Pal just bought a 2001 Impreza, drove it a mile and got a flashing emissions warning light. Snapon scanner said misfires cyls 1 and 3 and running rich.

EJ205 engine I think.

Coilpacks? plugs? Other?

 

Access looks fun if I am to get at either/both. Do they come out with engine where it is? They must, right? 

Can't assist mechanically but...

 

The car looks like a right chav-wagon; sticker city.

The engine looks like a bewildering, unfamiliar mess of stuff crammed in a space not really big enough for it. 😁

Cars are worthless without engines that work. 

 

 

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Youtube seems to have the answers; apparently Subaru recommend lifting the engine up a bit off its mounts, but it's not really necessary with the right tool options. 

Edited 20 April, 20224 yr by Pete_Ex-Wino