# Subaru legacy wagon 1 or 2 inch fuel pump? **URL:** \ **Category:** Power/Fuel\ **Tags:** legacy, pump, subaru, gasoline\ **Created:** [May 27, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-wagon-1-or-2-inch-fuel-pump/49434 "2010-05-27T00:47:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mexisubi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mexisubi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mexisubi)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-wagon-1-or-2-inch-fuel-pump/49434/1 "2010-05-27T00:47:54Z")
Well I am in a bit of a jam. I have a 1993 Subaru legacy wagon and I live in Mexico… a few years back my pulley went bad so I took it in and my mechanic did some magic having it rethreaded since Subi parts are nowhere to be found… that fix held for a couple years with a couple more rethreads but after the last one it became clear that I needed to get the real part so that the crankshaft wouldn’t get worn down. So it sat, poor Subi, for a few months. Finally I replaced the part, got my car back on the road and it only lasted a few days before it started losing all its punch and making a bunch of noise. So I let it sit for a while till I found another mechanic who had actually heard of a subaru (a couple more months) and he had me fetch a MAF sensor and some spark plug cables. I also had him change the fuel filter. I was breifly bcak on the road but once again… no go. It didn’t even last the night before it just shut off while driving, then again at a light… and then it just wouldn’t start. Now the mechanic says its the fuel pump. He says they get stuck when a car sits. So once again my car sits, found a place in Mexico that can ship me my fuel pump, but… they need to know if I need a 1 inch or a 2 inch … frankly I don?t have the slightest clue. His diagnosis method was to pour some gasoline on the engine and see if it started, (which it did) so… I just need to know if subi fuel pumps get stuck from sitting and what is the part I need, since my trips to the US are few and far between. Help me get back on these Mexican roads ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 9:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-wagon-1-or-2-inch-fuel-pump/49434/2 "2010-05-27T09:38:10Z")
The trouble may be with the fuel pump relay. See if your mechanic eliminated it as the problem before looking at the pump. I don’t know for sure what size pump you need. Here is a link to a good Soob forum. You may get more help there. [http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3](http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-legacy-wagon-1-or-2-inch-fuel-pump/49434/3 "2010-05-27T11:18:03Z")
I don’t know the answer to your question, but I do have a suggestion. I really think that you need to get rid of this car, and that you should buy a brand that is a known quantity in Mexico. Owning a 17-18 year old car that is a mystery to the mechanics and whose parts are unavailable is just not practical from any standpoint. You are eventually going to be in a situation where you are stranded in a very inconvenient location, and no mechanic will be able to help you. Don’t you want to avoid situations like that?