1991 Subaru XT Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1991 Subaru XT applies to a 2-door coupe that comes as a GL or an XT6, with two entries on the engine list. One is the 1.8L flat-four, the other the 2.7L H6, and they share a single overhead camshaft layout, natural aspiration and gasoline. Diagnostics and wiring diagrams address the electrical system and power steering, while procedures, specifications and torque values address the engine, fuel system, cooling, transmission, drivetrain, brakes and suspension.

Engines covered

• 1.8L flat-four — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.7L H6 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• GL
• XT6

Known issues on the 1991 XT. Power steering, gearbox breathing and park engagement are the subjects of the 3 recalls the federal record holds for the 1991 XT. Certain 1991 XT vehicles may lose power steering assist intermittently because of the electronically controlled motor pump, and new controllers were fitted. Certain 1991 XT vehicles, limited to six-cylinder cars with AWD and a manual gearbox registered in specified cold states, can suffer a frozen transmission vent that pushes out a seal and starves the gears of oil. Certain 1991 XT vehicles with the electronically controlled automatic may be slow to release park. One owner complaint concerns seat belts. The transmission and steering procedures, torque values and diagnostics address these systems.