# Locating the #5 cylinder

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/locating-the-5-cylinder/117941>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legacy, subaru\
**Created:** [May 23, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locating-the-5-cylinder/117941 "2018-05-23T20:41:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Cesar\_Rivera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Cesar\_Rivera](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cesar_Rivera)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locating-the-5-cylinder/117941/1 "2018-05-23T20:41:09Z")

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I bought a used 2010 Subaru legacy with a 3.6r engine with a defective #5 ignition coil… problem is I need to know where is the#5 cylinder

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locating-the-5-cylinder/117941/2 "2018-05-23T20:58:12Z")

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Facing out the windshield, # 5 is the nearest cylinder on the right. Looking into the engine bay, it is the farthest away on the left.