# Subaru guys...help **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 28, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668 "2014-01-28T12:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RedBaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RedBaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedBaran)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/1 "2014-01-28T12:40:57Z")
​I have a 2000 legacy with the 2.5. Recently something has been going wrong. Under acceleration the car violently shakes and barley get up to speed. Also at idle the whole car shakes and idles at like 600rpm. When revved it does smoke. I have no idea what I did if anybody has ever seen this before any help would be great. There is gas lol. It’s not a head gasket no coolant every where but possibly a misfire? I don’t know it would shake that bad. Getting plugs/ wires soon the car has 184k on it. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/2 "2014-01-28T12:58:50Z")
You checked the coolant for oil? and the oil for coolant? What color smoke? ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/3 "2014-01-28T13:03:43Z")
sounds like a misfire. start with that basics, wires, plugs. Scan it. Come back with codes. ---
**Author:** ![RedBaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RedBaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedBaran)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/4 "2014-01-28T13:15:35Z")
White smoke and didnt check oil but overflow was good. And yea that’s what I’m hoping a misfire but everything ove been reading saying that shaking settles down after a few mins ---
**Author:** ![Shifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shifty/32/4959_2.png) [@Shifty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shifty)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/5 "2014-01-28T13:19:52Z")
> [@Norb O](#): > > sounds like a misfire. start with that basics, wires, plugs. Scan it. Come back with codes. +1 > [@RedBaran"](#): > > Under acceleration the car violently shakes and barley get up to speed. There could be snow packed, inside your rims…if so clean it out . ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/6 "2014-01-28T14:28:38Z")
It’s also cold as fuck which could screw up sensors/electronics ---
**Author:** ![RedBaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RedBaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedBaran)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/7 "2014-01-28T16:03:41Z")
Yea that’s very true lol but I was freezing my ass off trying to scrape this damn shit because that’s what I thought it wa but I didn’t understand why it was revving so low ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/8 "2014-01-28T16:08:18Z")
Sounds like plugs. They aren’t bad on the 2.5 but may require you to pull the battery and (if I remember correctly) shimmy the fuse box outta the way. At least it’s easier than the turbo. ---
**Author:** ![RedBaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RedBaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedBaran)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/9 "2014-01-28T16:46:40Z")
Yeah doing plugs on it tomorrow. Ha wish I had a turbo ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/10 "2014-01-28T17:35:36Z")
How can you tell it’s smoking with it being this cold? Sounds like you’re on 3 cylinders. Check the oil already just to be safe. Unfortunately we can’t do these things for you through the internet. Yet… ---
**Author:** ![RedBaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RedBaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedBaran)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/11 "2014-01-31T05:04:43Z")
Well this got shitty. Took the plug boots off and found tons of oil in them so either the seals suck or my rings are shot to hell. Nobody had anything I needed so waiting a few days online for valve cover gasket/plug well seals. Hoping they just are old and froze up when it was super cold ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/12 "2014-01-31T05:17:34Z")
if you took the plug boots off and the plug wells were filled with oil then the internal round portion of the valve cover gasket is leaking. not bad of a fix. as the oil drowns the plug connection, it’ll definitely misfire. I had this happen on a Miata once and new wires, VGC, and plug well seals solved the problem. ---
**Author:** ![RedBaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RedBaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedBaran)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/13 "2014-01-31T05:48:40Z")
Haha thanks I hope so. Ordered everything on rock auto dirt cheap ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/14 "2014-01-31T09:00:07Z")
Most 2.5s seem to think head gaskets are tasty… ---
**Author:** ![99\_civic\_si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99_civic_si/32/7319_2.png) [@99\_civic\_si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99_civic_si)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/15 "2014-02-02T20:54:50Z")
sounds to me like timing jumped a tooth on one of the cams ---
**Author:** ![RedBaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RedBaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedBaran)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/subaru-guys-help/234668/16 "2014-02-03T13:21:57Z")
Well spent about 2 hours taking everything apart and cleaning all the oil away an such. Seems to be running good now. Waiting on new seals still