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  1. Could be CV joint. How do your tires look? It may be obvious but if all 4 tires aren't the exact same size (Within 1/4-inch of tire circumference or about 2/32-inch of each other in remaining tread depth.) it can and will cause diff stress. When I bought my car it had extremely warn front winters and not so worn rears, I didn't hear any clicking or binding but I found it felt much more "free" when I bought 4 new.
  2. Well, just under two weeks after her near demise she's back on the road and better than ever. Had the swap done at a local shop for a very reasonable price. $600 in labour.. I was expecting worse. Although I feel confident I could have tackled this on my own I dont have the resources at the moment. No garage where I live and my parents are in the middle of selling their house so they didn't want a gutted Subaru in their's, haha. Drove it home (65km), and everything was fine, quiet, lots of power, and seemed to be better on fuel than the old engine.. I did however notice some steam coming from the front passenger side of the engine, maybe from a coolant hose? It wasn't much and only visible with hood popped. It's also very cold -18*C tonight, not sure if that has anything to do with it. Temp gauge is stable.
  3. New (used) engine arrived yesterday and it looks pretty good, came with intake manifold too, so hopefully that will save some time on the swap. Fingers are crossed its not a dud! Should be rolling out of the shop by the end of the week..
  4. I just paid $600 Canadian for a 2000 EJ22 with 112,000km (69,593miles). I feel like this was a good grab but i have no idea...
  5. I thought it was valve to piston.. oh well.. would have cost about the same to replace the heads with machining, gasket kit, and you have to pretty much pull the engine anyway to get them off.. and after all that I would still have 270,000km on it. I already ordered a timing belt too, not going to make that mistake again!
  6. Bit of an update; decided to go with the swap, ordered the engine today should arrive on Monday. Car is at a shop right now, it was towed there for free, my boss is good friends with the owner. he had a look at it today and there is valve damage, failed compression test i guess.. I'm wondering now if i should get him to do the labor or should i do it myself.. only downside is the shop is 100km from where i live, so a tow would be expensive.. and I'd have to get creative to lift the engine.. how many hours "should" a shop charge for something like this? his rate is $70\hr.. thanks for the input guys
  7. Hey guys, first time poster long time reader. Title says it. Was cursing along and poof there goes the timing belt, heard squealing and immediately dropped the clutch to the floor, belt snapped and engine stopped silently and I glided to the shoulder. I've done a lot of reading and understand I have an interference engine and the chances of damaged valves are very high.. I have been doing a lot of thinking and have found a few options so I am seeking some advice. My options are: A) Replace timing belt and hope for the best B ) Assume damaged valves, remove heads and order new valves, gaskets, etc.. C) Assume damaged valves and replace heads with two used ones I sourced locally ($125 each + machining + gaskets) D) I also sourced an EJ22 locally for $600, it has considerably less km (116,000km) than mine (273,000km) but I would need a shop to do labour (cost??). E) Scrap it, buy a Yaris and cry myself to sleep I bought the car for $2000 from someone with no mechanical knowledge, I did a lot of work, wheel bearing, brakes, exhaust, etc.. and drove it clean across the continental US from British Columbia, down to Cali across to NY and back up to Nova Scotia. It worked like a dream! It's rust free and I'd like to see it on the road again! Needless to say id like to do this as cheaply as possible. I have never done anything this complex but I have the mechanical confidence to dive in. Any info or experiences will help. THANKS!
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