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dude...ned sounds bad-rump roast lol I gotta get a glasspack. Anybody know of a GL with flowmasters welded in? I wonder how that sounds...

Lmao I hear ya

This is what I was really curious about because it's something that hasn't been remedied for about a month now, and I'm not sure how soon it will be addressed, so that was a concern of mine. Takes a little pressure off to know it's not really causing any adverse harm though. This is the sole mode of transport for now (and for years to come if she keeps up with the storied subaru reliability) and she's crucial so I'm relieved a bit lol. The little trooper has brought us to Canada and back, and just ticked off 75,000 miles. = ) (No pun intended haha)

Still driving around with a relentlessly chattering engine! Hope to get the seals and have them all replaced asap, but for now...nothing bad has happened. It is LOUD though.

= \ This valve chattering seems to be a real plague for these engines, huh? It's a damn shame, we have this 93 Loyale we picked up last year that only had 52,000 miles on it at the time. Here we are one year 2 months later and that little car has taken us all over the country and to canada and back. 23,000 miles later in one year. So it now has 75,000 miles on it, and the entire car around it is solid, but that tick is getting very very frustrating = \ btw rust, awesome picture. And name.

You, my friend, are the man! Thank you so much!

GD, yeah, that's what I've gathered so far. Read a few posts where you went into detail about the issue, one of which I think was theorizing whether or not there actually was aeration going on at all if I remember correctly. That's besides the point though, I'm hoping oil pump seals do the trick. I think I've read in a few places around the forum that this is usually the issue 90% of the time, unless an engine is really worn out. Well, this or the pump itself. I'm hoping it's the former. Thanks for the advices!

I will check that site out, thank you = ) Not looking forward to replacing them, believe me lol

That's another thing I've been playing with is oil viscosity. I've got 20/30 in there now, just to see how it sounds. It developed the tick with 10/30, I might try real thin oil now instead of real heavy oil..

Don't mean to thread-jack but can I ask you guys a quick question? I was wondering (because money is tight) if it's okay to still run the engine for awhile while it's ticking. Granted...sometimes it's ticking pretty bad, I'll be honest. People look at the car and me like I'm crazy as if I'm driving it with no oil in it kind of loud sometimes. But what kind of chances am I taking by continuing to drive the car like this until I can fix it proper?

I've got an intermittent TOD, I really can't nail down what exactly the variables are for when it does tick, and when it doesn't. Sometimes when just starting the car (93 loyale SPFI) it ticks from startup and doesn't stop, sometimes it starts and doesn't tick at all. I've noticed it usually doesn't tick when starting when it is colder out, though my common sense (which may be incorrect) is that this is peculiar because at colder temperatures the oil is thicker, and if it's an oil pressure problem, wouldn't it tick less when it's warmer? Either way, when it isn't ticking, one thing that's sure to make it tick is taking it on the highway (3spd auto) i'm guessing the oil pressure is adequate enough sometimes to prevent it from ticking while driving around town, but when the engine hits higher RPMS, the pressure leak (i'm guessing it's a leak...) keeps it from having high enough PSI to keep those lifters from making any noise. Anyway, long story short, I've called a bunch of dealerships up around here trying to find the seals. They no longer have documentation on the ea82s and don't have part numbers. I was wondering if anybody has the part numbers for all the oil pump seals, please, please please. I've read a BUNCH of threads about TOD and oil pump replacements, but I want to get all OEM seals, and I can't find any part numbers. I've been scouring these forums, I have searched, I'm not looking for a hand out, I don't post too often unless I've got genuine questions. You guys are geniuses and I really need to get these seals changed. And keep my fingers crossed that it fixes the problem. Thanks in advance guys.

I just took my 87 gl 5spd 4wd on a 7,000 mile round trip to nevada and back. Background on this car, I bought it in April, it had 42,000 miles on it. I put spark plugs in it. I replaced the front wheel bearings. I drove. Averaged about 25 mpg most of the time. This was with about 1,000 lbs of people and luggage and bikes. The lowest I hit was 15 mpg going over the mountains in Wyoming. In 3rd gear. Barely keeping pace at 40 mph. hahaha good times. That was all premium gas too. The gf's 93 Loyale has 70,000 miles on it only gets premium gas, auto trans and usually averages about 22-25 mpg. the 3 speed really kills it on the highway though as 65 mph sees the engine at about 4,000 rpms.

There she is at the destination. Yes, she made it there, and back, but it did take it's toll. a few thousand miles with a massively overloaded vehicle and my back struts are completely shot now. Instead of elegantly gliding down the road, now I bounce. And bounce. And bounce. Until finally it smooths out and whoop! Another bump! Bounce, bounce bounce. lol Thank you guys for the replies, I am going to heed the advice and do as much of that work as I can.

What's poppin' scubarus? I picked up an 87 5spd 4WD gl in Pennsylvania awhile ago because it only had 46,000 miles on it That's a good thing, and apparently a bad thing. Good thing as it's practically brand new, bad thing as in it obviously wasn't used very much and spent a great deal of time sitting. In Staten Island. Through those winters.... Anyway, this is bad news for many parts of the car. Most lately my water pump, which decided to stop spinning so well..... When I got it I had to replace the wheel bearings on both sides in the front, along with the driver's side axle, because there was terrible noises coming from there. I did that, and then took the car on a 6,500 mile round trip to burning man in Nevada and back. Now it's making terrible noises again but that's a separate matter (I am thinking of just pulling an entire front suspension out of a junk car and swapping it in later) To my water pump issue which thankfully happened after the beast got myself and it's occupants back to new jersey safe and sound. When I swap in the new pump, what else should I do while I have it all ripped apart in the front there? I'm thinking timing belt kit and cam seals, but idk if I'm leaving anything else out. And for everybody ready to say do everything, I'm talking like within a moderate price range. I'm doing the work so just parts, leaving me with say about an $500 budget. Gurus help help help keep another soob on the road =) thanks in advance btw naturally to the wisdom I'm about to get kicked with. haha

To keep this endless thread endless, I just picked up an 87 GL with 46,000 miles on it. = ) This was a week and a day ago I got this car and I'm more than half way to 48,000 miles already haha.

"Since grinding down pads is not the smartest thing to do" Just wanted to say I loved that sentence lol. I have to swap out the calipers on my 87 GL that I bought...a week ago. That thing is in need of quite a bit of work, thinking calipers is a good place to start considering the noise is getting unbearable. Glad you were able to figure out what was hanging up your wheel. Isn't it a gratifying feeling when you curse and curse and curse and get really angry and then finally, finally you're under the car just looking around like WTF and it hits you. OH!!!!!!! lol. Thinking we've all been there. =P