[Blackjdm]

So I'm the proud new owner of a 98 JDM , automatic , turbo . I've never had a subaru in my life but always wanted one I thought I was getting a deal , so the ABS light was on ... ABS obviously wasnt working cause the wheels would lock up ( is snowing in Alberta lol ) , anyway took it home and found out there's no fuse for the ABS so I put one on start the car .. and ABS starts working just like that , it was all fine for a little till I figure out I have no AWD .. just front wheels!! I took out the fuse out for the ABS and AWD starts working again but no ABS of course !! Any idea what can be causing this ? How is the ABS related to AWD .. I'm new and I'm not familiar with AWD or subarus , please help any ideas would be appreciated

 

[Kevin]

G'day & Welcome aboard

I'm not sure but there may be a fuse in the "FWD" (Front Wheel Drive) fuse slot that has something to do with this issue - a fuse in there will switch to FWD; no fuse will allow AWD. I often pull the ABS fuse when off-road but AWD stays active.

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[Blackjdm]

@Kevin Thanks for the quick answer , I didn't know about that but unfortunately there's no fuse in for FWD maybe tomorrow I will just try put one in and see if does anything different