1985 Subaru RX Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1985 Subaru RX documents a 4-door sedan sold only in Turbo trim. The engine that gives the trim its name is a 1.8L flat-four with a single overhead camshaft, turbocharged and running on gasoline. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics here apply to the engine, the fuel, ignition and cooling systems, the transmission, brakes, suspension and steering, and the electrical system and body of this sedan.

Engines covered

• 1.8L flat-four — SOHC, turbocharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Turbo

Known issues on the 1985 RX. Turbocharging shapes how the 1985 RX is serviced. Its flat-four runs forced induction on gasoline, which ties the engine, fuel system and ignition closely together, while the cooling system keeps the turbocharged engine within its operating range. The manual gives procedures, specifications, torque values and diagnostics for those systems and for the transmission and drivetrain, brakes, suspension and steering of the sedan, with wiring diagrams for its electrical system and body.