Stray grey female plug & vacuum tube? - smoke from passenger side? (merged thread)

A few more details about exactly which model and year you have might generate more responses.

What year, engine... Add that to your sig in your user CP

Thank you, I thought I had included that, too stressed out from this project I guess.

Its a 1998 Forester DOHC 2.5 EJ25. (I believe this is the first Forester)

Conner

Have you tried starting the engine? Any CELs might give you a clue.

Knock sensor

No, its not the knock sensor unfortunately (unless there are two separate connections -- I don't think this is the case).

That one I do have figured out and snapped in. Its a white to white connection.

ForesterCub said:

Have you tried starting the engine? Any CELs might give you a clue.

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Well, I don't have the intake manifold in yet, so I was going to try to figure this out before hand, but I'm going to go blow any sand out of the intake on the heads right now and start getting it in. I'll be monitoring this thread to see if anyone figures it out.

But yes, this is a good idea and I'm going to do this if I don't figure it out.

My friend thought perhaps it was an option for accessory? Like a heating block or something that my car doesn't have?

Good for you for DIY. Hope it all works out alright.

Did you replace the timing belt & pulleys while you were in there?

I did indeed replace the timing belt. Not the pulleys. I've done water pump replacement before but that was as intense as it got.

I'm hoping for the best, but I'm a pessimist so I think this thing probably only has a 50-50 shot of actually working so I didn't want to sink too much money into it. The pulleys all felt like the bearings were strong.

Make sure you can turn it over by hand before cracking the starteer.

Camshaft Position Sensor?

Also, have a look through this thread, might give you some clues

https://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/155995-98-ej25-dohc-intake-harness/

@Conner Edwards no need to create a new thread, you already have an active thread on your engine project. Your threads have been merged & the thread title edited. :wink:

Bobby...

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Vacuum hose plugs into the cruise control.

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That loose 2 pin plug might be speedometer, reverse switch, or neutral switch.