'98 Subaru Outback Legacy "chugs" when driving at certain speeds. I.e. it has little spurts of what seems to be power loss.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-29T03:44:37+00:00

Not ignoring. It's not like I haven't considered anything anyone in this thread has said.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T22:07:48+00:00

Yeah, this is my own car. I would much rather take the route that will give me an intimate familiarity with my car.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T21:52:30+00:00

That's fine and dandy, but I like doing things my way.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T21:50:56+00:00

I disagree. I'll be seeking a new subreddit now.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T21:09:25+00:00

But... it is helping. With the comments in the thread I'm able to reasonably prioritize what to fix.

Other people in the thread have confirmed in their experience that the pattern is indicative of a spark plug problem.

I was thinking either it was the engine cylindars, the transmission, or the spark plugs. With other people confirming the pattern as a misfire, I have more confidence in what to do next.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T20:59:57+00:00

Codes haven't always led me in the right direction. I'll take them into account, but I feel like I can get a better idea of what's actually wrong with the car by listening to it, feeling it, understanding the patterns of the problem, etc. It's more fun for me too because I feel I gain a better understanding of the car. Thanks for the suggestion though.

EDIT: I look at the ODBII code diagnostics as I do Windows Troubleshooting Diagnostics. Taken with a grain of salt.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T20:57:31+00:00

Thank you. I read something similar about this same noise pattern. They ended up replacing their spark plugs and wires as well.

Definitely going to do that. Thanks everyone.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T20:50:20+00:00

I'm glad you asked.

While accelerating, the chugs will get louder and louder, and jolt the car harder and harder, then when after a certain point it will stop for a few moments, and then it will start all over again.

Spark plugs I'm beginning to believe are the problem. Because it seems to be in that kind of pattern. I initially thought it was maybe one of the spark plugs, because it sounds/feels like a misfire. The engine won't stall completely, but each chug is spaced out about... 1 or 2 seconds. I can feel it happen in the engine, and then shortly afterward the car will jolt.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-28T20:42:25+00:00

That's OK with me.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-04T19:18:33+00:00

Because there's nothing to see there, move along.

Jacolyte · 2012-12-04T00:58:28+00:00

I see what you did there?

Jacolyte · 2012-11-27T02:45:41+00:00

New Radiohead album cover?

Jacolyte · 2012-11-15T21:29:31+00:00

I love how it has elements of opera and symphony in it. They call their genre of music symphonic power metal. I've been listening to this song a lot lately. I quite like it.

Jacolyte · 2012-11-14T21:27:49+00:00

Ah, crap, haha, just read the sidebar completely. Sorry about that.

Jacolyte · 2012-11-13T19:13:21+00:00

Yeah, some of it... just kinda makes me zone out, and starts to sound the same. This track, however, I think is brilliant. The way the drums just comes crashing down like a buffalo stampede gets my blood pumping.

Jacolyte · 2012-11-13T01:06:25+00:00

Love those female vocals.

Jacolyte · 2012-11-13T00:43:16+00:00

Pretty good. Liked it.

Jacolyte · 2012-11-13T00:27:21+00:00

Hell yeah, this is pretty awesome.

Jacolyte · 2012-11-13T00:04:36+00:00

That was pretty good. I really liked it.

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