[Very Rare FWD 1985 XT Turbo on Ebay]

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[Very Rare FWD 1985 XT Turbo on Ebay]

Hi everyone,

 

I had to give up on my dream of rebuilding this beauty, as I don't have the time or the skills to get this thing back to roadworthy.  Also, I have a kid on the way, so off it goes.  I'm sad to see it go.

 

I know a lot of you have the skills and the ability to find the parts to get her blasting down the road again.  I figured I'd post my Ebay auction here since you are the Subaru Gurus

 

$1900, no reserve.  Beautiful body, sad engine & cooling system.  All details in the auction.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111544339147?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111544339147?

[Need Some Quick Advice on my 'new' 85 XT]

Hi everyone,

 

I forgot to mention that I really appreciated all the advice you gave & took it to heart.  Finding out I have a kid on the way basically destroyed any dream I had of rebuilding it.  I put it on Ebay for 1900 if anyone is interested.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111544339147

 

Thanks again for all the advice.

[Need Some Quick Advice on my 'new' 85 XT]

do you guys have and know about the little black blocks , sold here as sealwel? Sourced from the USA ,about a half inch square, inch long, smells soapy, break it up and shove it in the cooling system and run engine at operating temp. If is going to work and be quite a perment seal of coolant into other chambers, will do so in 15 to 20 mins.

 

I had a suspected HG, so, both  off and serviced, new genuine HG's and still had a steam engine. A chat with machine shop resulted in one of the miracle blocks, instructions to drive above normal op temp - nearly 60,000km or more ago. Suspect it was the turbo leaking.

 

A most recent case of buttermilk in an AWD E4AT turbo XT found a new lease on life just two weeks ago. No more tears for a while at least

 

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SEALWEL-COOLING-SYSTEM-SEALER-CLEANER-SEALS-RADIATORS-HEADS-GASKETS-28xCUBES-/291187997179?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43cc2839fb

 

and get yourself one of these lifesavers

http://enginewatchdog.com/tm2.html

 

You get used to seeing what temps engine works in, in traffic, up hills, cruising, different seasons. I noticed mine was 5 C warmer and found I'd lost half a litre of coolant - that was the turbo above I think, just starting to lose water. Saved the engine

Sounds too good to be true...  anyone else have the guts to dump this in the radiator and say a prayer?

[Need Some Quick Advice on my 'new' 85 XT]

Thanks for all the info and appreciation of this 'so ugly it's beautiful' car.  I feel the same way, it's my throwback to Knight Rider that turns all the kid's heads here in Cali.  I've now caught 3 people taking pics of it in a 3 weeks, mostly due to it's impeccable condition.

 

About the head:  Yes, it's cracked (as least the mechanic claims).  I found a coollant leak I couldn't trace, but it lead to the head.

 

I've never gotten so far to drop an engine; only a tranny.  Got the mechanical skill to change most anything that doesn't require a cherry picker or special expensive proprietary tools.

 

From what I'm hearing, I think I'd be better off biting the bullet and paying someone with experience.  This car is too rare to go codswalloping up playing shade-tree mechanic...  I'm a computer guy anyways.

 

Again, thanks for the great info.  Once I get her back, I'll give everyone an update.  I'll tell you this, when the head was still OK, the thing FLEW...Not much could catch me at a light after the 'crosswalk' turbo kicks in

[Need Some Quick Advice on my 'new' 85 XT]

Hi Guys,

 

About a month ago, i scored a 1985 XT Turbo for a great price, in near-perfect shape visually, and it drove pretty damn good to boot...

 

Since im new to Ru's, I took it to a trusted Subaru-only mechanic to give it a good once-over.  I had noticed the temp had been reading too high for my comfort level, which was my main concern.

 

Long story short: he claimed he checked it w/a heat gun and that the sensor was likely bad or a thermostat issue.  Told me I was fine, flushed the tranny (which made me twitchy), put on a new set of belts & sent me on my way.

 

Couple weeks later, the rough starts begin.  Flooring it cleared it up, which seriously concerned me.  I sensed coolant was getting into the combustion and fouling it up.  A week later, I stalled in the road...

 

Brought it to another mechanic, he found the bad head after I traced a coolant leak & showed him.  I don't think the block is bad as he's quoting me on the head & labor (hopefully, still waiting on est.)

 

------------------   The Big Questions:   ---------------------

1.  How hard is it to change the head myself?

2.  Am I correct in my research that this model (front wheel drive turbo) sports the EA-82T?

3.  Is there a good source for parts you're aware of if they try to take me to the cleaners?

4.  Is there more that can be wrong after this & I may want to have a pro looking at it anyways?

5.  I found this, is this what I'm looking for? http://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru_1985_XTGL10-TURBO/HEAD-ASSEMBLY-CYLINDER-------------------92----B/49223305/11039AA780.html

 

Thanks to all for reading and for any potential advice you have to offer.  I will be a regular here if I can keep this thing running tip-top without draining the bank account...