darsdoug

All un-bolted and ready to pull. I'm just waiting for a borrowed cherry picker to arrive. I know its a spun bearing. The piston pin access port is very convenient for checking movement.

What do the ej25d, ej251, ej252, etc. designations mean?

So if I get a 99 phase two - 2.5 shortblock and use the original intake and heads off my spun rod bearing 99 phase two 2.2 , will yee in essence end up with a frankenmotor?

Hmm?

Here it is.

I removed the passenger side head today and pushed down on #1 piston with my fingers. It went "clop" and slid down a quarter inch in its bore. I don't need to be a certified tech to know what that is. oh well. I'll be hunting for a shortblock shortly. Either that or lug it to a machine shop.

He hinted around that he wants the heads from my knocking 99 SOHC 2.2 thinking he can put them on his 99 OB DOHC 2.5 ?

Got it Shawn. That cleared my confusion with the phase designations. Thanks.

The mark on the crank sprocket wasn't exactly at 12 o'clock AFTER HE GOT THE TIMING BELT ON. He missed it apparently. Bummer. I printed out the 2.5 timing info and gave him a copy and suggested he study it. I doubt if he will make that mistake again.

So phase 2 engines are the puppies that require OBD 2 code readers? I shall put that in my long term memory. Thanks

Alright. I'll probably pull the heads off next weekend. I'll post pics of whatever it is knocking in there.

Yes the interior is all there and has a nice sounding Pioneer am/fm cd player that works just fine.

So phase 1 are DOHC and phase 2 are SOHC?

I got it half way home today but it started knocking worse and then lost power and died. Lucky for me Triple AAA came to my rescue and hauled me the last two or three miles with a ramp truck. I finally noticed a faded sticker on the door jamb that says a new speedometer was installed at 97352 miles back in 2007. So much for my thinking that I had a low miles Subaru? Looks nice after I washed it though. It says Legacy "L" on the rear hatch. Maybe I just lost a rocker assembly on one side? Thats the best case scenario. I can't wait to see what all the clacking and banging was about. Its on my 2-doo list anyhow.

It's a 1999 "L" with manf. date of 10/98 so it's the interference engine. It has a knock I haven't figured out yet and has been parked for a couple years, but for two hundred bucks cash I thought it was worth it. And with an odometer that says only 38 thousand miles!!! I figured I better get it. It starts and drives and stops too. Washington's 3 day trip permit almost cost as much as I paid for the car. Actually just thirty dollars for that. Even with the knock I still feel like a kid on Christmas morning. Its a good feeling.

Five bills? Hmmmm? I know it has less than 150K on it. I wonder if I should get it in it's present state?

Just checking your cognitive functions. ha ha.

I guess it is what it is at this point. Valves are probably bent. Next step will be pulling the heads off for a damage assessment. I could walk away with the entire car for five hundred dollars this evening (due to his frustration) but I'd rather see him get it running. It's a learning curve thing for him for sure. But I certainly would like to know why none of the cam sprocket marks line up after you rotate the crank 360 degrees. But if you rotate the crank clockwise again another 360 degrees everything lines up again. Could that be where everything went haywire while he was setting the cam timing?

Alright. Thanks. I'll walk next door and take a look.

So I got off work yesterday and my neighbor has it all buttoned up with new head gaskets on but it won't start and only managed to backfire once up through the intake and I thought I could hear the clock clock clock of valves touching pistons while cranking. He insisted the timing was right on and he's re-checked it several times. I glanced at it and observed the two hashmarks on each cam sprocket are adjacent to each other with the crank mark straight up. I believe he needs some pics to guide him if its not too late for that? Probably is though. I couldn't find any pictorial guide while searching this morning and I'm trying to get out the door right now to get to my regular job. He has thrown a bunch of money at it on machine shop work, new head gaskets and seals, belt, etc. but he's still obviously just learning the DOHC 2.5's and always in a hurry to get things done. Thanks.

I've clocked 887 miles so far since the HG replacement and its still running pristine. I better get some ambition and put the seals in.

Thanks for sending me the correct seals Northwet. I'm still curious why Felpro didn't include them in their head gasket set?

So I've just ordered a head gasket set from ebay and I'm curious if any of the Subaru tech's on here have used the same type? On a scale of 1 to 10 what would you rate the JIS set they offer for a 96 Legacy EJ22? Your opinions are welcome. Thanks.

I've gone 428 miles so far with no problems. I'm amazed at how good it's been running as it was my first rodeo on a ea82 HG install. It had the common hairline cracks between the valve seats on every cylinder but I went with it anyway after researching the issue here on usmb. I did put a coat of copper spray on the HG's and I put about 3 ft. lbs. of extra torque on each head bolt after going thru the third torque sequence.