Viciousharp

I'm thinking when he tried to start it a few times after this happened that he probably bent something. I have read about the headgasket issues so now he has an excuse to deal with that as well.

By surface the heads do you mean have them machined? I was thinking about having that done as a precaution there are a few local shops who are very reasonable.

Thanks for the heads up guys

Awesome thanks for the help. I assume you must also be mechanically inclined. If pulling the motor is that easy then thats the route I will go. Couldn't be as bad as pulling motors out of hondas right? Looking at it looks a lot easier. I really appreciate the help guys especially since I am new walking in and asking for help. I would buy that motor but I don't have the money to front him for that. His motor was great 170k miles not using a drop of oil just had a shotty timing belt job at 110k or he was lied to and it was never done. Already purchased a belt kit to replace all the idlers, tensioner, water pump. Your help is saving my buddy from not having a car and allowing me to use my skill to help a dear friend. Can't tell you how much I appreciate it. V

Also I don't have a lift but I've put transmissions in on my garage floor is it doable to remove this motor without a lift? If its not to hard thats the route I would like to take just so its easier to see everything and work.

My buddy has fallen on hard times and I am doing this work free of charge. He can't afford to purchase a new motor and I am planning on buying the timing parts and valves to attempt to fix this motor? Do you think that would fix it or am I just wasting my time?

Hello! I am new to this forum and I am looking for a place for help with my Subaru and ones belonging to my friends. I have a problem now and I need help! Let me preface this by saying I am an ASE and Honda master technician but I have very little experience with Subaru's. While I'm confident I can fix this car I want to know what I am looking at. A friend of mine has a 2003 Subaru Baja with what a believe is an ej25 (correct me if i'm wrong). While driving at interstate speeds and under throttle going up a hill his timing belt snapped. Afterward he tried to start it a few times (I know a big no no). My experience with Honda's tells me that I can get away with replacing the timing belt and the valves and everything should be back to normal. What are the chances that this did more damage than just bending and breaking valves? The mechanic he had it towed too (not me because he lives a few hours away) quoted him $2500-$3000 because he said 1. the engine would have to be removed and 2. it would have to be rebuilt and the heads would have to be sent off and repaired. I did some research and found that there have been people who have removed the heads on this motor without pulling the engine. Is this a possibility or just a pipe dream? Any help would be wonderful because I want to be able to knock this out in a weekend and would like to know what the chances are that any other damage would have been done to the motor such as cracked pistons etc. Thanks for your help! V