parts question

[unforgiven 33]

i have a 93 impreza L and i am in need of a couple electronic parts.
i've found a couple places that can get them for me but they are very
expensive. does anyone here know where i can find the parts i need
without having to go in debt to get them?
i need a "throttle control sensor" and a "mass air flow sensor"
thanx in advance for any help you can give

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

i have a 93 impreza L and i am in need of a couple electronic parts.
i've found a couple places that can get them for me but they are very
expensive. does anyone here know where i can find the parts i need
without having to go in debt to get them?
i need a "throttle control sensor" and a "mass air flow sensor"
thanx in advance for any help you can give

Ask at the forums on www.usmb.net . IIRC there had been a replacement
element for inside the MAF that was much less expensive than the whole
unit - not sure if it included your model year though.

carl

 

[johninKY]

I would go the used parts route. You are probably looking at over $500 for
these two parts new. I could buy these parts at a local wrecking yard for
$25 for example.

 

[unforgiven 33]

the two parts i am looking for i have found new (over 700 bucks total)
so i've been trying every junk yard i can find in my area. so far none
of them have what i need. they don't even have a subaru on the grounds.
it's turning my hair gray

 

[Edward Hayes]

Try eBay or some salvage yard that has connections throughout the USA.

 

[y_p_w]

i have a 93 impreza L and i am in need of a couple electronic parts.
i've found a couple places that can get them for me but they are very
expensive. does anyone here know where i can find the parts i need
without having to go in debt to get them?
i need a "throttle control sensor" and a "mass air flow sensor"
thanx in advance for any help you can give

On a related note, I'm trying to find a fairly simple part
that I figure shouldn't be more than maybe $15. It's the
wire that controls the A/C compressor clutch (2004 WRX) and
contain a moisture resistant socket. I don't think it's part
of the $600 wiring harness. It could come as part of the A/C
compressor clutch (~$170 at 1stsubaruparts.com). I've gone
to a couple of dealers and they both told me that their parts
inventory didn't show such a part - at least not separately.

My wire was chewed by a mouse, and it's knawed along the
length and severed right at the connector. Someone has
offered to solder it to a wire so that I can splice it
to the remaining wire. I'm not sure how secure that would
be without the added strength of a splice.

In an emergency, I'll have electrical tape and a paper
clip handy.

 

[Michael Pardee]

On a related note, I'm trying to find a fairly simple part
that I figure shouldn't be more than maybe $15. It's the
wire that controls the A/C compressor clutch (2004 WRX) and
contain a moisture resistant socket. I don't think it's part
of the $600 wiring harness. It could come as part of the A/C
compressor clutch (~$170 at 1stsubaruparts.com). I've gone
to a couple of dealers and they both told me that their parts
inventory didn't show such a part - at least not separately.

My wire was chewed by a mouse, and it's knawed along the
length and severed right at the connector. Someone has
offered to solder it to a wire so that I can splice it
to the remaining wire. I'm not sure how secure that would
be without the added strength of a splice.

In an emergency, I'll have electrical tape and a paper
clip handy.

You really don't have much to lose by trying the repair. A word of caution -
the soldering to the connector can be tricky. If the housing is
thermoplastic (instead of Bakelite or similar) the heat of soldering can
deform it and cause the pin to not line up right. Work-arounds include
removing the pin from the connector while soldering (not usually practical,
but worth looking at) and soldering very nimbly. Freezing the connector
first will also help - I've soldered to glass fuses by freezing them,
tinning the ends, freezing again and soldering the tinned wire to the tinned
fuse very rapidly.

Strength will be a problem with and without a splice. You will definitely
want some sort of support so the wire doesn't vibrate and tug. Wrapping the
connector and wire with electrical tape looks funky but relieves a lot of
strain and vibration.

Mike

 

[y_p_w]

You really don't have much to lose by trying the repair. A word of caution -
the soldering to the connector can be tricky. If the housing is
thermoplastic (instead of Bakelite or similar) the heat of soldering can
deform it and cause the pin to not line up right. Work-arounds include
removing the pin from the connector while soldering (not usually practical,
but worth looking at) and soldering very nimbly. Freezing the connector
first will also help - I've soldered to glass fuses by freezing them,
tinning the ends, freezing again and soldering the tinned wire to the tinned
fuse very rapidly.

Strength will be a problem with and without a splice. You will definitely
want some sort of support so the wire doesn't vibrate and tug. Wrapping the
connector and wire with electrical tape looks funky but relieves a lot of
strain and vibration.

I plan on using several segments of polyolefin heat shrink tubing
to cover up wire portions that have been knawed on. Would heat
shrink do the trick? All they had at Wal-Mart was tiny 2 inch long
pieces, I'll probably need to go to an electronics supply store.

I'm not an expert with a soldering iron, although I am an electrical
engineer. I know someone who is probably more qualified than
myself. The wire is literally cut 2 mm from the end of the
connector. We tried removing the wire and disassembling the
connector. It had a gasket that could be removed, but that was
about it. I'm thinking of going to a dealer and asking to see an
A/C compressort clutch to see if this wire comes in the box.

 

[Michael Pardee]

I plan on using several segments of polyolefin heat shrink tubing
to cover up wire portions that have been knawed on. Would heat
shrink do the trick? All they had at Wal-Mart was tiny 2 inch long
pieces, I'll probably need to go to an electronics supply store.

I'm not an expert with a soldering iron, although I am an electrical
engineer. I know someone who is probably more qualified than
myself. The wire is literally cut 2 mm from the end of the
connector. We tried removing the wire and disassembling the
connector. It had a gasket that could be removed, but that was
about it. I'm thinking of going to a dealer and asking to see an
A/C compressort clutch to see if this wire comes in the box.

That sounds workable. Heat shrink is fine, but you still want to provide
support to the wire so it isn't pulling on or shaking the soldered part - it
will fatigue and break.

A 50W iron should do a good job with 2mm available. As long as the end and
the wire are tinned on the first pass and then quickly joined on the second
pass it should be good.

Mike