nipper Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Maybe I'll have better luck with mechanics then back surgons:) After the car sitting for several months, it seems the valve stem seals have given up the fight. The car puts out a big blue cloud when first started in the morning. The rest of the day it seems fine. The engine has 182k on it (runs like a trooper), and I hate oil burning. The car will most likely be due for a heavy maint in the summer (seals water pump timing belt). I know from past exp that the timing belt and etc is 600 $ or so. I have no idea how much it is to replace the valve guide seals. i love the car, and the car is solid and well maintained. I am thinking of replacing the engine with a rebuilt 2.5 L from CCR (sorry guys but a rebuild gets around the HG issues). Now i live in Oceanside, Long Island, NY. I am hesitant from using a general engine rebuilder. Questions: 1-Has anyone had a sooby engine rebuilt by anyone besides Subaru or CCR (national chain prefered) 2-Can anyone recomend a shop in my area that has worked with CCR (if i go that route) 3-Do you think im nuts? (might be the pain meds) thanks nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarian Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I don't think you're nuts, but I do think that 182,000 is not a lot of miles for a Subaru engine. If it were mine, I'd fix it, but I haven't had back surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 i figure the cost of somone else doing it is at the 50% cost of a rebuild installed. am i wrong? nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcspeer Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Dont give up on the back, when I had the disc done in my neck it took a while to heal. I am sure you know this but just in case you dont you can have the valve stem seals fixed for very little money. I think you just remove the valve cover and fill the cyclinder with air. I am not sure on the details but I am sure someone here is. I had some done this way on a 305 chev. engine years back. Maybe I'll have better luck with mechanics then back surgons:) After the car sitting for several months, it seems the valve stem seals have given up the fight. The car puts out a big blue cloud when first started in the morning. The rest of the day it seems fine. The engine has 182k on it (runs like a trooper), and I hate oil burning. The car will most likely be due for a heavy maint in the summer (seals water pump timing belt). I know from past exp that the timing belt and etc is 600 $ or so. I have no idea how much it is to replace the valve guide seals. i love the car, and the car is solid and well maintained. I am thinking of replacing the engine with a rebuilt 2.5 L from CCR (sorry guys but a rebuild gets around the HG issues). Now i live in Oceanside, Long Island, NY. I am hesitant from using a general engine rebuilder. Questions: 1-Has anyone had a sooby engine rebuilt by anyone besides Subaru or CCR (national chain prefered) 2-Can anyone recomend a shop in my area that has worked with CCR (if i go that route) 3-Do you think im nuts? (might be the pain meds) thanks nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Dont give up on the back, when I had the disc done in my neck it took a while to heal. I am sure you know this but just in case you dont you can have the valve stem seals fixed for very little money. I think you just remove the valve cover and fill the cyclinder with air. I am not sure on the details but I am sure someone here is. I had some done this way on a 305 chev. engine years back. Thanks, since it was two surgeries(first one failed) almost back to back (28 days), may take the better part of the year to heal. Then i need to find a new job . I know on V and inline engine you have plenty of room to remove the valve springs and rocker arms. The 2.5L is tight in there and i am envisioning them pulling the heads to do this, which means HG's and that 1500.00 price, which is 1/2 the cost of an engine nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Another thing might be that you are not running it enough. I say this because my 65 GTO started the other day with a cloud like a steam engine. It sat all winter and the oil seems to have gone by the seals I think. I have started it a couple of time since and it is not smoking again, but if it sits it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 Another thing might be that you are not running it enough. I say this because my 65 GTO started the other day with a cloud like a steam engine. It sat all winter and the oil seems to have gone by the seals I think. I have started it a couple of time since and it is not smoking again, but if it sits it will. i use it once a day now, to get the newspaper and get the hell out of the house (cabin feever). Everymorning a big blue cloud, after that it seems fine. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Sure sounds like tired seals doesn't it. If you did a new engine you could probalbly drive it until the wheels fall off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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