jmyeds Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Quick forward: October 05 My wife drove my outback through a puddle. a waist deep puddle. Then hit a underwater curb which stopped the car blew the tire I put in 28 hours earlier and stalled the car. She opened the door and got out flooding the interior. Two guy in a box truck came along and pushed her out. AAA came to the rescue and made matters worse by burning up the starter. They did that after finding out the the spare was flat and it could not be drive even if he go it started. She got it home god bless her she took the seats out and the carpet out and dried them in the house and dried out the interior! So I took it to a shop that told me a cylinder lost compression. Either a cracked head or a cracked block. However no exhange of fluids at all. Fuel was a problem though. It leaked out everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE. I jacked up the car a little to replace the starter, and fuel poured out of the AIRBOX. it poured out of the exhaust when we pulled the motor it was in the coolent! and in the oil! New heads new block and it runs like it has no vacumn. If you touch the gas it dies. All vacumn lines are tight. One code for p0206. We replaced the injectors and the wiring harness and the ECM. Below is a list of work we have done and still it won't run right. Any suggestions? I have lost my mind. Before engine replacement: New wheels and tires New starter New Catalytic converter New Front Brakes and rotors After: Block Heads Intake Injectors Wiring harness Fuel pressure regulator Igniter Distributor Spark plugs Wires ECM (computer) All gaskets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyeds Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 BTW 1996 Outback wagon 2.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 First thought is the hose that connects to the air cleaner that always falls off. It can be hard to see and the engine runs just like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyeds Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Yup on tight and the small one and the one up by the block. Then pulled it all back off and reconnected everything (a number of times). We replaced the wiring harness, and there was a noticeable improvement at idle but still if you touch the gas it dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 you could try dumping sea foam into the pcv valve.. and seeing if the smoke comes out anywhere besides the exhaust pipe? good luck! sorry to hear about the blahness :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyeds Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 I will look up the seafoam I have see it on a few different threads. What does it do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsonmh15 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I will look up the seafoam I have see it on a few different threads. What does it do? Fuel/oil drier... / cureall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Fuel/oil drier... / cureall. What he said Pretty much, you dump a can into your PCV valve... let the engine cool completely, start it back up, and it'll clean out your vacuum system, and lots of white smoke will pour out your exhaust pipe, but if there's a leak somewhere you'll either get the liquidy stuff coming out the leak, or smoke in other areas.. where it shouldn't be either way, i think the car will thank you for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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