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This is very common on the 02 wrx, it shows up sometimes on others too. The rubber hoses shrink in the cold and leak. I tightened the hose clamps on my wrx last winter and the smell stopped. It came back this winter and I ended up just replacing all the hoses under the intake manifold.

If it's the first timing belt change, I will check all the idlers out. Spin them and listen for noise. Look for grease leaking. Wiggle the water pump and see if it feels loose. If all looks well just do the belt. For the second belt change, look into changing all the parts mentioned. That's my opinion and what I do for people.

Last week I got a perfect running EJ22 from a 98 OBS at a local U-pull yard that suffered the same fate. Massive dash fire/meltdown from a kid's radio installation.

Hey guys just found somebody to put inspection stickers on the suburban, let me know next time you go out and I'll come.

Usually the cams seize and the plastic pulley shatters.

Well the OP is ohio, I think the market there is about the same as here in PA. I get 2.2's for $65 if I pull them out. I know davebugs said he gets them in the pittsburg area for $200-300 with a warranty.

I don't think subaru does but I am no expert. I have heard that nissan and toyota still make older models in africa.

It might be even more, the 96 EJ25 pistons are different than the 97-99 ones.

I could be dead wrong, but I don't think there is going to be anyone over there able to service newer US market subies. From what I have read africa is usually 10 years or so behind the US in cars and trucks, they still make discontinued models over there.

99% chance it bent valves if it lost an idler pulley. With that mileage I would not invest any money or time in it. You can keep the car on the road for cheap with an EJ22 engine swap. It is a direct replacement. Search on here for the specifics, but you want a 95 EJ22 engine from a car with an automatic or a 96-98 EJ22 from an automatic if you can get the matching exhaust y pipe. These engines are dirt cheap, you can buy them for 200-300.

Not really, just a beater suburban with a small lift and 33's. It does ok offroad, and I could care less if it gets dented.

I go a few times a year. My girlfriend is on the way home from main right now actually.

The burb is awesome, I don't remember if you guys all saw it or not. It's got a 3" lift and 33's. It's a POS so I don't care about it much. I thought about meeting you guys today, but I got caught driving it the other day with expired stickers and promised the cop here in town I won't drive it any more I have to find some new stickers somehow for it, probably peel them off something else and stick them on.

I've been out on trials in maine, lots of fun, lots of mud during mud season. We tore the y pipe off my suburban in maine and had to drive all the way back to pa like that, talk about loud. I have to go out with you guys in NJ sometime. I don't have an off road subie, I'd have to take the suburban. That little puddle would be nothing the 'burb, I don't even think it would be up to the bottom of the doors.

Fix the coupe first, I like that car! If you get bored or frustrated with it, you can sell it to me

^^^ that is just like the 99 I was working on the other day. The small plug for the heated mirror is right next to the larger one for the power mirror. If the 96 is the same and wired for it, you could pop the door panel off and know in a few minutes.

On the 99 I was working on the other day the mirror had two plugs, one for the power mirror and a separate smaller plug for the heater. 96 could be different though.

If it still has the automatic in it, trans.

If it's losing oil that fast, a good possibility is that the screws on the back of the oil pump came loose and the oil pressure blew out the front crank seal. If it is coming out the timing covers, I would replace the cam seals, the front crank seal, new oil pump o-ring, tighten and loctite the screws on the back of the oil pump and reseal the oil pump to the block. New belt too if it got really oil soaked.

Could be the coolant temp sensor, they act like this when they go bad.

That a good deal for $250. If you need parts, the junkyards out here are loaded with outbacks, if you want to hit them one day let me know I can go along.

I am hoping for something old. 360, FF-1 or a Gen 1 car.

No, that would be a phase 2 EJ25. Lot of things are different. It's possible but much more involved.

Just take the 06 back to the dealer and let them fix it. It's under warranty.