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1992 Subaru Loyale yay? Or nay?
GeneralDisorder replied to Winterpie0220's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Any good cylinder head shop could fix that easily. Probably for less than $100 Not worth it though. It's about knowing the right people. I could have that fixed for a few beers. But I wouldn't bother my highly skilled friends with such nonsense. And the only reason I could do that is I pay for their services often and typically pay them more than they ask. So when I need a favor.....which is rare. Honestly I would just spend the time and effort on something newer and/or more deserving of the effort. EA82's are worth so little that if you don't pay someone to haul them away you are a damn criminal. GD -
1992 Subaru Loyale yay? Or nay?
GeneralDisorder replied to Winterpie0220's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Welding that dirty cast aluminium with JB contamination isn't an option without removing it from the engine bay. Might as well replace it. The EA82 doesn't have enough valve cover bolts to not leak without one of them. Even a dual cam EJ will leak without one of the corner bolts. Shouldn't be too hard to find a cam carrier from a core motor. Perfect reason to do an EJ swap - or just buy a car with an EJ that you can actually get parts for. The EA82 is a dead platform for anyone but those with many parts and parts cars. GD -
1992 Subaru Loyale yay? Or nay?
GeneralDisorder replied to Winterpie0220's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
You need to replace the camshaft carrier, not the head. GD -
Brat struts what are the options?
GeneralDisorder replied to Goose's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
What happens when it needs a new oil pump? Yep the EA81 pumps are now discontinued as well as the EA82 pumps. Engine swap? Hardly seems worth the effort - just get a legacy and drive that. Or a Baja if you must have a tiny bed. Can easily pull a trailer with a Legacy and get the same fuel economy. First and even second generation Legacy's are now worth scrap value and you can get most parts including virtually every mechanical part on the car. I get where you are coming from but it's a losing battle and there are better, cheaper (both in time and money) options to get the job done. GD -
Brat struts what are the options?
GeneralDisorder replied to Goose's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
No longer available. The only thing coming up anymore is Gabriel for the 4WD models. It's that or used. Welcome to 35 year old orphaned platforms. I've said it many times before - these are not viable daily drivers for the vast majority. Can't get many important maintenance parts. The market isn't there to support their manufacture. So you have to make custom or find new old stock. Or modify newer parts. GD -
You can perform a volumetric efficiency calculation to check the MAF. And yes a lean code would certainly implicate it baring any vacuum leaks. Fuel trims would show positive numbers greater than 5 for sure. Takes 25+ to throw a 171. Glad you got it resolved. We see quite a few MAF failures from that era. GD
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Yeah heat it with a hair dryer if not a heat gun. Can always buy one from Harbor Freight and return it. I have never understood the switch to cartridge filters.... the only positive I have seen is they are easier to inspect for metal.... I'm fairly certain the cartridge filter design was to make them more environmentally friendly. Easier to recycle. Possibly some type of government involvement. GD
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If it runs fine when cold, then unplug the upstream O2 sensors and see if that corrects the fueling issues when hot. Sounds like when it goes into closed loop you have an O2 sensor that is skewing your fuel trims. That would probably also explain the converter malfunctions if the O2's are bad. Probably has AFR's in that year. Just unplug them and force open loop fuel maps at all times. GD
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Yeah all the Euro stuff is complete trash. VW is near the top of the list of "do not buy" Euro trash. People that buy Euro cars new are hilariously uninformed or are just buying them on lease with the full intent to trade it in after 3-5 years. These cars are the automotive equivalent to the latest model cell phones - designed for a "lifetime" of the lease term. After that the manufacturer (if they haven't been sold off to the Chinese like Volvo) could care less what you experience is with it. You aren't their customer - the guy that traded it in is. GD
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Yeah caliper isn't going to be quite accurate enough. Last one I saw was .003" out of round and that was enough to allow 1/4" of play at the tire with a new bearing in the knuckle. The whole outer race could move because the bore was oval. I wouldn't tolerate more than .0005" out of round for fear of repeat failure. Can't get that accurate with a caliper and you can't get deep enough to check the entirety of the bore. GD
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Only way to know is to check the bare knuckle with a bore gauge and see how out of round it is. GD
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Yes I actually have that one printed out in a binder to show customers in my lobby. We see a fair number of wheel bearings get screwed up by other shops and DIY'ers. I like to point out that Subaru specifically bans the use of hydraulic presses due to the high likelihood of deforming the bearing pocket (have seen this personally) or tweaking the knuckle making alignment impossible or difficult. The knuckle are very soft and almost always require replacement in even minor accidents where the wheel was involved in a collision. Just replaced the front and rear DS knuckles on a 13 WRX that hit some concrete. Bent the front lower control arm and the entire rear suspension cradle. Both knuckles were toast. GD
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Won't work without custom intake manifold adapters, and won't work at all if the cam/crank trigger wheels don't match. Phase II uses a narrower timing belt and different idlers so the cam sprockets will not swap. The 99 is not a hybrid really - it's still phase I from the pistons on out. Sure it has 52mm rods (which EJ22's already had in phase I), and they moved the thrust and added extra bell-housing bolts. That's not enough to call it a hybrid. Besides - fix the 2.5. the 2000 is a better engine than the 99. GD