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Interesting about the lbs of torque, I wonder how much my mechanic put on it. This is beyond my scope as far as doing the work myself. The mechanic isnt interested in fixing it for the second time, and I dont really blame him. I am having an engine guy look at tomorrow, see what he thinks about fixing it again. I'd really not have to worry about again. Any opinions on welding it on (I know it would hold for good but....there are drawbacks of course)....

BAD NEWS! This morning on my wat to work it happened again. I'm awaiting the verdict for what actually happened but the symptoms were the same. So, what is your opinion, do I have them try the same repair again (the last one lasted 8 months but a lot of miles) or do I have to replace the engine this time? I really love this car, great body, hardly any rust, so a new or rebuilt engine would give me many more years but man I just don't know what is better long run. Thank you! Barbie

Hi Everyone! Here is an update:After checking through my matienence paperwork I found that the timming belt, crank seal, and valve cover gaskets were last changed in June of 2005. Seems like a long time for that crank pulley to be loosening (4 years?). At any rate, my mechanic found a crank pulley and is sure he can fix it without having to put in another engine. I will be having the other parts changed as well (seals, timming belt, might as well, and water pump) just so I wont be doing it again in 30,000 miles. I really appreciate all of your comments and helpful hints. You all are the best and it is nice to find people who love their subaru's just as much as I do. I'll let you know how it goes, should have her back by Monday night : ) ~B~

My engine is a 2.2l and I will post pictures tomorrow afternoon. The strangest part about this is that I don't know the last time the timming belt was changed. I purchased the car used (private sale) in Jan 2002 with 110,000 miles on it. It now has around 163,000. I dont ever recall having the timming belt changed. Does this seem weird? Could the crank pulley just losen up on its own? Could it losen up over years? I also wonder if the shop I have it at is just kinda worried that I'll come back and complain if something else goes wrong after they try to fix the crankshaft. My Dad (living in Washington State) is about ready to fly here just to fix it! Its difficult for me because I know a lot about Subarus and have worked on all mine with my Dad. But I dont know everything! Now I'm on my own and really need some expert advice from people who have been there.

I was thinking the same thing! $3100 for that many miles is a lot of money. My 1995 Impreza had 110,000 and I got the guy down to $4400. (He wanted $5000) It has been a wonderful Sooby, my 4th.

Thanks for the quick reply. Sadly I just got the call all subaru owners (car owners really) hate to hear, The crank pulley wore out the crank shaft so I am now looking for a like new, used engine. Anyone have one? It needs to fit a 1995 SUbaru Impreza wagon. If you know of any good places to look that will help. Quite a while ago my Dad, sister and I put in one of those used engines from Japan (it had previously been put in my '82 GL wagon and we put it in my sisters GL after I wrecked mine.) If I remember correctly that engine was around $800, purchased from a Couer D'Alene ID importer. But now I'm on the East Coast and could use some help locating an good engine for a good price in the area.

I drive a 1995 Impreza wagon (manual) with about 163,000 miles. A few days ago, while driving on the freeway, suddenly the brake light and battery light came on. I thought my car had stalled but it was running so I quickly exited and realized that my power steering had quit working. I parked the car and turned it off (my Dad taught me well ; ) Then had it towed the 30 miles to my mechanic. Basically he said the crank pulley had come lose and "messed up the end of the pin" his words. From my research on this site I had found that this is a reasonable fix if the mechanic knows what he's doing. My question is, how long is a reasonable amount of time to get a new crank pulley? They are trying to tell me that if one can be found in the area it'll take a day but if its out of state it may take three or four. Is this part really that difficult to find? I live in Virginia Beach and dont see a lot of older subarus on the road but really? Four days? Also, the mechanic is trying to tell me that they wont be going into the engine far enough to warrant changing the water pump & timming belt and other things that have been reccomended on this site. I'd rather they just check those out and replace them to prevent possible problems later on. My car runs great (normally) and has no body damage. I still have at least another 100,000 to put on it and would really like hear what you guys think of this situation.