Singularity21 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I have a 91 Loyale that currently has 3/4ths of a functioning engine in it. One of the pistons has collapsed according to my mechanic and it certainly sounds as if it does. The motor does run, it will move on its own power, I've done 35mph with it in town with out anything other than the obvious check engine light turning on as I took it home from the mechanic. I recently had a fellow offer to buy it off me, and I figured 500 was a fair price but of course he didn't agree, and that's fine, but I am curious as to what you guys would sell it for if it were yours, and on the flip side, what would you pay for it if you were looking at buying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 91 with a bad engine...250 to 500 depending on condition of body/tranny/tires etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singularity21 Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Transmission is great, there's a good dent in the front quarter panel that took out a parking light but no rust anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Loyale Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Pics would be helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 if 4wd it's definately worth at least $500 I would be a bit suspect of the mechanics opinion too.........not common for them to have a "colapsed piston". How did he determine that? Compression test? Leakdown? More common for these is passenger side timing belt skipping/slipping so one bank is off.......might want a second opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I'm fairly sure that your mechanic of choice is incorrect. Seek a Subaru specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singularity21 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Sorry for such a delay, but I happened to have looked around and I happened to take a look at the timing belt for a bit while it was running. One of the pulleys on the passenger side is no longer attached to the block, and I could see that because the ends of the belt cover are off. So with the idea that the passenger side might be off due to a timing issue would the tensioner missing cause that issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-N-Fool Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) if 4wd it's definately worth at least $500 Not around here you can get a runner that might need some work for that price. Id say $250 max Edited December 27, 2014 by Fish-N-Fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Yep, missing T-belt tensioner would give you some grief. T-belt kits can be found on E-Bay at a decent price, and I've seen them on various parts sites for close to same amount. T-belt kits have both belts and both tensioner/springs in them. Once you have the new kit, go to you-tube and search for "The art of Subaru Maintenance by MilesFox". Excellent how-to on doing the belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 down here in the bay area they throw them away i got 2 for 100 each one had a great body and one perfictly running with a duel range in it it was roled at some point and some one fixed it i looked great but the winsheald rusted out so bad there wasent enuff metel to reinstall a new window my 3rd one my daily was a gift so i got 3 loyales for $200 total but i would bet yours is a easy fix though when i looked up the nada blue book for my 94 loyale wagon the range was 100-1200 for a running car but what i coldent figure out was the older 2wd dl wagon was 500-2500 i might be remebering that wrong it was a few years ago when inlooked them up but the 2wd versions with auto seem to go for way more i dont understand but hay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Around here, these cars are rare. I paid a bit over 3k for a loyale wagon 4wd wi with no rust not long ago. Plus had it shipped a Ross the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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