive would it be to fix? And how many more miles before the HG blows(the valve covers are leaking, and i can smell gas in the oil when i wiped it on my finger, nothing in the radiator yet but i feel like it is close to crapping out)?
My understanding is that the 2.2 is a little more solid, but can still be worrisome. I dont need a $2k car that needs that to make it reliable. It ran fine OTW and has had a lot major high mileage work done, as far as i can tell.
Thoughts and opinions welcomed, thanks for it all.
1998 Legacy L 2.2 engine, 183k and some change on the clock, manual.
Took it for a drive and it sounded like someone had thrown sand into the clutch pack as the engine rpm's dropped when foot was taken off the gas. Clutch was replaced 20k ago. What would be the possible cause of this noise? How expensive would it be to fix? And how many more miles before the HG blows(the valve covers are leaking, and i can smell gas in the oil when i wiped it on my finger, nothing in the radiator yet but i feel like it is close to crapping out)?
My understanding is that the 2.2 is a little more solid, but can still be worrisome. I dont need a $2k car that needs that to make it reliable. It ran fine OTW and has had a lot major high mileage work done, as far as i can tell.
Thoughts and opinions welcomed, thanks for it all.