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SubaruJawn
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Hey Guys & Gals


i recently got a 2001 impreza L Wagon AWD.2.2L Automatic

316,065 miles when bought, she has an issue running, cylinder 1 doesnt fire, previous owner said he bought it that way and has driven it for a year.

 

i paid $250 for it and inspected till december, i would like to get her running properly

 

father thinks its a burnt or  bent valve.. because i get 30 psi 60 at best cylinder 3 gets 150psi runs on the same cam.. i was also told timing could do this as well, just a few teeth off can cause it..

 

what do you guys think ?

 

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after testing and checking timing, i am convinced its the valve..

 

put air into cylinder 1 and the air came out the exhaust just as fast as it went in..

 

so i need valves, another question is the EJ222 a 16 valve ?

i need 2 intake and 2 exhaust valves ?

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ok, now i am confused, Justin from Facebook sais the heads are nowhere near identical and sais the heads will cause a powerloss..

and i'd have to use EJ22 gaskets (kinda obvious)

 

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I wouldnt.... the bore of the 22 will leave a sharp edge that will stick
out into the combustion chamber and collect carbon that will eventually
hotspot and cause detonation. You'll also lower the compression (not
something you want to do on an engine that's gutless down low to begin
with)

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It's been done before. Many times. The phase 2 heads are almost the same. The phase 1 heads are very different. Sohc vs. DOHC, along with the use of a different intake manifold. There are many turbo builds built that way with no issues. So slapping phase 2 w.5 heads onto a 2.2 shouldn't cause much issue at, considering how similar they are.

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  • 2 weeks later...

ok, now that i have gotten work done to my impreza its time to share what i have found out..

 

it was indeed a bad valvem the rear main was leaking as well i niw have fixed the rear main seal.. i yet have to wait for the new headgaskets

 

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Leaking Seal:

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New Seal:

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Head with Bad Valve:

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2.5L Heads:

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yet to installed 2.5 heads i am waiting on the headgaskets to arrive.

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