1989 Subaru RX Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1989 Subaru RX applies to the Turbo, offered as a 3-door coupe or a 4-door sedan. A turbocharger feeds its 1.8L gasoline flat-four, which runs a single overhead camshaft. Across the engine, the fuel and ignition systems, cooling, the transmission and drivetrain, brakes, suspension, steering, the electrical system and the body, the manual lays out procedures, specifications and torque values, supported by wiring diagrams and diagnostics for both body styles.

Engines covered

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

Body styles covered

• 3-door coupe
• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Turbo

Known issues on the 1989 RX. Forced induction is the thread running through the 1989 RX. Its turbocharged SOHC flat-four depends on the fuel system, ignition and cooling system working together, and the drivetrain behind it leads to the brakes, suspension and steering beneath the coupe and the sedan. Wiring diagrams cover the electrical system of both body styles. Throughout, the manual offers procedures, specifications, torque values and diagnostics for the engine and chassis systems of this Turbo.