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Well I did an oil change today, only 3 quarts drained out, I suppose the rest leaked out of the front or rear main seals, and burnt on the exhaust as usual. But I was greeted by alot of what looked like yellow teflon shavings, and a few ant sized chunks of metal and a couple little spirals of metal shaving....... The damm car still runs strong though....? Where would I go about finding a good EJ22 for my ol' brighton? Ebay and the local junksyards are already being checked, but maybe a JDM import or some super secret stash is around that someone could point me to? I really appreciate any help, I love my lil subie and don't want it to die. Thanks guys, Ian

Well guys I took it to my guys at Jifflyboob and handed them a quart of Lucas sythetic oil stabilizer, and had them fill the rest with standard 10w30 pennzoil.....I have to say my noise had dimished greatly once warmed up, and my mileage also went WAY up, I did 230 miles to PA. and got maybe 20MPG and post oilchange on the way home 230 miles i made about 28MPG.... she still smokes like a bitoch once parked after getting off the highway, but that is expected since the cat gets soaked by the slow oil leak.

Thanks guys, I have to put it in for service sooner or later so I am adding all these items to the list....LOL the maintenance is gonna cost more than this car is worth....though I did a 500 mile round trip to PA. and back and averaged about 28 miles per gallon on the way home, as opposed to the 15 I get in the Lightning.....I guess the lil subie earns it's keep.

lifters eh? that dont sound too fun, can i just leave them as is? the car performs fine the knocking noise sounds "larger" than valvetrain noise i like to think. either way when it goes in for a timing belt i will have them checked out. Also are there any good subie shops in the nyc area that you have heard of? thank for your continued diligent dessimation of knowledge it is greatly appreciated Ian

It is always noisy, I'm changing the oil this weekend and will replace my Motorcraft synthetic blend 10w30 with some 10w40 oil and see if it helps.

This is one of the most entertaining posts I have read in a long time.

My EJ22 sounds like a a city bus......but it'll still smoke most new 4 cylinder cars on the road...... People in brand new civics and sentras look all confused when I leave em in the dust, well in oily smoke from my downpipe....LOL

thanks nipper, now if there was only a way to quiet down this damm piston slap clanging racket this motor makes

could it be the fuel pump, battery, injectors, or fuel filter? I need to throw 4 gallons of xylene and 8 ounces of marvel mystery oil in the tank to do a real good 100 octane injector cleaning....I feel like my injectors may be a bit gummed up from years of soccer mom neglect by the previous owner.

Hey sorry for raising the dead but forgot to update you guys, the fluid fixed the problem with the tranny, just did the knock sensor tonight, wasnt cracked but has rust on the bottom.

Ok I changed the knock sensor on my 98 brighton EJ22, the old one had the white connector and was not cracked at all but did have some rust on the bottom, should I worry about my check engine light coming back, since I have some buzzing coming from a cat sheild. Thanks guys, Ian

Yeah I need a good shop as well for a timing belt, pump, and main seals. I remember someone saying something about a place in NJ near philly? if theres a good guy in norther NJ or CT I'd love to know as well. Thanks Ian

just did a drain and fill on my 98 legacy....5 qts. of catrol dexron merconIII most of my grumbling in turns is gone now.....WOW my old fluid was BOSCO....it is now strawberry quick

Nipper dont forget your teflon muffler wax.... BTW i dont think i have a spin on filter on my 98 legacy brighton built in nov 1997....also what size socket for the trans pan drain plug? Thanks

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