Outback [Legacy] AWD F4-2.5L DOHC (1996): Powertrain Management

Also for this vehicle: Outback F4-2.5L (2008), Outback F4-2.5L DOHC Turbo (2006), Outback F4-2.5L SOHC (2005), Outback F6-3.0L (2003), Outback F6-3.0L DOHC (2006), Outback L.L.Bean Edition AWD F6-3.0L (2002), Outback Limited Wagon AWD F4-2.5L SOHC (2002), Outback Sport F4-2.5L (2010), Outback Sport F4-2.5L SOHC (2005), Outback Sport [Impreza] AWD F4-2.2L SOHC (1997), Outback VDC Wagon AWD F6-3.0L (2002).

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
- Relays and Modules - Powertrain Management41 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Computers and Control Systems21 pages
    Engine Control Module › Component Information14 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
    Testing and Inspection › Component Tests and General Diagnostics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2
    Testing and Inspection › Main Relay2 3 4 5
  - Relays and Modules - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction13 pages
    Fuel Pump Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2
    Testing and Inspection › Main Relay2 3 4 5
  - Relays and Modules - Ignition System › Ignition Control Module › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
- Sensors and Switches - Powertrain Management198 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems132 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Barometric Pressure Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Knock Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Manifold Pressure/Vacuum Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Oxygen Sensor › Component Information19 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Front Oxygen Sensor2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Service and Repair › Front Oxygen Sensor2 3 4 5
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Sensors and Switches - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction26 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Sensors and Switches - Ignition System40 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Ignition Switch › Component Information › Description and Operation2
    Knock Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
- Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks29 pages
- Computers and Control Systems341 pages
  - Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Barometric Pressure Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Cranking Signal › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Data Link Connector › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › OBDII System - Data Link Connector Location2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Diagnostic Mode Switch/Connector › Component Information › Locations
  - EGR Backpressure Transducer › Component Information5 pages
    Locations2 3
    Testing and Inspection › EGR System Function Test2
  - Engine Control Module › Component Information14 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
    Testing and Inspection › Component Tests and General Diagnostics2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Idle Speed/Throttle Actuator - Electronic › Component Information15 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Description and Operation › Idle Air Control2
  - Knock Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2
    Testing and Inspection › Main Relay2 3 4 5
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
  - Manifold Pressure/Vacuum Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Oxygen Sensor › Component Information19 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Front Oxygen Sensor2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Service and Repair › Front Oxygen Sensor2 3 4 5
  - Relays and Modules - Computers and Control Systems21 pages
    Engine Control Module › Component Information14 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
    Testing and Inspection › Component Tests and General Diagnostics2 3 4 5 6 7
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2
    Testing and Inspection › Main Relay2 3 4 5
  - Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems132 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Barometric Pressure Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Knock Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Manifold Pressure/Vacuum Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Oxygen Sensor › Component Information19 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Front Oxygen Sensor2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Service and Repair › Front Oxygen Sensor2 3 4 5
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - BARO / MAP Sensor Switching Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
- Emission Control Systems32 pages
  - Catalytic Converter › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6
  - Evaporative Emissions System8 pages
    Canister Purge Solenoid › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Evaporative Check Valve › Component Information › Diagrams2
    Evaporative Emission Control Canister › Component Information › Diagrams2 3
  - Exhaust Gas Recirculation14 pages
    EGR Backpressure Transducer › Component Information5 pages
    Locations2 3
    Testing and Inspection › EGR System Function Test2
    EGR Control Solenoid › Component Information5 pages
    Locations2 3
    Testing and Inspection › EGR System Function Test2
    EGR Valve › Component Information4 pages
    Locations2
    Testing and Inspection › EGR System Function Test2
  - Fillpipe Restrictor › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Positive Crankcase Ventilation › Component Information › Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
- Fuel Delivery and Air Induction148 pages
  - Fuel Pressure › System Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service Precautions2
  - Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications2
  - Air/Fuel Mixture › System Information › Adjustments
  - Accelerator Pedal › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Air Cleaner Housing › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Fillpipe Restrictor › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Fuel Filler Cap › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › State Emissions Test - Fuel Filler Cap Test Procedure2
  - Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service Precautions2
  - Fuel Injector › Component Information › Description and Operation2 3
  - Fuel Pressure Regulator › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Fuel Pump10 pages
    Fuel Pressure › System Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Fuel Pump Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6
  - Fuel Supply Line › Component Information › Locations2
  - Fuel Tank14 pages
    Fuel Filler Hose › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Fuel Gauge Sender › Component Information12 pages
    Specifications
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Fuel Tank Cut Valve › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Idle Speed/Throttle Actuator - Electronic › Component Information15 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Description and Operation › Idle Air Control2
  - Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2
    Testing and Inspection › Main Relay2 3 4 5
  - Relays and Modules - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction13 pages
    Fuel Pump Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2
    Testing and Inspection › Main Relay2 3 4 5
  - Rollover Valve, Fuel Tank › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Sensors and Switches - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction26 pages
    Air Flow Meter/Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Throttle Body › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
  - Throttle Cable/Linkage › Component Information › Adjustments
  - Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
- Ignition System113 pages
  - Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
  - Ignition Timing2 pages
    Number One Cylinder › Component Information › Locations
    Timing Marks and Indicators › System Information › Locations
  - Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Ignition Cable › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Ignition Coil › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
  - Ignition Control Module › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Knock Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Pick-Up Coil, Ignition › Component Information › Locations › Camshaft Position Sensor2
  - Relays and Modules - Ignition System › Ignition Control Module › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Sensors and Switches - Ignition System40 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Specifications2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Ignition Switch › Component Information › Description and Operation2
    Knock Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Spark Plug › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Transmission Control Systems77 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Transmission and Drivetrain40 pages
    Actuators and Solenoids - A/T34 pages
    Clutch Control Solenoid Valve, A/T › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Pressure Regulating Solenoid, A/T › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Shift Solenoid, A/T › Component Information5 pages
    Locations › Solenoids2
    Description and Operation › Shift Solenoid 12 3
    Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid, A/T › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Actuators and Solenoids - Transfer Case › Clutch Pressure Regulating Solenoid, Transfer Case › Component Information › Description and Operation2 3 4 5 6
  - Lamps and Indicators - Transmission and Drivetrain › Lamps and Indicators - A/T › Temperature Warning Indicator - A/T › Component Information › Locations2
  - Relays and Modules - Transmission and Drivetrain14 pages
    Relays and Modules - A/T › Control Module, A/T › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Relays and Modules - M/T › Control Module, M/T › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
  - Sensors and Switches - Transmission and Drivetrain21 pages
    Sensors and Switches - A/T17 pages
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information12 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information4 pages
    Locations › Vehicle Speed Sensor 12
    Description and Operation › Vehicle Speed Sensor 12
    Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information › Locations
    Sensors and Switches - M/T4 pages
    Clutch Pedal Position Sensor / Switch › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › M/T - Clutch Pedal Squeaking Noise
    Transmission Speed Sensor, M/T › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Description and Operation › Vehicle Speed Sensor 12
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections