1986 Subaru RX Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1986 Subaru RX centers on the car's turbocharged 1.8L flat-four, a gasoline engine with a single overhead camshaft. The RX appears here as a 4-door sedan, and Turbo is its one listed trim. Procedures and specifications cover the engine alongside its fuel, ignition and cooling systems; torque values and diagnostics carry on through the transmission, drivetrain, brakes, suspension and steering; and wiring diagrams trace the electrical system of the sedan body.

Engines covered

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

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Turbo

Known issues on the 1986 RX. A sedan built around a turbocharged SOHC flat-four asks for accurate data in a few places. On the engine side, that means the fuel system and ignition working with forced induction, plus a cooling system that keeps the engine in range. On the chassis side, it means the transmission and drivetrain, brakes, suspension and steering of the 1986 RX Turbo. Across those systems and the electrical system, this manual supplies procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics.