logang1k

Well I think I need to sit down and talk to the guys at the shop and see if they have an idea of what's wrong with the car. Because right now at this point in my life I just want a super reliable car that gets good mpg. My wrx as a ton of work done to it and it isn't the most reliable or the most fuel efficient. 20mpg, 80 mile commute to school and 93 octane. I want to put as little as possible into the loyale because I want to put a bigger turbo and some other odd and ends on my wrx. I may even retire the wrx from street duty and make it a weekend cruiser. I just don’t want to spend 500-1000 fixing the motor and then swap it out in 2 years

I took it to a local shop that has three mechanics that used to work for Subaru and they got it running but it is only hitting on 3 cylinders. I assume this is a big problem so I told them not to go any farther. They say I can drive it home. Is this worth fixing or should I say ************ it and do the ej swap now? Also can someone link me to a comprehensive list of what I need to get from the donor car? Numbchux says he has no problem doing the wiring for a 90-01 ej. I would really like to have a newer ej25 because I have a buddy that opensource tunes and it needs to be obd2 for his tuning. I bought this car to tinker with in the mud and off-road and just be a general beater/commuter to keep miles (and dents) off of my wrx while I am going to school in Louisville. About how much is a complete swap? I kind of want to get the dual range tranny for the ej motor. Would it be better to hunt down an ea82 d/r or get an ej d/r shipped in? Actually the more I think about it I should just try to fix the ea82 motor and get this car on the road before winter so the crazies in Louisville don’t take out my wrx and I am really broke right now because of school. But I would still like this information for future reference.

After a month of sitting I tried to start it again. I started kinda but would only run if I gave it a lot of gas. Are there any sensors that commonly go out that I need to check? I probably just need to get a timing light and learn how to check the timing. I need this tank going when the snow gets here. Anyone in southern indiana that would want to help check the timing?

I pulled the two covers off and watched the belts turn but I didn't look any farther after i saw them moving

Rotor is tight and turns when you try to start it. the timing belts move when you try to start it. guess it jumped time maybe?

I had just left my place and shifted into 2nd and I loss power and coasted off of the road. We towed it home and started checking things. It is getting fuel, spark and the timing belts are good. I checked the fuses and the links, they both looked good but I have never checked the links before. It has new plugs, wires, rotor, cap, air and fuel filter. When i give it gas it turns over faster but won't start. any ideas? It has the stock motor ea82 spfi 4wd 5mt