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Computer Nerd from low income family. Grew up working on my own cars. I try to do all the work myself when i can.
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99 Legacy Outback 2.5L
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I have checked the timing. it's good. last year the timing jumped and i fixed it after much research an YT. when it broke down the first time it had jumped time because this is my first Manual vehicle and i stalled it taking off from a stop sign. It does roll over. makes some noise when it does, similar to the whirring noise. How can i verify whether it's the main bearing or not? edit: TBH the engine needs an overhaul. 250k miles and its got an oil leak on the front. looks like its front seal or the oil pump/gasket. however i would rather do a ej22 swap instead of rebuilding the 2.5 that's in it.
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So, little on the car. it has 250k miles on it. was in a fender bender with a previous owner so it had repair on the front passenger. Has good suspension and tight alignment. early spring the car broke down 80 miles away. went and got it 2 days later. When i left the station that night it started making a whirring noise and then stopped. when, i tried to turn it over it would not fire and made noises. it sat for a bit until in July i asked my little brother(has rebuilt multiple motors and i trust his judgement) He's positive the front main bearing is out. my decision at this moment comes down to this. Unless the crank got damaged when the bearing went out I'm thinking i'm just going to keep this motor and put work into it. if the crank is bad and it killed the block i'll look into a reliable source for a good motor i can put a gasket kit into and probably timing and water/oil pumps. now this motor maybe a swap to the EJ22 if i find a good option. question; the timing parts on on my EJ25 are fairly new, would the rollers bolt to a EJ22? same on the water pump, is it compatible with a EJ22. just looking at options for saving a Little $$. I work part time at a grocery store and CHild support takes half my check right now. so i only have $60~ a week right now.
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read grossgary's guide for ej22 swaps. I know what i'm looking for. 96 - 98 Legacy or impreza With ej22 and auto trans. 95 is a complete plug and run. the 96-98 requires the exhaust manifold. Manuals don't have EGR so i would have to do the vacuum rerouting. i'll also need the Intake manifold, verifying this with gary but i'm positive that comes as well.
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The yard i goto is pretty big. It's in an old Train depot or something. Huge warehouse building with cranes and tracks. they separate the cars so i won't have to search the whole thing. a couple years ago i bought a Crate engine(block with head and valve cover) from there for $100 I don't think the price will be much different. so the 22e is a SOHC? 95 dp? not sure what you mean. anyways, going to be leaving shortly to go get my car from the side of the highway.
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Well don't have to worry about troubleshooting the issues... It's down completely now. The car is sitting about 80~ miles away on the side of the highway. i'll be going up on Tuesday to bring it back. I was leaving the station where i met my Daughter's mom. it started making a whirring noise. got out on the highway and the whirring got worse suddenly and lost all power and it won't start. the motor will turn over but it won't fire. and when its turning over it makes a noise, i'm not sure how to describe it but to me it sounds like maybe a bearing went out. there was no clank or sudden sounds. no oil pool on the pavement none of that. so the engine is repairable but the cost will be too much for my budget. I'm going to go up to KC and pull a motor from a U Pick it to drop into the car. Probably grab a MAF as well. and befor ei put it in i'll put new Head Gaskets on it and make sure the Timing is good. the timing on my ine is good, relatively new, i would get a belt though. I'll know more when i get it back and get some things tore off to check. going to pull the timing cover off and verify that is good. considering rings while i have it apart. but that will depend on price. I'm only going to have a couple hundred. and the "crate" engine will cost at least $100. thats what it was a couple years ago when i pulled a motor for my Tracer. so, since a motor swap is in the future i may take this opportunity to swap to a 2.2L. the 95 2,2L that is "plug N' Play" i would like to get identifiers for that. or a low work 2.2L swap. every Subaru Vet says the 2.2L is a better more reliable engine so i'll swap to it. If there is a good Write up that can give this info to me link it and i'll read it. Pictures are important for identifiers.
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Something that might help or not. I forgot about it because it hasn't happened in a while. My speedometer will stop working out of the blue. the trip counter also stops. i used to be able to press the trip reset and it would get the speedometer working. I'm thinking there might be either a short or maybe a bad sensor if thats what drives the Speedometer. Next I'll be making a trip to the yard and finding a MAF sensor to replace.
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this is greatly annoying me. I have checked my wires and vacuum lines. everything is properly connected. i'm still getting P0103 and P0102 codes. Can a bad sensor cause fluctuations in the electrical system? I know my moms Expedition is getting new sensors because thats the code its throwing up. the heads are likely fine. we wont know until it gets done. so this made me think, Should i check sensors? and which ones should i start with? i know that the issue comes down to the Fuel/Air systems. it seems like its either gasping for eir or running lean. I can't tell which. All i know is, its becoming very frustrating.
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the Whining is most likely the PS pump. when i was doing work i had it disconnected and pulled off to the side. This cause PS fluid to leak out. Checking hoses wouldn't do anything about the MAF HIGh and LOW? I'm wondering about the IACV, i remembered that the guy i bought this car from said he adjusted the Idle. i didn't think anything of it at the time, but after some reading recently i'm thinking it could be an issue. but i don't remember the exact method he used. He might of just adjusted the throttle cable. I'll go check stuff and see if i find anything.
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I don't know where to go with this now. new Fuel Filter installed, used MAF Cleaner to clean the MAF out. i don't even know where to start looking for P0103 and P0102 codes. and now its throwing misfire on 1 and 4. I'm positive the misfire is the plugs. they're Bosch Platinum 2(?). Supposed to be Bosch brand OEM equivelants. i'll end up getting some NGKs with in the next couple months. here is a run down on the symptoms, fires and runs fine. the Idle is spiratic and it stutters here and there when going down the road. the Idle also makes it dificult for around town driving. if i don't rev it before i take off from stop then it will certainly die. the OBDII Codes are P0103 and P0102, or the MAF Sensor is getting HIGH/LOW on the circuit. I'm not sure where else to go from here.
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Already checked for damage. now i'm going to pick up a fuel filter monday. after the car has been running, it seems that some fuel seeps from one of the filter connections. replacing the filter should help a lot. i hope the MAF isn't bad, that's 210USD minimum. I have noticed that its making somewhat of a whining noise. it seems to be either a belt or something on top of the motor. I'll pick up some MAF cleaner on Monday.
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anyone know what i can do about this? should i get MAF cleaner and clean the MAF? i used my finger to touch the plastic and its not dirty. no i did not touch the sensitive wires. the Idle is erratic its having issues staying running just sitting there. the Idle will drop to the 100s and below. i have searched every inch and there is no vacuum lines not hooked where they should be.
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The battery is shot, after driving it around i parked and within minutes it was drained enough i could not start the car. so mom picked up a battery while she was out. I have to take my old one in for the core charge. Taking it to Autozone after work to get the codes read. Question, is there a For Sale or Parts threads on here? I'm looking for the right turn signal for my car. and maybe a couple other things. Going to look into Oil Pump gasket and front main seal. since i put it back in time to see if that was the issue so i didn't get the main seal done like i wanted to. and i'm thinking that with as much oil as i'm losing and it being a significant drip on the front, i'm wondering if the oil pump gasket needs replaced. its February now and in my part of the Midwest its normally got bad weather. so i'm going to have to just sink money into oil to keep it topped off until about May then i'll tear the front off again and replace the gasket and seal.
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Alright, so got my PCV Hose connecter solved. had some spare couplers and a T section so i got some vacuum hose and made a jury rig to be able to fire it up and make sure its running. jumped it and rev'd it up. It bellowed white-blue smoke for a couple minutes and then the color went away. Its idling now, i think it just needed the cobwebs blown out. it sat for 4 ish months. it is still a bit rough and has a 500~ rpm idle. going to run up to Autozone and put it on the code reader and see what i get. possibly related, one of the fuel lines running from the Filter to the injectors was seeping fuel from the hose on top of the filter. also turns out my battery might be fine. i cleaned the terminals when i put it back in the other day and after running the car for a bit its holding a charge it seams.
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not sure how i'm going to get the OBDII codes, i know what you're talking about. But, my battery is shot, i don't have the money for a battery atm. What are the Amp levels of the standard Subaru battery? mine is a actual subaru battery but it doesn't have the amps listed on it. we have a couple batteries here, not sure if they'll work though. if i can get the minimum CA/CCA numbers then i can check to see if the batteries we have are sufficient enough.