Jump to content
Ultimate Subaru Message Board

weddes05

Members
  • Posts

    59
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by weddes05

  1. Neo, I am thinking about going out when you guys go again. I should have it all lifted by the beginning of next week. Where is the Barrens? Either way I would be trailering it there due to it being the first time on the trail with it. I will probably just talk to you when you come out for the struts.

  2. Can anyone help me?....I have been tryin to find disgusting 95-99 legacy lift pics. Possibly even the body transplanted onto another frame. I know there was one floating around of a leg on a rover chassis. Tryin to show a guy at work but havin no luck. I want to do a lifted OB but dont think I want to go through all the processes of using the OB drive train....maybe throw it onto another frame.

  3. I just got to play with my 00RS in the snow for the first time, not as much snow as you but alot of ice mixed in. OMG!!!! This car is killer in bad conditions. With the LSD if it gets into trouble, steer out, hit the gas and go! I pulled into my dads driveway and felt it just kind of raise the car as the snow scraped the floor pans. Thought for sure we would be diggin it out, went to leave, dumped the clutch and and it pulled right out.:clap:

  4. It is more or less things to look out for.

     

    I was only listing engine issues.

     

    And as far as widespread issues there are def. more than HG's. HG's are pretty much are problem that if you own the car a while you WILL have to deal with, where the others are faily widespread.

     

    Only things ive seen here with any merit that fit under disaster is the Head gasket. The seperator plate is anoying, seals are normal wear and tear

    Nothing lasts for ever, and having been one of the people that blew a bottom end at 196,000 miles, i consider that not unusual for any engine.

    Also the pully of death has been left out, but thats usually from inproper instalation after replacing the main seal.

     

    Odd how torque bind is left out.

     

    I think the list is just alarmist. From seeing what been posted here, only HG qualify as wide spread, followed by the oil seperator plate.

     

    nipper

  5. I was just trying to get a feeler out for different issues that people are seeing becoming common and maybe getting a list together for problems to watch out for when looking into one of these, and to give people an idea of what to expect they could be getting themselves into. Please add on anything you can think of and what mileage this has been commonly occuring. I work at a shop that we deal with nothing but subies parts and service and I am thinking about keeping a tally with problems dealt with.

     

    Phase 1 2.2

    -one of the best of the newer generations of engines made in the opinion of manyd people, they are pretty much all good (finally did my 98 OBS at 237k)

    -cam/crank seals

     

    Phase 2 2.2

    -limited production- 99 legacy and 99-01 impreza

    -electronic disasters- i have dealt with more sensor, TCU, ECU, and wiring problems on these than any other EJ

    -cam/crank seals

     

    Phase 1 2.5

    -Obviously head gaskets- I have dealt with them as low as 70k

    -bottom end failure- seeing this more and more lately between 115k and up

    -cams locking up- appears to be mainly due to the size of the journal and the oil passage

    -if you are into buying parts cars are repairables inspect the cam gears no matter where they are hit- I have purchased cars that have been light his with the body pushed nowhere near the cam covers and put it back together only to find out the composite gear blew apart and belt most of the valves

    -cam/crank seals

     

    Phase 2 2.5

    -HG issues as well- not as bad as the phase 1's but we are seeing our fair share- As early as 60K

    -planar type O2s need to be replaced fairly often- As early as 50K

    -catalytic converter problems fairly common (420 code) As early as 60K

    -cam/crank seals

     

    EJ20

    -Haven't dealt a whole lot with but beware of boosted engines without supported fuel systems

    -Bottom ends! (I am doing the second engine in an 05 with 41k first one was used this time it is getting rebuilt) As low as 40K

     

    Again this is only a rough guide to what we have seen and dealt with personally. I am sure there are pleanty of things I havent thought to list. Feel free to add.

  6. I personally would just do the gaskets, would be saving a ton of cash and if you are pulling it that is half the battle. If you decide to do it yourself try do get a hold of a good straight edge and check the deck on the block and heads I am starting to see some that are over 8 thousandths out in warpage. But as long as you didn't cook it you shouldn't see a problem with that.

×
×
  • Create New...